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Transplantation and Adherence: Evaluating Tacrolimus Usage in Pediatric Patients With Cancer

Micah A. Skeens
Mary S. Dietrich
Nancy Ryan-Wenger
Mary Jo Gilmer
Shelagh A. Mulvaney
Terrah Foster Akard
CJON 2020, 24(5), E57-E64 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.E57-E64
Background: Researchers have estimated that about 50% of pediatric patients with chronic illness adhere to tacrolimus therapy, a medication responsible for preventing critical side effects in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Objectives: The purpose of this study...
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NEWS Scoring System: Use in Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics Patient Populations

Kelsey Suhr
Cyndy Steen
Robin Albrecht-Thompson
Jennifer Williams
CJON 2020, 24(2), E21-E27 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.E21-E27
Background: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria can be overly sensitive in detecting clinical deterioration in hematologic malignancies and cellular therapeutics (HMCT) populations. This may create inconsistency in activation of a rapid response team (RRT) with patient decline...
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Central Line Care: Reducing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections on a Hematologic Malignancy and Stem Cell Transplant Unit

Josephine Beaudry
Kathleen ScottoDiMaso
CJON 2020, 24(2), 148-152 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.148-152
Background: Patients with hematologic malignancies and stem cell transplant recipients are at increased risk for infections because of their prolonged periods of profound neutropenia. Central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) can result in lengthy hospitalizations, increased...
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Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers for Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Nilesh Kalariya
Christi Bowe
Joyce E. Dains
ONF 2020, 47(2), E35-E43 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.E35-E43
Problem Identification: A lack of testing options for the diagnosis and prognosis of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a barrier to clinical management. Studies that have investigated the role of blood proteins as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for cGVHD were reviewed. Literature...
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Factors Influencing Patients’ Intention to Perform Physical Activity During Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Samantha M. Kolke
Megan Kuhlenschmidt
Erica Bauer
Mary K. Anthony
Haley Gittleman
Paolo F. Caimi
Susan R. Mazanec
ONF 2019, 46(6), 746-756 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.746-756
Objectives: To examine theoretical and medical variables influencing a patient’s intention to perform physical activity during hospitalization for hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Sample & Setting: 54 patients undergoing HCT at the Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Methods...
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