Scoping Review of Distributed Practice in Nursing Education.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the status of distributed practice in research of nursing education.

Background: The science of learning has compiled evidence-based strategies that should be integral to nursing education. One long-standing strategy, distributed practice, involves spacing, placing cognitive breaks between study or practice sessions with priority information.

Interprofessional clinical pathway program effects on patient outcomes in the setting of neutropenic fever: An integrative review.

Purpose: Neutropenic fever (NF) is an oncologic emergency linked to substantial healthcare costs, treatment delays, and increased patient mortality. Clinical pathways have emerged as a coordinated, interprofessional approach to NF management. The aim of this review was to examine the research question: What is the effect of an interprofessional clinical pathway program on outcomes (time-to-antibiotic, mortality, cost, readmissions and length of stay) in patients presenting with NF?

Methods: Using the integrative review method of Whittemore and Knafl, the databases PubMed, CINAHL and Scopus were searched for articles published in English between 1997 to present that met the following criteria: (1) reported clinical pathway implementation, and (2) reported outcome data on patients 18 years or older who were diagnosed with NF.

An Integrative Review of the Role of the Oral and Gut Microbiome in Oral Health Symptomatology During Cancer Therapy.

Problem Identification: Both chemotherapy and radiation therapy cause considerable symptom burden on patients' oral health, influencing nutritional status and quality of life. The role of the oral and gut microbiome in oral health alterations during cancer therapy is an emerging area of science in symptom management.

Literature Search: PubMed®, CINAHL®, and Scopus® were searched for articles published from January 2000 through July 2020.

Experiences of people affected by cancer during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic: an exploratory qualitative analysis of public online forums.

Purpose: Studies focusing on patients with and survivors of cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic highlight unique psychological and behavioral challenges. These findings were obtained in surveys using self-report questionnaires with pre-specified response options that may not capture the broad range of experiences of individuals affected by cancer, including people with cancer and informal caregivers, in this unprecedented situation. Online forums produce a large amount of valuable first-hand user-generated content that can be used to better understand their day-to-day lives.