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Taste Disorders: Effect of Education in Patients With Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy

Sanae Asano
Hiroyuki Sawatari
Hideko Mentani
Yuko Shimada
Michie Takahashi
Kazumi Fudano
Keiko Sasaki
Mayumi Niitani
Kazuaki Tanabe
Tsuyoshi Kataoka
CJON 2020, 24(3), 265-271 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.265-271
Background: For patients with breast cancer treated with certain chemotherapy regimens, taste disorders associated with those regimens can negatively affect quality of life. Objectives: This study evaluated the effects of taste disorder–related education on meal satisfaction and sense of taste in...
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Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: The Lived Experiences of Taiwanese Patients With Ovarian Cancer

Ju-Fen Chou
Yu Ying Lu
CJON 2019, 23(6), E100-E106 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.E100-E106
Background: Intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy is often a preferred treatment for ovarian cancer because of its clinical benefits, but research on the experiences of patients receiving IP chemotherapy is limited. Objectives: The purpose of this article is to explore the lived experiences of...
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Nursing Assistants’ Use of Personal Protective Equipment Regarding Contact With Excreta Contaminated With Antineoplastic Drugs

AnnMarie Walton
Shawn Kneipp
Laura Linnan
Josephine Asafu-Adjei
Christian Elizabeth Douglas
Maija Leff
Bonnie Rogers
ONF 2019, 46(6), 689-700 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.689-700
Purpose: To examine the feasibility of observing and interviewing nursing assistants about handling of antineoplastic drugs contaminated with excreta, acceptability of a measure of personal protective equipment (PPE) use with nursing assistants, and predictors of PPE use. Participants & Setting...
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Exploring Nurses’ Understanding of Anticipatory Nausea and Vomiting in Patients With Cancer

Anne Ryan
Brendan Noonan
ONF 2019, 46(6), 738-745 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.738-745
Purpose: To explore nurses’ self-reported understanding of anticipatory nausea and vomiting (ANV) in patients with cancer. Participants & Setting: 12 oncology RNs were recruited from University Hospital Limerick in Ireland. Methodologic Approach: Data were collected via semistructured...
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Rituximab: A New Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Cheryl D. Kosits
Mary Callaghan
ONF 2000, 27(1), 51-59 DOI: 10.1188/00.ONF.51-59
Purpose/Objectives: To review the use of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), specifically rituximab, in the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and to describe the nursing management of patients receiving rituximab. Data Sources: Published articles, abstracts, book chapters, drug manufacturer,...
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