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Patient Use of Electronic Methods to Self-Report Symptoms: An Integrative Literature Review

Sharyn Carrasco
Lene Symes
ONF 2018, 45(3), 399-416 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.399-416
Problem Identification: Clinicians are unaware of most of their patients’ symptoms. Symptoms may be poorly documented and their impact underestimated. Undertreatment of symptoms may lead to increased symptom distress and decreased quality of life. Improving the communication of symptoms to nurses...
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How Can a Suicide Screening and Prevention Procedure Be Implemented in a Cancer Center?

Thu Janes
CJON 2018, 22(2), 232 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.232
Suicide in patients with cancer is most common in the first months after a diagnosis. With an overall risk that is already twice that of the general population, the risk increases to as much as 13 times the average suicide risk in those newly diagnosed with cancer.
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Heart Rate Variability Markers as Correlates of Survival in Recipients of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Caroline Scheiber
Laura Johnston
Mary Melissa Packer
Richard Gevirtz
Katharine S. Edwards
Oxana Palesh
ONF 2018, 45(2), 250-259 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.250-259
Objectives: To assess pre-/post-transplantation changes in autonomic tone, as measured by heart rate variability (HRV), among patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and to look at those changes as they relate to post-transplantation survival rates. Sample & Setting: Data...
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Perceived Needs, Preparedness, and Emotional Distress of Male Caregivers of Postsurgical Women With Gynecologic Cancer

Susan R. Mazanec
Dianne Reichlin
Haley Gittleman
Barbara J. Daly
ONF 2018, 45(2), 197-205 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.197-205
Objectives: To describe the perceived needs, preparedness, and emotional distress of male caregivers of postsurgical patients with gynecologic cancer during the transition from hospital to home. Sample & Setting: 50 male caregivers of patients with gynecologic cancer on an inpatient unit at...
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Antithrombotic Therapy: Evaluation of the Safety of Performing Core Needle Biopsy of the Breast Without Suspending Medication

Patrice Cameron
Jana Lesko
Marla R. London
CJON 2018, 22(1), E18-E22 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.E18-E22
Background: Patients are increasingly presenting for outpatient breast biopsy while taking medically necessary antithrombotic therapy. Cessation of this medication prior to biopsy increases patients’ risk of vascular complications. Objectives: This article evaluates the safety of performing core...
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