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Palliative Care and Phase 1 Trials: Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Provide Education

Betty R. Ferrell
Vincent Chung
Marianna Koczywas
Anna Cathy Williams
Denise Gallagher
Patricia Fischer
Thomas J. Smith
CJON 2017, 21(4), 473-479 DOI: 10.1188/17.CJON.473-479
Background: Patients in phase 1 clinical trials often have significant symptom burdens and quality-of-life concerns that increase as they progress along the cancer trajectory and experience drug toxicities from the clinical trial. Objectives: The interdisciplinary intervention described is aimed at...
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Nursing Support of Home Hospice Caregivers on the Day of Patient Death

Margaret F. Clayton
Jennifer Hulett
Kirandeep Kaur
Maija Reblin
Andrew Wilson
Lee Ellington
ONF 2017, 44(4), 457-464 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.457-464
Purpose/Objectives: To describe nurse–caregiver communication on the day of patient death. Design: A descriptive secondary analysis of 44 audio-recorded home hospice nursing visits on day of death. Setting: Nine hospices in Utah, Oregon, and Massachusetts. Sample: 42 caregiver–patient dyads, 27...
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Worth the Tears

Emily Bowers
CJON 2017, 21(3), 285 DOI: 10.1188/17.CJON.285
I walk into work thinking about her. The last time I walked through these doors, I wondered if I would ever see her again. Today, I wondered if she would be there when I walked through the halls. As I start my day, I begin to inquire about her. Is she still here? Is she still alive? How is she?...
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Complicated Grief: Risk Factors, Interventions, and Resources for Oncology Nurses

Cindy S. Tofthagen
Kevin Kip
Ann Witt
Susan C. McMillan
CJON 2017, 21(3), 331-337 DOI: 10.1188/17.CJON.331-337
Background: When a loved one dies of cancer, complicated grief (CG) may occur because of the trauma associated with family caregivers’ perceptions of their loved one’s suffering, either from advanced cancer or from side effects of cancer treatment. Objectives: This article provides an overview of...
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Integrative Palliative Care: Complementary Medicine in Oncology

Eran Ben-Arye
Yifat Katz
Daphna Wolf
Noah Samuels
CJON 2017, 21(3), 290-293 DOI: 10.1188/17.CJON.290-293
This article presents the collaborative effort of two complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) professionals caring for three patients with cancer. The challenges facing the integration of CIM in an oncology setting are addressed, and the collaboration between the two CIM practitioners is...
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