Mentoring the Next Generation of Authors.

Objectives: To discuss the role of mentoring in writing for publication, describe the specific needs of millennial learners, and offer tips for both mentor and mentee on how to foster and maintain a positive mentorship.

Data Sources: Published literature, online sources, personal experience.

Conclusion: Mentorship can equip new nurse authors with the confidence, skills, and support needed to publish in a variety of forums.

Emerging immunology of stem cell transplantation.

Objectives: To review critical areas of recent advances in immunology related to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) and developing science that hopefully will be translated into improvements in patient care.

Data Sources: Review of literature and electronic data.

Conclusion: An overwhelming amount of diverse information related to the science of immunology and hematopoietic SCT is available.

Dendritic cells: emerging roles in tumor immunotherapy.

The purpose of this article is to examine the use of myeloid dendritic cells (DCs) as immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer. DCs can be stimulated either from circulating blood or bone marrow progenitor cells using cytokines, particularly granulocyte macrophage-colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) (e.g.

Measuring the maintenance of daily life activities using the functional living index-emesis (FLIE) in patients receiving moderately emetogenic chemotherapy.

Healthcare providers believe they have a positive impact on controlling chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), yet patients still consider CINV to be one of the most distressing side effects of chemotherapy. The effect of CINV on daily activities has been measured using the Functional Living Index-Emesis (FLIE) scale, a validated, nausea- and vomiting-specific, patient-reported outcome instrument comprising nine items in each of two domains. This research explores the potential correlation between reducing CINV and improved quality of life.

A dendritic cell primer for oncology nurses.

Once believed to be part of the nervous system, dendritic cells (DCs) now are known to be potent antigen-presenting cells of the immune system. Upon capturing a foreign antigen, the immature DC matures as it travels to the T cells to activate an immune response. DCs can be categorized into two main subsets: DC1s and DC2s.