Congress Abstracts 2004

For your convenience, all Podium and Poster Abstracts have been indexed according to number, subject and first author.

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Abstracts that are not being presented do not appear.

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NEURO-ONCOLOGY CAREGIVERS: CORRELATES OF DISTRESS

2
SYMPTOM CLUSTERS OCCURRING WITH LYMPHEDEMA AFTER BREAST CANCER

3
INTERVENTIONS CURRENTLY RECOMMENDED TO ALLEVIATE SYMPTOMS CAUSING DISTRESS IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER MAY PROVE INEFFECTIVE BECAUSE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NEW TREATMENT PROTOCOLS

4
DETACHING HER FROM HER SOCIAL ROLES: KOREAN IMMIGRANT WOMEN’S PERCEPTIONS OF BREAST CANCER

5
IMPROVING CHEMOTHERAPY ADMINISTRATION TURN AROUND TIME IN THE INPATIENT SETTING

6
MEASURING THE SUCCESS OF CHEMOTHERAPY SAFETY INTERVENTIONS: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE

7
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF TELEPHONE TRIAGE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED NEUTROPENIA (CIN) IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER

8
DOCUMENTATION TOOLS: STAFF INVOLVEMENT + EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE = SUCCESS

9
INCORPORATING THE SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES OF AN ONCOLOGY NURSE INTO A NEW OUTREACH HOSPITAL SETTING

10
CARE OF THE ONCOLOGY PATIENT: A PROGRAM FOR NURSING ASSISTANTS

11
CLINICAL TRIAL NURSING: STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING ROLE COMPETENCIES AND ROLE RECOGNITION IN ITALY

12
DEVELOPING AN INTERACTIVE WEB SITE FOR CHEMOTHERAPY, INSTRUCTION, TRAINING, AND EVALUATION (CITE)

13
DECREASING SYMPTOM LIMITATIONS: EFFECTS OF A COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION

14
COMPARISON OF HEALTH STATUS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF WOMEN WITH LUNG CANCER AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS

15
A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF AN EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION FOR MANAGING FATIGUE IN WOMEN RECEIVING ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY FOR EARLY STAGE BREAST CANCER

16
SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH A PARENT WITH CANCER

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DEVELOPING A HEREDITARY CANCER GENETICS CONSULTATION SERVICE UTILIZING ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES

18
DEVISING AND IMPLEMENTING A THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE PROGRAM FOR HOSPITALIZED ONCOLOGY PATIENTS

19
BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM: PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE CARE TO VIETNAMESE WOMEN IN GREATER BOSTON

20
FACTORS RELATED TO THE STAGE OF MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING BASED ON A TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL IN KOREAN WOMEN

21
COPING STRATEGIES AND PERCEIVED STRESSORS IN CHINESE AMERICANS WITH CANCER

22
TREATMENT DECISION-MAKING FOR THE PRIMARY TREATMENT AMONG CHINESE AMERICAN WOMEN WITH EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER

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UNDERSTANDING THE CANCER PAIN EXPERIENCE IN THE PLAINS NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION

24
THE NURSE MANAGER CHALLENGE: HOW TO EFFECTIVELY PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CLINICAL SCHOLARSHIP AT THE UNIT LEVEL

25
IMPLEMENTING A MENTORING WORKSHOP: A STRATEGY TO PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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CLINICAL SCHOLAR AWARD: A MENTORED RESEARCH PROGRAM

27
DEVELOPING NURSE RESEARCH LEADERS: A RESEARCH TRAINING EXPERIENCE

28
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE “IN CHARGE”? AN ORIENTATION PROCESS AND COMPETENCY SKILLS CHECKLIST FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION INTO THE ONCOLOGY CHARGE NURSE ROLE

29
HEALING RETREATS AS A METHOD OF INCREASING NURSING STAFF SATISFACTION AND RETENTION

30
A NEW GRADUATE NURSE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: EXPANDING, INTEGRATING, AND SUPPORTING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND EXPERIENCED ONCOLOGY NURSING STAFF

31
SHARED GOVERNANCE: IMPROVING CLINICAL AND OPERATIONAL OUTCOMES

32
IT’S TIME TO STOP IGNORING DELIRIUM: AN INNOVATIVE SCREENING INITIATIVE FOR THE EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF DELIRIUM IN ONCOLOGY PATIENTS

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COMMENCING ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY FOR EARLY BREAST CANCER: WHAT SHOULD NURSING ASSESSMENT INVOLVE?

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ADDRESSING NURSES’ PAIN MANAGEMENT COMPETENCY

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ALIGNING PAIN REASSESSMENT PRACTICES WITH EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE GUIDELINES THROUGH USE OF A RESEARCH UTILIZATION APPROACH

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FACTORS INFLUENCING FOLLOW-UP CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG LOW-INCOME MINORITY WOMEN

37
WIVES OF MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER: EXAMINING INFORMATION NEEDS

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EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OPIATE USE IN CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT: VARIATION ACROSS OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY CLINIC SETTINGS

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PARTNERING WITH THE GIRL SCOUTS TO PROMOTE CAREER CHOICES IN ONCOLOGY NURSING

40
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED CANCER RESOURCES IN A RURAL SETTING

41
EFFECT OF A COUNSELING-EDUCATION INTERVENTION ON PSYCHOLOGICAL AND IMMUNE MEASURES IN WOMEN AT HIGH RISK FOR BREAST CANCER

42
EXPLORATION INTO THE NATURE OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR PHYSICIAN COLLEAGUES

43
FATIGUE, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HEALTH STATUS, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS

44
DEPRESSION AND FATIGUE IN LYMPHOMA STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PATIENTS

45
INCREASING EXERCISE ADHERENCE IN A CLINICAL TRIAL EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXERCISE ON CANCER TREATMENT-RELATED FATIGUE

46
USING CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES TO MANAGE CANCER-RELATED FATIGUE: WHERE ARE WE?

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IMPLEMENTATION OF A PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE TRAINING PROGRAM

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END OF LIFE (EOL) EDUCATION FOR GRADUATE NURSE EDUCATORS

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CONDUCTING SEXUALITY ASSESSMENTS OF ONCOLOGY PATIENTS: A SEXUALITY AND CANCER WORKSHOP FOR NURSES

50
PAIN RESOURCE NURSES, MORE THAN JUST A TITLE: ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE

51
A TRACH IS NOT A TRACH ANYMORE! MANAGEMENT OF TRACHEOSTOMIES IN THE ONCOLOGY PATIENT POPULATION

52
IMPLEMENTING TELEMETRY: GETTING INTO THE RHYTHM

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STEADY STATE CD34+ CELL ENUMERATION: IMPLEMENTING A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO OPTIMIZING PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL COLLECTION

54
REDUCING TIME TO ANTIBIOTICS IN CHILDREN WITH FEVER AND NEUTROPENIA PRESENTING TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

55
EXECUTING SUPPORTIVE CARE RESEARCH IN COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY: THE NEW FRONTIER

56
A COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE MODEL FOR HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY AND TRANSPLANT CARE

57
CAPTURING RESEARCH DATA AT POINT OF CARE: ELECTRONIC RESEARCH

58
WHAT ABOUT HIPAA: INTEGRATING THE FEDERAL PRIVACY REGULATIONS INTO A RESEARCH STUDY

59
MONITORING PATIENT SAFETY WITH ORAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS: A NURSE MANAGED PROJECT

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FOOD-DRUG INTERACTIONS MATTER

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A PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL SUPPORT MODEL BASED ON THE CONCEPT ANALYSIS OF SUFFERING

62
THE NURSE’S ROLE AS EDUCATOR IN THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS

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RESPONDING TO YOUR PATIENT’S FINANCIAL CONCERNS

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IMPLEMENTATION OF CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES: A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

65
INCIDENT REPORTING BY REGISTERED NURSES: THE INFLUENCE OF PERCEPTIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT, AND DEMOGRAPHICS ON INTENT TO REPORT

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INTEGRATING FLEXTIME WITH PRIMARY NURSING IN THE ONCOLOGY AMBULATORY SETTING: A NEW MODEL FOR PRACTICE

67
END-OF-LIFE NURSING CARE ON AN INPATIENT ONCOLOGY UNIT: A TOOL TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION FROM CURE TO COMFORT CARE

68
METASTATIC BREAST CANCER IN A CURATIVE CANCER SETTING: USING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE TO IDENTIFY PALLIATIVE CARE NEEDS

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MOMENTS OF MEDITATION: NURSES ADDRESS OWN SPIRITUAL NEEDS AS PART OF AWARENESS IN PROVIDING SPIRITUAL CARE FOR PATIENTS

70
THE ROLE OF INTRATHECAL ANALGESIA IN PALLIATIVE CARE

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THE NURSING ROLE IN THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF A CLINICAL TREATMENT TEAM FOR RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY WITH ZEVALIN (90Y IBRITUMOMAB TIUXETAN

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THE AMBULATORY ONCOLOGY NURSE’S ROLE IN THE USE OF CONJUGATE VACCINES FOR PROSTATE CANCER

73
LOGIC MODEL USE FOR BREAST HEALTH IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

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THE ROLE OF THE NURSE PRACTITIONER IN SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT OF COMMON PROBLEMS IN THE AFTER HOURS CLINIC

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REACHING AND TEACHING TEENS CANCER AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF BREAST CANCER

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A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM FOR BREAST EDUCATION AND FOLLOW-UP

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A UNIQUE APPROACH TO OSTOMY TEACHING

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PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR PATIENT RECOVERY: CREATION OF AN EDUCATION BOOKLET FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS FOLLOWING RADIATION TREATMENT VIA MAMMOSITE RADIATION SYSTEM

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COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND USE AMONG CANCER CENTER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

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ADVERSE REACTIONS IN CAM CANCER CARE: SUPPORT FOR WIDESPREAD EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (EBP) INTERVENTIONS

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THE ALPHABET SOUP OF COLORECTAL CANCER TREATMENT REGIMENS

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ASSESSING AND MANAGING POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF AVASTIN®: A NURSE’S EXPERIENCE DURING THE PHASE II AND III CLINICAL TRIALS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER

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THE NURSING ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NOVEL PROTEASOME INHIBITOR BORTEZOMIB (VELCADE [™] FOR INJECTION, FORMERLY PS-341) RELATED GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) ADVERSE EVENTS (AES) IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE MYELOMA (MM)S

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SECOND-LINE THERAPY WITH ZEVALIN^® PRODUCES HIGHER RESPONSE RATES AND MORE DURABLE RESPONSES IN PATIENTS WITH B-CELL NHL: IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE

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NURSING MANAGEMENT OF THE THYROID CANCER PATIENT RECEIVING RADIOACTIVE IODINE THERAPY

86
HIGH DOSE IL-2 IN THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC MELANOMA AND METASTATIC RENAL CELL CARCINOMA

87
TUMOR-SPECIFIC DENDRITIC CELL VACCINES: INNOVATIVE THERAPY FOR PRIMARY AND METASTATIC BRAIN TUMORS

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TREATING THE DYNAMICS OF HIV-ASSOCIATED NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA: A MULTIFACTORIAL NURSING APPROACH

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NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CARCINOID SYNDROME

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EDUCATING PATIENTS ON THE COMPLEXITIES OF FIBROLAMELLAR CANCER: NURSING IMPLICATIONS

91
A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH TO ADDRESS A CLINICAL NEED: CARE AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CANCER OF THE ESOPHAGUS

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THE IMPACT OF DEPRESSION ON SURVIVAL OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER PATIENTS

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THE ROLE OF THE NURSE IN IMPROVING ASSESSMENT AND DOCUMENTATION OF TOBACCO USE IN PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER

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RADIATION THERAPY ADVANCES FOR TREATING PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER: IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSES

95
PET-CT: A BENEFICIAL TOOL IN RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING

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INTERPRETATION OF PSA LAB VALUES IN SEXUALLY ACTIVE MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER: THE ROLE OF NURSING ASSESSMENT

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DUCTAL LAVAGE AND THE ADVANCE PRACTICE NURSE

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MANAGING DISTRESS RELATED TO BREAST BIOPSY: COUNSELING, INTERVENTION, AND THE ONCOLOGY NURSE

99
PREMENOPAUSAL BREAST CANCER PATIENTS’ PERCEPTION OF THE QUALITY OF INFORMATION THEY RECEIVED CONCERNING THE SEXUAL SIDE EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY

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MENOPAUSAL ASSESSMENT IN THE BREAST CANCER PATIENT

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HORMONAL THERAPY FOR BREAST CANCER: ADMINISTRATION, PATIENT EDUCATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF ADVERSE EVENTS WITH FULVESTRANT (FASLODEX^®)

102
ACCELERATED LOSS IN FUNCTIONAL TESTING IN WOMEN WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF BREAST CANCER

103
OPTIMIZING NURSING RESOURCES THROUGH THE USE OF A MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION TO EDUCATE PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS ABOUT BLOOD AND MARROW STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION (BMSCT)

104
NURSING CHALLENGES FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION FOR PRIMARY SYSTEMIC AMYLOIDOSIS

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THE ENGRAFTMENT SYNDROME IN AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION (ASCT)

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GRAFT FAILURE FOLLOWING ALLOGENEIC BMT TRANSPLANT: INCIDENCE AND OPTIONS

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FUTURE FUNGAL FIGHTERS

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PHYSICAL THERAPY IN THE ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT POPULATION

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SURVEY RESULTS ON THE DIETARY PRACTICES OF ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES

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INITIATING WEEKLY REFLECTIVE PRACTICE ROUNDS ON AN INPATIENT ONCOLOGY/BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT UNIT

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SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT IN OUTPATIENT SURGERIES

112
POSTOPERATIVE FREE FLAP MANAGEMENT IN HEAD AND NECK PATIENTS: THE ROLE OF THE INPATIENT NURSE

113
THE ROLE OF THE CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST IN COORDINATING MULTIDISCIPLINARY POSTOPERATIVE CARE FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING A TOTAL LARYNGECTOMY

114
PATIENT EDUCATION FOR MEN UNDERGOING A SALVAGE RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY: A NURSING CHALLENGE

115
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CONTINENCE FOR BLADDER CANCER PATIENTS RECOVERING AFTER A CYSTECTOMY WITH NEOBLADDER RECONSTRUCTION

116
“U CARE”: THE FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP COMPONENT OF A CAREGIVER PATHWAY IMPLEMENTED IN A SURGICAL ONCOLOGY UROLOGY INPATIENT SETTING

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COMBINING THE INSIGHTS OF ORTHOPEDIC ONCOLOGY PATIENTS AND THEIR NURSES TO DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS WITH TOTAL HIP AND KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

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USING GUIDELINES TO MANAGE ANEMIA IN GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY PATIENTS

119
RESULTS OF A 12-MONTH RANDOMIZED EXERCISE TRIAL FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED CANCER PATIENTS

120
PRINCIPLES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED ANEMIA (CIA) WHEN IMPLEMENTING CLINICAL PATHWAYS IN STANDARDIZED PRACTICE

121
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEUTROPENIA ASSESSMENT TOOL

122
THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS

123
THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ALGORITHM MANAGING MALIGNANT PLEURAL EFFUSION (MPE): THE ROLE OF THE AMBULATORY THORACIC NURSE

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PRISM: A DIFFERENT DIMENSION, COLLABORATING TOGETHER ON SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS

125
DYSPNEA MANAGEMENT: USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE GUIDELINES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PATIENT EDUCATION TOOL

126
ESTABLISHMENT OF A BOWEL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR ONCOLOGY PATIENTS AFTER UROLOGIC AND ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

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PROACTIVE BOWEL MANAGEMENT-PUTTING THE PRISM CONCEPT INTO PRACTICE

128
WOUND CARE CHALLENGES IN ONCOLOGY PATIENTS: USING THE PRINCIPLES OF WOUND MANAGEMENT FOR LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA PATIENTS

129
THE MANAGEMENT OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY (PN) ASSOCIATED WITH THERAPY FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA (MM)

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NURSING MANAGEMENT OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS FOR THE ONCOLOGY PATIENT IN THE AMBULATORY SETTING

131
NURSING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH AIRWAY STENTS

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AN OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE TELEPHONE FOLLOW-UP TIME BY NURSES ASSESSING THE STATUS OF PATIENTS

133
PATIENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CHEMOTHERAPY SIDE EFFECTS BURDEN

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CAREGIVER UNMET NEEDS, BURDEN, AND SATISFACTION IN SYMPTOMATIC ADVANCED CANCER PATIENTS AT A VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER

135
CONCERNS ABOUT PAIN MANAGEMENT OF YOUNG ADULTS WITH CANCER AND PARENTS

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DEVELOPING PRACTICAL, CLINICALLY USEFUL, AND VISIBLE PAIN MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTATION: GOING BEYOND THE JCAHO STANDARDS

137
OBTAINING PATIENT CENTERED COLLABORATION WITH PRO-ACTIVE VERSUS REACTIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT

138
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: AROUND-THE-CLOCK VERSUS PRN OPIOID DOSING FOR CANCER PAIN RELIEF

139
EFFECTIVE CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT AND THE MISSED USE OF METHADONE

140
TELEPHONE COACHING TO ADDRESS ATTITUDINAL BARRIERS THAT INTERFERE WITH OPTIMAL CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT: AN EFFECTIVE NURSING INTERVENTION

141
PERCEPTIONS OF ANXIETY AND PAIN IN CANCER PATIENTS UNDERGOING BONE MARROW BIOPSY

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A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS: USING PICTOGRAMS TO ASSIST ONCOLOGY PATIENTS WITH PAIN ASSESSMENT

143
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PATIENT EDUCATION PROGRAM

144
CANCER PATIENT/FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS: USING PATIENT AND FAMILY INPUT TO GUIDE SERVICES

145
DEVELOPMENT OF THE “CARE COMPANION AND TREATMENT ORGANIZER”

146
IMPLEMENTATION OF A PATIENT-EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR CHEMOTHERAPY: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY GROUP PROCESS MODEL

147
DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS’ PATTERNS OF USE AND SATISFACTION WITH THE INTERNET-BASED INFORMATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAM CHESS (COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ENHANCEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM)

148
THE HELPING HANDS FOR BREAST HEALTH PROGRAM AS A MEANS TO NAVIGATE WOMEN TO MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING

149
CREATING A WEBLIOGRAPHY TO ASSIST PATIENTS TO ACCESS ACCURATE HEALTHCARE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET

150
INTERDISCIPLINARY CHEMOTHERAPY/BIOTHERAPY EDUCATION: RAISING THE BAR FOR ALL TEAM MEMBERS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING TREATMENT

151
TOOLS FOR INCREASING EASE AND COMPLIANCE IN PATIENT EDUCATION AND TEACHING (DOCUMENTATION MADE EASY FOR NURSES)

152
TUMOR MARKERS: ARE YOU CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO DISCUSS THEM WITH YOUR PATIENTS

153
THE NURSE’S ROLE IN ENSURING CORRECT PATIENT EDUCATION FOR PATIENTS BEING DISCHARGED WITH A PLEUREX CATHETER

154
A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING AND COMPLIANCE WITH HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS

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MY STORY: A DIARY FOR PEOPLE WITH CANCER

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND COPING WITH CANCER EDUCATION

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MEETING THE “AFTER HOURS” ACUTE CARE NEEDS OF AMBULATORY CARE ONCOLOGY PATIENTS

158
NURSE NAVIGATOR: A NEW ROLE FOR THE ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE

159
THE CREATION OF A NURSE PRACTITIONER ROLE AS A MEDICAL CONSULTANT IN AN ONCOLOGY SETTING

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THE ROLE OF THE CANCER SUPPORT NURSE IN AN AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL

161
COLLABORATION BETWEEN HEAD AND NECK MULTI-CLINIC AND RADIATION-BASED NURSING PRACTICE

162
BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF PARENTAL CANCER ON SCHOOLAGERS

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THE PROMOTION OF PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING IN ONCOLOGY PATIENTS THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

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UNDERSTANDING THE FAMILY EXPERIENCE OF NEUTROPENIA: ARTISTIC EXPRESSION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS

165
ARTS IN MEDICINE: PROVIDING AN EXPRESSIVE OUTLET FOR STRESS REDUCTION

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NURSES’ PERCEIVED BARRIERS TO THE PROVISION OF SPIRITUAL CARE AND THEIR COPING MECHANISM

167
RESPECTING SPIRITUAL BELIEFS: MANAGING A JEHOVAH’S WITNESS PATIENT WITHOUT BLOOD PRODUCT SUPPORT

168
MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL INITIATIVES TO DECREASE THE RISK OF ETHICAL DILEMMAS

169
CREATION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF AN ESOPHAGECTOMY SUPPORT GROUP: PROVIDING CONTINUITY OF CARE IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING

170
NATIONAL CONSENSUS PROJECT FOR QUALITY PALLIATIVE CARE—PALLIATIVE CARE STANDARDS

171
USE OF ALGORITHMS IN PALLIATIVE CARE

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THE KEYS TO CREATIVE CARING

173
STAFF SATISFACTION AND RETENTION IN THE PALLIATIVE CARE SETTING

174
CUMULATIVE GRIEF: A PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT STAFF RESPONSES TO PATIENTS’ DEATHS

175
TEACHING END-OF-LIFE NURSING CARE TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

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END-OF-LIFE CARE PROGRAM: SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS

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END-OF-LIFE PREPARATION: EDUCATION OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES

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BEREAVED FAMILY CAREGIVERS’ DESCRIPTIONS OF SLEEP CHANGES DURING AND AFTER CARE GIVING

179
UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL: MEETING PATIENT CARE NEEDS AND INCREASING PATIENT SATISFACTION IN AN ERA OF BUDGET CUTS

180
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONCOLOGY NURSE RECOGNITION DAY AT A LARGE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER

181
CANCER CARE CUE CARDS: AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL IN ONCOLOGY FOR NEW NURSING STAFF AND NURSING GRADUATES

182
INCORPORATION OF CLINICAL TRIALS INTO NURSING ORIENTATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

183
HIGH DOSE RATE BREAST BRACHYTHERAPY: BRIDGING GAPS IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND PATIENT EDUCATION

184
ASSESSMENT OF THE ELDERLY CANCER PATIENT: OPTIMIZING TREATMENT OPTIONS

185
IMPROVING ONCOLOGY NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING THORACIC SURGERY FOR LUNG CANCER: DEVELOPING A SELF-LEARNING MANUAL FOR INPATIENT ONCOLOGY NURSING STAFF

186
AMBULATORY PUMP PROBLEMS—METHODOLOGY TO ADDRESS EDUCATIONAL ISSUES

187
INCREASING STAFF AWARENESS OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVES ON AN INPATIENT ONCOLOGY UNIT

188
DEVELOPING THE ROLE OF THE ONCOLOGY CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT THROUGH A FOCUSED STRUCTURE ADDRESSING PROFESSIONAL IMAGE, EDUCATION, AND PRACTICE

189
DESIGNING AND UTILIZING A NURSING WEB SITE FOR EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

190
WORKING WITH CLINICAL EDUCATION TO DEVISE, IMPLEMENT, AND REFINE AN ONCOLOGY NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM

191
THE CANCER NURSE INTERNSHIP: A MODEL FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

192
A STEP AHEAD: JOINING THE ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY

193
SUPPORTING CERTIFICATION OF ONCOLOGY NURSES ON AN INPATIENT HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY UNIT

194
MANAGING CHANGE: AN EMPOWERING EXPERIENCE FOR ONCOLOGY NURSES

195
THE LABYRINTH OF NURSING RESEARCH: A STRATEGY OF BRINGING THE RESEARCH PROCESS TO THE BEDSIDE NURSE

196
FIRST YEAR EVALUATION OF THE RESEARCH NURSE DEVELOPMENT MODEL (RNDM): A COMPETENCY-BASED PROFESSIONAL MODEL FOR RESEARCH NURSES

197
BLENDING NURSING ROLES: AN INNOVATE STRATEGY IN ONCOLOGY AND IMAGING NURSING

198
ASSUMING THE LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE ABSENCE OF THE NURSE LEADER: A RESOURCE FOR NURSES

199
CHARGE IN CHARGE: EMPOWERING NURSES IN SUPPLY COST CAPTURE

200
UTILIZATION OF A NURSING ROLE ACQUISITION FRAMEWORK IN A NON-TRADITIONAL NURSING ROLE

201
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NURSE PRACTITIONER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

202
PATIENT SELF-REGISTRATION IN THE AMBULATORY CARE SETTING: INVOLVING PATIENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR OWN RECORDS

203
PREPRINTED ADULT CHEMOTHERAPY ADMINISTRATION ORDER FORM

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IMPLEMENTATION OF CHEMOTHERAPY GUIDELINES IN AN AMBULATORY SETTING

205
STANDARDIZING THERAPY: NURSING MANAGEMENT AND CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR THE INTERLEUKIN-2 CLIENT

206
DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY-WIDE PROCEDURES FOR VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE CARE

207
USE OF A LOW-TECH, LOW-COST ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION

208
COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF AN OUTPATIENT INFUSION NURSING DOCUMENTATION TOOL WITHIN A SHARED ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD (EMR) APPLICATION

209
PROCESS AND OUTCOME: UTILIZATION OF STATEMENT ON THE SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING IN ONCOLOGY (3RD EDITION) FOR COMPETENCY BASED JOB DESCRIPTIONS, ORIENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES (APNS)

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PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF ONCOLOGY NURSING SENSITIVE OUTCOMES: WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT IN TODAY’S HEALTHCARE SETTING?

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A MAGNET MODEL FOR SHARED GOVERNANCE ON AN INPATIENT ONCOLOGY UNIT

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A MAGNET STATUS NURSING INITIATIVE IN AN ACADEMIC CANCER CENTER SETTING: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF ONCOLOGY NURSING WORK LIFE

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WORK-PLACE CONFLICT: DEVELOPING AN OMBUDS PROGRAM FOR ONCOLOGY NURSES

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A UNIQUE APPROACH TO PATIENT SCREENING AND ELIGIBILITY FOR PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIALS

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NURSING CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING A SATELLITE CANCER CLINICAL AND RESEARCH PROGRAM WITHIN A DIFFERENT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

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PATIENT SATISFACTION: DECREASING THE PATIENT “WAIT TIMES” IN THE AMBULATORY CARE SETTING

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A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO IMPROVE CARE AT AN OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY TREATMENT CENTER

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AIM HIGHER INITIATIVE: A NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE ASSESSMENT OF CANCER SYMPTOMS, INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO CANCER PATIENTS, AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

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ENHANCING INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE

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CHANGING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE BY CELEBRATING QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS: AN INSTITUTE WIDE APPROACH

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MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT OF CARE: OPERATION CLEAN

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IMPROVING HANDWRITING LEGIBILITY ON PATIENT ORDERS

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UTILIZATION OF A DOWNTIME PROCEDURE DURING FAILURE OF THE CHEMOTHERAPY ORDER ENTRY (COE) SYSTEM

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ASK THE EXPERTS: ONCOLOGY NURSES EVALUATE A FALL-PREVENTION PROGRAM TO DETERMINE WHAT WORKS

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DISCHARGE PROCESS COLLABORATIVE: IMPROVING THE DISCHARGE PROCESS FOR THE CANCER PATIENT

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IMPROVING ONCOLOGY DISCHARGE PROCESS IN A COMPLEX TERTIARY CARE CENTER

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EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO ENSURE QUALITY CARE FOR SPANISH SPEAKING PATIENTS

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LEARNING TO LEAD: DEVELOPING STAFF NURSE LEADERSHIP SKILLS

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CHEMONOPOLY: A FUN WAY TO ASSESS ANNUAL COMPETENCY

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WHEN THINGS GET STUCK: GETTING A RESEARCH STUDY MOVING

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MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF RECRUITMENT IN AN ONCOLOGY CLINICAL TRIAL

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ENHANCING ACCRUAL TO CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES: THE ROLE OF THE RESEARCH NURSE

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USING COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE SUBJECT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IN A LONGITUDINAL INTERVENTION RESEARCH STUDY

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USING ANALOGY TO FACILITATE PATIENT EDUCATION AND INFORMED CONSENT IN THE ELDERLY PATIENT

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PROACTIVE PROTOCOL MANAGEMENT: APPLYING THE NURSING PROCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS

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THE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND AMBULATORY CARE NURSES IN A GI MEDICAL ONCOLOGY PRACTICE

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CHALLENGES OF PROVIDING AN “ATTENTIONAL CONTROL” IN A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

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ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT TRIALS IN THE COMMUNITY SETTING: THE CRITICAL ROLES THAT ONCOLOGY NURSES PLAY

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NO ABSTRACT

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ON THE FRONT LINE, BEHIND THE SCENE: MONITORING A CLINICAL TRIAL

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AN ONCOLOGY NURSING COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE: IMPROVING HEALTH AND ENHANCING IMAGE

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PATIENTS TO PARTNERS

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“RUNWAY TO RECOVERY”: A CHAPTER/COMMUNITY CELEBRATES SURVIVORSHIP

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND BREAST CANCER RISK ANALYSIS

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CHARACTERISTICS, CONCERNS, AND CANCER-REDUCING PRACTICES OF WOMEN PRESENTING TO A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER FOR GENETIC CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT

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WOMEN’S DECISION-MAKING EXPERIENCE AFTER BRCA GENETIC TESTING

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PERCEIVED FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION-SHARING, AND AWARENESS OF FAMILY HISTORY IN WOMEN AT HEREDITARY RISK FOR BREAST CANCER

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EXPLORING EARLY DETECTION METHODS: USING THE INTRADUCTAL APPROACH TO PREDICT BREAST CANCER

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PRESERVING SUBJECTIVE MEANING IN DEVELOPING AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE CANCER-RELATED FATIGUE

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THE PREVALENCE OF CANCER-RELATED FATIGUE IN THE ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCY CENTER

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THE EFFECT OF A STRUCTURED EXERCISE PROGRAM ON FATIGUE, STRENGTH, ENDURANCE, PHYSICAL SELF-EFFICACY, AND FUNCTIONAL WELLNESS IN WOMEN WITH EARLY STAGE BREAST CANCER

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EXERCISE: AN INTERVENTION FOR FATIGUE IN CANCER PATIENTS (INTERIM ANALYSIS)

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COORDINATING AN ONCOLOGY INTERDISCIPLINARY PATIENT AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

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STUDY OF CANCER PAIN DISTRESS: ASSOCIATION WITH PAIN SEVERITY, FUNCTIONAL INTERFERENCE, SYMPTOM DISTRESS, AND QUALITY OF LIFE

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EXAMINING PREDICTORS OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PAIN AND OPIOID USE IN CANCER PATIENTS

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AN OUTCOME STUDY ON DECISION SUPPORT COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT

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EXPLORING THE MYSTERY: FORMING A SUBSTANTIVE THEORY FOR PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIC PAIN IN AIDS PATIENTS

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SYMPTOM EXPERIENCE AMONG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS

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UNMET NEEDS IN SYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CANCER

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CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED ALOPECIA IN MEN: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

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TURBULENT WAITING WITH INTENSIFIED CONNECTIONS: THE FAMILY EXPERIENCE OF NEUTROPENIA

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ORAL MUCOSITIS-RELATED SYMPTOM MEASUREMENT: ANALYSIS OF INSTRUMENTS

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HOW TRUSTWORTHY ARE DIAGNOSES OF MALNUTRITION IN HOSPITALIZED CANCER PATIENTS? A COMPARISON OF MEDICAL RECORD DIAGNOSES AND THREE NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT INDICES

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VALIDATING A SELF-REPORT TOOL FOR ASSESSING CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED DIARRHEA SYMPTOMS IN COLON CANCER PATIENTS

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NO ABSTRACT

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHILD SELF REPORT AND PARENT PROXY REPORT TO EVALUATE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDREN WITH CANCER

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PILOT STUDY TO TEST CAREGIVER SLEEP INTERVENTION (CASI)

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A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL TO TEST THE COPE INTERVENTION WITH CAREGIVERS OF HOSPICE PATIENTS WITH CANCER

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SPIRITUAL CARE NURSING INTERVENTIONS: WHAT CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY CAREGIVERS WANT

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RECRUITMENT THROUGH ONLINE CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS

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HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRES AS PREDICTORS OF UNSCHEDULED HEALTHCARE VISITS IN ADULTS WITH CANCER

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CHARACTERISTICS OF FALLS AMONG PERSONS WITH CANCER: RESULTS AT YEAR ONE

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FUNCTIONAL STATUS OF CANCER PATIENTS USING HOSPICE

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AGEIST ATTITUDES AMONG NURSES: IMPLICATIONS FOR LONG-TERM NURSING CARE OF ELDER CLIENTS WITH CANCER

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PATTERNS OF SURVIVORSHIP AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN: A LIFE STORY ANALYSIS

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SELF-TRANSCENDENCE AND WELL-BEING IN WOMEN WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED BREAST CANCER FOLLOWING A SUPPORT GROUP INTERVENTION

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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON NURSES’ PERCEPTION OF SPIRITUALITY AND SPIRITUAL CARE FROM A MULTICULTURAL CONTEXT

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EXPRESSED DESIRE FOR HASTENED DEATH IN SEVEN INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH ADVANCED CANCER: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL INQUIRY

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TWO-ARMED, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY OF DARBEPOETIN ALFA (ARANESP) PLUS OR MINUS EXERCISE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANEMIA IN SUBJECTS WITH NON-MYELOID MALIGNANCIES