Extraordinary Healers

16/03/2015

Have you registered for the Extraordinary Healer Award ceremony at Oncology Nursing Society in April? http://www.onsedge.com/liveevents/cureeh2015/

Join Cure Media Group, the source for cancer patient education and publishers of CURE™ magazine, at the 2015 ONS Annual Congress in Orlando, FL to celebrate the 9th Annual CURE™ Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing. This year’s award will be presented at a special reception on the evening…

19/03/2013

From Marie: Just curious. Do any of your facilities have post cancer surgery protocol for physical therapy? What are your thoughts on this? I see a need and not sure how to or who I approach.

18/01/2012

Consequences of Cancer Treatment Collaborative has developed 10 top tips for getting the best post-cancer treatment support

Guidance to help nurses become better patient advocates for cancer survivors has been developed by a group of nursing experts as part of an initiative to drive up standards of follow up care.

17/01/2012

"What surprised me the most was that (chemotherapy) drugs are something we've been trying to educate nurses on, about the hazards, and we're still finding exposures during the first trimester," -researcher Christina Lawson - Is this a concern in your practice?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nurses who worked with chemotherapy drugs or sterilizing chemicals were twice as likely to have a miscarriage as their colleagues who didn't handle these materials, in a new study.

22/11/2011

What do you do to help your patients understand the importance of communicating about supplements?

Hope in a Bottle? Counseling patients about nutritional supplements can be 'a delicate task.'

22/11/2011

What are your thoughts on integrative therapy for cancer patients?

More is Better: Evidence-based complementary care can improve quality of life and reduce treatment-related side effects.

22/11/2011

How do you approach the topic of sexual dysfunction with your patients?

A Va**na Monologue? Having fun with sexual dysfunction.

22/11/2011

When patients you've cared for die, how do you handle it?

When Death Takes a Toll

22/11/2011

What are/were some of the challenges you’ve faced with survivorship rehabilitation programs in your facility?

How to Build a Sustainable Survivorship Program

22/11/2011

How do you encourage medication adherence with your patients?

Prescription for Success: Upping the ante on adherence

22/11/2011

Share your advice on how nurses can offer care for the caregiver.

Double Duty: Help your patients by supporting their caregivers

22/11/2011

Nurses have been caring for a young woman with advanced ovarian cancer. The patients is experiencing significant pain, but her mother, a nurse, has asked that her daughter not be given pain medication because she wants her daughter lucid for their last hours together. Although in tremendous pain, the patient agrees to her mother’s wishes. What should the nurses do?

Use the attached link to read what your colleagues suggested and let us know what you would do in that situation.

What would you do?