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The Evidence Behind Integrating Palliative Care Into Oncology Practice

Erin Dailey
CJON 2016, 20(4), 368-370 DOI: 10.1188/16.CJON.368-370
Palliative care services provided alongside traditional oncology care have been shown to be beneficial to patients and families. This article provides a brief history of palliative care, a pathway to implementing these services into currently established oncology programs, and a brief discussion of...
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Measuring Clinical Decision Support Influence on Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Susan Cortez
Mary S. Dietrich
Nancy Wells
ONF 2016, 43(4), E170-E177 DOI: 10.1188/16.ONF.E170-E177
Purpose/Objectives: To measure the effect of clinical decision support (CDS) on oncology nurse evidence-based practice (EBP). Design: Longitudinal cluster-randomized design. Setting: Four distinctly separate oncology clinics associated with an academic medical center. Sample: The study sample was...
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Dyspnea and Delirium at the End of Life

Barton Bobb
CJON 2016, 20(3), 244-246 DOI: 10.1188/16.CJON.244-246
Dyspnea and delirium are potentially distressing symptoms for patients with cancer at the end of life. They require aggressive management and sometimes even palliative sedation for refractory cases in actively dying patients. This article provides oncology nurses with evidence-based advice on the...
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Evaluation of a Web Course to Increase Evidence-Based Practice Knowledge Among Nurses

Nicole Allen
Barbara G. Lubejko
Julie Thompson
Barbara S. Turner
CJON 2015, 19(5), 623-627 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.623-627
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is essential for quality health care, and EBP knowledge needs to be increased among nurses. Web-based courses may effectively deliver such education. In this study, data were collected about the Oncology Nursing Society web course “Developing Skills for Evidence-Based...
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Evaluating the Frequency of Vital Sign Monitoring During Blood Transfusion: An Evidence-Based Practice Initiative

Karen DeYoung Sullivan
Truc Vu
Goley Richardson
Estella Castillo
Fernando Martinez
CJON 2015, 19(5), 516-520 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.516-520
Patients with cancer are often dependent on blood transfusions during treatment. Frequent vital sign monitoring during transfusions may interrupt sleep and the patient’s ability to ambulate or participate in unit activities. Relying heavily on vital sign findings may also overshadow unmeasurable...
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