Communication Skills Training for Health Care Professionals Who Work with Cancer Patients.

Editor's note: This is a summary of a nursing care-related systematic review from the Cochrane Library. For more information, see http://nursingcare.cochrane.

The relationship between specialty nurse certification and patient, nurse and organizational outcomes: A systematic review.

Objectives: To review the current evidence on the relationship between specialty nurse certification and outcomes.

Design: A structured and comprehensive systematic review was undertaken using the Joanna Briggs Institute framework to include both published research studies and expert opinion papers.

Data Sources: Four electronic databases CINAHL, MEDLINE, PubMed, and PsychINFO were searched between 2000 and 2018.

Cancer and Palliative Care in the United States, Turkey, and Malawi: Developing Global Collaborations.

As the global cancer burden grows, so too will global inequities in access to cancer and palliative care increase. This paper will describe the cancer and palliative care landscape relative to nursing practice, education, and research, and emerging global collaborations in the United States (U.S.

Perioperative Palliative Care Considerations for Surgical Oncology Nurses.

Objectives: To explore the opportunities to incorporate palliative care into perioperative oncology patient management and education strategies for surgical oncology nurses.

Data Sources: Articles related to palliative care and surgical oncology to determine the degree of integration, gaps, and implications for practice.

Conclusion: Although evidence supports positive patient outcomes when palliative care is integrated in the perioperative period, uptake of palliative care into surgical settings is slow.

Doctor of Nursing Practice: The Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse.

Objectives: To explore the evolution and emerging roles of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Advanced Practice Nurse (APN).

Data Sources: Published peer reviewed literature, cancer-related professional resources, and Web-based resources.

Conclusion: The DNP education has prepared the APN for process improvement initiatives, providing quality care, and evidence-based practice translation, which are critical with the emerging trends in this complex health care environment.

Information at the Point of Care: An Informational Application for Cancer Resources.

The purpose of this project was to design, develop, and modify a cancer resource application (app) that providers, patients, and caregivers could use to locate local and national cancer resources. The project design used a modified version of the Questionnaire for User Interaction Survey 7.0 to gather information from a convenience sample of nurses and community participants regarding their perception of the app.

Acute promyelocytic leukemia: an overview with implications for oncology nurses.

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), once described as the form of leukemia with the highest mortality, is now the most potentially curable subtype of adult acute myeloid leukemia. A brief review of the history of APL will describe the advances in research and clinical practice and their impact on patient outcomes. Oncology nurses should familiarize themselves with the nuances of APL because of the critical role nurses play in providing support for patients.