Publications by authors named "Deborah Hutch Allen"
Febrile Neutropenia: Improving Care Through an Oncology Acute Care Clinic.
Clin J Oncol Nurs
January 2023
Background: Patients with cancer are at risk for oncologic emergencies, including febrile neutropenia (FN). Timely treatment of FN can prevent complications. Providing this care in the outpatient setting has been shown to be safe and effective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEngaging advanced practice nurses in evidence-based practice: An e-mentoring program.
Worldviews Evid Based Nurs
June 2022
Background: Mentoring is highly valued in the nursing profession and essential to building an evidence-based practice (EBP) culture. However, many organizations have a limited number of EBP mentors, who have limited non-clinical time to engage in mentoring.
Aims: This project aimed to test whether an e-mentoring approach to nursing inquiry could enhance EBP beliefs (EBPB), increase EBP Implementation (EBPI), and improve Organizational Culture and Readiness for System-Wide Implementation of EBP (OCRSIEP).
Background: Physical activity (PA) has been shown to improve patient-centered care for cancer-related symptoms, treatment-related side effects, and health-related quality of life.
Objectives: This feasibility study aimed to explore PA preferences and changes in functional capacity and symptoms during a two-week self-prescribed PA intervention prior to treatment in men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Methods: Men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer were recruited from a community hospital, part of an academic comprehensive cancer center in the southeastern United States.
Background: Healthcare delivery has been significantly changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are vulnerable to infections because of their immunocompromised status. The risk of nosocomial infection may be reduced by providing care to patients at home.
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