Effects of nutritional counselling on anthropometric measures in adult patients with cancer undergoing treatment and their perception and satisfaction level: a comprehensive systematic review.

Background: Patients with cancer undergoing treatment often develop malnutrition. Malnutrition can lead to multiple complications. In view of the potential complications, it is important for the patients to maintain good nutritional status.

A systematic review on the relationship between the nursing shortage and nurses' job satisfaction, stress and burnout levels in oncology/haematology settings.

Background: Nursing shortage is a global issue that which affects oncology nursing. Oncology nurses are more prone to experience job dissatisfaction, stress and burnout when they work in units with poor staffing. There is thus a need for greater understanding of the relationship between the nursing shortage and nursing outcomes in oncology/haematology settings.

Evaluation of three fall-risk assessment tools in an acute care setting.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study to evaluate the validity of three fall-risk assessment tools to identify patients at high risk for falls.

Background: Patient falls make up 38% of all adverse events occurring in hospital settings, and may result in physical injury and undesirable emotional and financial outcomes. No single fall-risk assessment tool has been conclusively validated.