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Oncology Nurse Navigation: Expansion of the Navigator Role Through Telehealth

Kimberlee Emfield Rowett
Deborah Christensen
CJON 2020, 24(3), 24-31 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.S1.24-31
Background: Residents of communities without local access to clinical oncology care face significant challenges that can be addressed through the use of technology. Teleoncology uses secure, interactive video- and audioconferencing and telephone communication to remotely deliver quality cancer care...
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Supportive Care and eHealth: A Narrative Review of Technologies, Interventions, and Opportunities for Optimizing Care in Patients With Cancer

Kristen R. Haase
Amanda Drury
Martine Puts
CJON 2020, 24(3), 32-41 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.S1.32-41
Background: Cancer can be distressing for patients and families. eHealth interventions have the potential to lessen this distress by creating opportunities for providing supportive care resources to patients at home. Objectives: This article reviews supportive care eHealth interventions in cancer...
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eHealth Education: Methods to Enhance Oncology Nurse, Patient, and Caregiver Teaching

Ardith Z. Doorenbos
Min Kyeong Jang
Hongjin Li
Robin M. Lally
CJON 2020, 24(3), 42-48 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.S1.42-48
Background: eHealth can enhance the delivery of clinical cancer care by offering unique education opportunities for oncology nurses, patients, and family caregivers throughout the cancer trajectory. Objectives: This article reviews eHealth technology that can be applied to oncology education, such...
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State of eHealth in Cancer Care: Review of the Benefits and Limitations of eHealth Tools

Susan Doyle-Lindrud
CJON 2020, 24(3), 10-15 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.S1.10-15
Background: eHealth has the potential to improve patient access to care through the use of various tools. Objectives: This article provides a review of some eHealth technologies, including a discussion of their benefits and limitations. An overview of studies using eHealth technologies are...
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Goals-to-Discharge Patient Checklist: Implementing a Program to Optimize Recovery After Surgery for Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Nicole Trocchia Mattessich
CJON 2020, 24(3), 316-319 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.316-319
Fast-track or enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways are evidence-based perioperative guides that promote stress reduction and earlier return to function following surgery. They emphasize preoperative counseling, nutrition optimization, analgesia standardization, fluid and electrolyte...
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