Background: Accurate temperature measurement in patients with cancer is critical. Many patients are neutropenic; therefore, fever represents an oncologic emergency, and, in many cases, it can be the only indication of a life-threatening infection. Although oral thermometers most closely represent...

Background: Thorough, consistent pain assessment and reassessment are critical to guide and evaluate interventions designed to improve pain. Objectives: Based on a literature review about functional pain assessment, clinicians selected and then implemented the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale...

Background: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is often inadequately assessed and managed by advanced practice providers. Objectives: The aim is to explore the impact of CIPN assessment training and electronic care planning system (CPS) use on CIPN assessment documentation and...

Background: Height measurement is a key clinical component to measure body mass index and body surface area used for patient care, including calculating chemotherapy doses. Some patients cannot feasibly or safely stand for height measurement because of a number of diseases and disabilities. The...