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Use of Buffered Lidocaine in Bone Marrow Biopsies: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Tracy A. Ruegg
Christine R. Curran
Tammy Lamb
ONF 2009, 36(1), 52-60 DOI: 10.1188/09.ONF.52-60
Purpose/Objectives: To determine whether a difference exists in perceived pain during preprocedure anesthetic injection for bone marrow biopsy between buffered and unbuffered lidocaine, to determine whether pain levels change over time, and to investigate relationships between perceived pain scores...
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Whatever It Takes: Informal Caregiving Dynamics in Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Loretta A. Williams
ONF 2007, 34(2), 379-387 DOI: 10.1188/07.ONF.379-387
Purpose/Objectives: To describe the dynamics of commitment, expectations, and negotiation from the perspective of caregivers of patients undergoing blood and marrow transplantation (BMT). Research Approach: Descriptive, exploratory, qualitative methodology. Setting: Comprehensive cancer center in a...
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An Interruption in Family Life: Siblings' Lived Experience as They Transition Through the Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Trajectory

Krista L. Wilkins
Roberta L. Woodgate
ONF 2007, 34(2), E28-E35 DOI: 10.1188/07.ONF.E28-E35
Purpose/Objectives: To arrive at an understanding of the lived experience of healthy donor and nondonor siblings as they transition through the bone marrow transplantation (BMT) trajectory. Research Approach: Qualitative study guided by the philosophy of hermeneutic phenomenology. Setting:...
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Sandra E. Kurtin
CJON 2012, 16(3), 5-7 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.S1.5-7
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) represent a group of clonal myeloid malignancies with variability in clinical presentation and disease trajectory, as well as prognosis and treatment recommendations (Kurtin & Demakos, 2010). MDS is considered to be a rare disease that is most common in adults...
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Core Competencies for Bone Marrow Transplantation Nurse Practitioners

Kristin Elizabeth Knopf
CJON 2011, 15(1), 102-105 DOI: 10.1188/11.CJON.102-105
The role of the bone marrow transplantation nurse practitioner (BMT NP) has been implemented in most major academic transplantation centers; however, little literature supports the scope of practice and core competencies in this setting. With an increasing shortage of oncologists, opportunities...
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