Cancer Nursing Research Articles

CN39 Educating leaders in cancer nursing

Nurses have a key role in providing the best possible quality of health care. Cancer nurses are leaders for a reformed and better integrated, patient-centered holisitic approach in the health care system. They have different roles in cancer care and need to be academically prepared to positively impact the outcomes of healthcare, undergoing specialised trainings and educations. The aim of this study was to examine the opinions of young cancer nurses in Croatia for the need of educating leaders in cancer nursing and to determine the existence of differences in opinions between young cancer nurses and cancer nurses aged more than 35years old.

CN30 Development of an advocacy accreditation system for cancer nurses

Cancer nurses across Europe are working under very different circumstances. Guidelines on occupational and patient safety vary between countries and healthcare organizations. European Oncology Nursing Society’s (EONS) Advocacy working group, set a strategic goal to create an accreditation system based on results of the survey that was conducted in order to gain knowledge on both patient- and occupational safety from European cancer nurses.

CN38 Development of an advocacy toolkit for cancer nurses

Cancer nurses have an important role in advocating both for nurses and for patients. They are of great importance in advocating for patients, being their voice and educating them. However, nurses also have a significant role in advocating for nurses on the level of education and policymaking. Cancer nurses can be leaders in different facets within their profession. In caring for patients, they have a vital role in prevention, education, raising awareness and caring for patients and their significant others.

CN63 Nutrition in people with cancer: Overview of reviews to summarise the evidence for cancer nursing practice

Malnutrition and other nutrition-related problems are very common in people with cancer and are frequently found at first medical oncology visit. People with cancer are still among the most malnourished of all patient groups. Early detection and treatment of malnutrition are of critical importance. Multidisciplinary interventions, based on collaborations between oncologist, nurses and dietitians, is key for success. Since cancer nurses are in frequent contact with patients, they are ideally placed to assess the risk and detect early signs of malnutrition and to refer, treat and regularly monitor nutrition-related issues.

CN13 Review of healthcare interventions to promote cancer prevention by improving lifestyle behaviours

The link between some lifestyle behaviours and risk of cancer is well established, which is crucial for people with personal/family history or genetic susceptibility. Research suggests that genetic testing is not enough but, modification of health behaviours is important. Cancer nurses have a central role as information providers and to empower individuals to take control and participate in their care. For this, nurses need training and confidence in talking about genomic and involve patients to be active participants of their health.

CN29 Patient and occupational safety in Europe, a survey by the European Oncology Nursing Society, part II

Cancer nurses have a crucial role in the safe administration, management and delivery of cancer treatment. To gain knowledge on both patient- and occupational safety from European cancer nurses, a survey was conducted. Based on the findings, advocacy work is ongoing in order to clarify the need for clear guidelines and to implement guidelines and training on safe handling of hazardous drugs mandatory. In order to provide data on those issues, we have concentrated on the part of the survey focused on training, implementation of guidelines, the use of personal protective equipment and risk assessment.

CN28 The nurses voice on patient and occupational safety in Europe

Cancer nurses are crucial in safe administration, management and delivery of care. Guidelines, education and access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) vary between countries and healthcare organizations. European Oncology Nursing Society’s (EONS) Advocacy working group, set a strategic goal to raise awareness on safety. To gain knowledge on both patient- and occupational safety from European cancer nurses, a survey was conducted.

CN35 The EONS Nightingale Challenge 2020: Evaluation of a professional development programme for young cancer nurses

The European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) Young Cancer Nurses’ (YCN) study highlighted diverse needs for training and education to support career development among YCNs. The accessibility of personal development opportunities of this nature is variable in European countries. The EONS Nightingale Challenge was developed to respond to YCNs’ needs for career planning and leadership development. This presentation aims to present the evaluation of the inaugural EONS Nightingale Challenge.

CN31 Patient and occupational safety in cancer care: Experiences from an on-going online education program

Research provides clear evidence of acute and chronic health effects from occupational exposure to hazardous antineoplastic drugs. Despite this, data collected by the European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) highlights several concerns related to both patient and occupational safety. Collected data indicate that these risks are often overlooked or not even identified. One of the most important concerns is that a large proportion of European cancer nurses have no or very limited education in handling hazardous cancer drugs.

Experiences of older patients with cancer from the radiotherapy pathway - A qualitative study.

To explore and describe experiences of older patients with cancer throughout their radiotherapy treatment, from diagnosis until follow-up after treatment. Individual interviews were conducted to explore different phases of radiotherapy. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Inductive content analysis was applied. Each interview was coded separately. Then to the codes were analyzed further, and an overall theme was developed. Twelve older patients with cancer, (7 male, 5 female) aged≥65 related their experiences from radiotherapy treatment. A main theme describes the essence of their experiences; Understanding "just enough". The theme comprises five main categories: Understandable, adapted information is crucial for trusting health services; Previous experiences influence patients' perception and understanding; Involvement of next of kin is crucial to patients' comprehension; Professional treatment decisions and well-organized treatment determines satisfaction and Experiences of cooperation and coordination of services affects dependability. Findings from this study describe how understanding "just enough" - not too much nor too little - may assist older patients with cancer in participating in treatment decisions, preventing false beliefs, feeling reassured during treatment and in navigating the complex health care system. Next of kin are important assets for older patients with cancer in understanding "just enough". Cancer nurses may map comprehension of information, as well as reveal patients' previous experiences.

The 17th Gunma Forum of Cancer Nursing

The 17th Gunma Forum of Cancer Nursing

Cancer Nurses: A Voice to Lead-A Vision for Cancer Care.

Cancer Nurses: A Voice to Lead-A Vision for Cancer Care.

Effect of Palliative Educational Program on Nurses Knowledge and Skills among Advanced Cancer Patients

Background: Comprehensive cancer care requires the integration of palliative care practices and principles across the trajectory of the cancer experience and may be the sole focus of care for those patients with advanced incurable disease. Aim of the study: This study aimed to determine the effect of palliative educational program on nurse's knowledge and skills among advanced cancer patients. Research design: A quasi-experimental was used in the study. Setting: This study was conducted at the inpatients oncology departments and out patients of palliative clinics at Nasser Institute, the hospital affiliated to the ministry of health. Sample: Convenience sample of 40 staff nurses caring patients in the end stage of cancer or have metastatic cancer were included in this study. Tools of data collection: Part I. Socio- demographic data. Part II. Assessment tool for nurses’ knowledge about palliative care for advanced cancer patients, nurses’ knowledge regarding pain management of palliative care for advanced cancer patients, nurses’ knowledge regarding relative's role of palliative care for advanced cancer patients and nurses’ nursing care for palliative care for advanced cancer patients Results: the main results revealed an increase knowledge satisfactory 67.5% post implemented palliative educational program. Conclusion: There was need for continuing education for upgrading nurse’ knowledge about palliative care. Recommendations: Enrichment of all nurses at any educational institute about knowledge and skills related to palliative care according to the standard guidelines will be helpful to achieve quality of life. Also are that due attention should be given towards PC by the national health policy and needs to be incorporated in the national curriculum of nurse education.

How cancer services and nurses will need to adapt after we leave lockdown

The implications for cancer nurses and their patients as COVID-19 restrictions ease

One size does not fit all: The case for targeted education in genetics and genomics for cancer nurses.

Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analysed in this paper.

"Shared Decision Making Assistant": A Smartphone Application to Meet the Decision-Making Needs of Patients With Primary Liver Cancer.

The development of medical technology provides medical specialists with a variety of choices for their primary liver cancer patients, including partial liver resection, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, liver transplantation, and so on. However, in this context, because patients with primary liver cancer frequently do not receive adequate information to help make complicated medical decisions, those patients, who are usually otherwise ignorant about their disease, are facing multiple difficult choices. The problem might be alleviated with a process called "shared decision making." Accordingly, researchers developed a smartphone application named "Shared Decision Making Assistant" for primary liver cancer patients in China, and in this article, we report the process of its development. First, individual interviews were conducted to identify the specific needs and status of primary liver cancer patients participating in shared decision making. Next, expert group discussions were held among primary liver cancer medical experts, nurses, and software engineers, using a decision-making process called the Delphi method, which was used to arrive at a group opinion or decision by surveying a panel of experts, to draft the framework and decide on the contents of the mobile health-based decision aids program. Feedbacks and suggestions were collected to optimize the workflow of "Shared Decision Making Assistant." The resulting application consisted of seven modules: personal information, primary liver cancer treatment knowledge center, decision aids path, continuing care, interactive platform, health education, and backstage management.

Overview of fertility sparing treatments for cervical cancer.

Until the late 1980s, the mainstay of treatment for cervical cancer has been either hysterectomy or radiotherapy. From the mid to late 1990s, surgical treatments have been focussed more on sparing fertility by preserving the corpus of the womb with trachelectomy or even conserving part of the cervical stroma with a cone biopsy. In carefully selected cases, less radical treatment that preserves the uterus has been considered safe. However, these approaches can be associated with specific operative and obstetric complications such as stitch ulceration, cervical stenosis, late miscarriage, and premature labour. Most guidelines agree that the management of such patients should be centralised in a unit with specialist gynaecological oncology, radiology, and histopathology services supported by specialist cancer nurses.

Çocukluk Çağı Kanserlerinden Sağ Kalanların İzlemi ve Pediatri Hemşiresinin Rolü

Çocukluk çağı kanserlerinde 5 yıllık sağkalım oranları önemli ölçüde artmış ve sağ kalanların fiziksel ve psikososyal sağlığının sürdürülmesi ön plana çıkmıştır. Sağ kalan çocuk ve adölesanlar uzun dönemde kanserin kendisi ve tedavi maruziyetine bağlı birçok sorunla karşılaşmaktadır. Tedavinin tamamlanmasından yıllar sonra dahi ortaya çıkabilen kardiyak, endokrin, nörolojik, bilişsel, psikolojik ve sosyal geç etkiler sağ kalanların yaşamında önemli kısıtlılıklara neden olabilmektedir. Uzun süreli izlemler ile geç etkilerin önlenmesi ve erken dönemde saptanması, çocuğun fiziksel ve psikososyal gereksinimlerinin karşılanması, çocuk ve ailenin sosyal yaşama uyumu ve çocuğun ikincil risklerden korunması için sağlıklı yaşam tarzının kazandırılması amaçlanmaktadır. İzlemlerin etkin bir şekilde sürdürülmesi için kanıt temelli yaklaşımlara dayandırılması ve multidisipliner ekip tarafından yürütülmesi gerekmektedir. Sağ kalanlara uzun dönemde bütüncül ve aile merkezli bakımın sunulmasında pediatri hemşiresi önemli role sahiptir. Hemşire standart rehberler ışığında oluşturduğu bireyselleştirilmiş bakım planlarıyla sağ kalanların gereksinimlerinin karşılanmasını sağlamaktadır. Bu makalede çocukluk çağı kanserlerinden sağ kalanlarda izlemin önemi, kapsamı ve izlemlerde hemşirenin rolü ele alınmıştır.

Current perceptions of cancer nurses in France about their role and the evolution of nursing practices: Findings and perspectives

BackgroundFlorence Nightingale lamented that nurses were seen as merely obedient and devoted. Our two previous oncology studies demonstrated the continuum of strictly curative care and paternalistic care practices among healthcare professionals. At a time when France has just formalized the nursing sciences, this article seeks to shed light on the specifics of the nursing role in oncology and the evolution of standard nursing practices in a rapidly changing environment. MethodsWe performed a secondary qualitative analysis, on the same dataset, focusing only on the nursing population (n = 20), to answer a question not excavated through the two previous studies. The COREQ guidelines were used to ensure the rigorous reporting of this study. FindingsThe data analysis show that the inherent role and application of medical directives characterise the profession of nursing in oncology. The former is essentially an intermediary role, whereby the nurse directs the patient to a professional specialist for a problem identified through clinical nursing expertise. The latter is expressed through the application of various medical instructions. The results highlight a minor evolution in nursing practices, despite an evolving environment. Oncology nurses do not seem to authorise themselves to become agents of change. ConclusionVarious reforms and studies of the nursing profession, as well as public funding of programmes dedicated to nursing research were designed to facilitate the integration of Evidence Based Practice to encourage the autonomy of nurses in their practices. Education in research is fundamental to awakening critical thinking and considering scientific validity as vital. Continuing education and leadership by advanced practice nurses are two strong levers to acculturate registered nurses to gaining empowerment, improving their ability to question practices, helping them adapt to increasing the quality of care and making oncology nursing care more efficient. For cancer nurses in France, research education is the challenge to be met.

Symptom-Level Description of Nursing Perceptions About Unwarranted Clinical Variation, Inequality in Access to Cancer Services, Specific-Symptom Knowledge: An Italian Web-Based Survey.

This study aimed to describe the cancer nurses' views regarding the relevance of cancer symptom-specific knowledge, unwarranted clinical variation, and inequities in access to cancer services. Describing how nurses perceive these aspects could help identify research priorities and a practical framework to prioritize clinical practice guidelines. A web-based survey was performed using a convenience sample of 810 nurses employed in cancer settings and cross-sectional data collection. The survey adopted a previously validated questionnaire investigating 14 symptoms. This study revealed which cancer symptoms require priority attention to define evidence-grounded guidance for decreasing unwarranted clinical variation and inequities in access to cancer services. Future multiprofessional and multinational studies are recommended to provide an in-depth description of the investigated phenomena. Participants reported higher mean scores in pain-specific knowledge than other symptoms. Social functioning alterations and psychological disorders seem to be highly susceptible to unwarranted clinical variation and inequities in access to cancer services. This information could drive tailored interventions to improve nursing practice.