Interventions to Improve Quality of Life, Well-Being, and Care in Latino Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Literature Review.

Problem Identification: Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors are at risk for increased psychosocial burden, in part, because of lower survival rates and lower quality of life (QOL) when compared with other populations. Despite this, very few interventional studies have been conducted in this population. This review synthesizes research on supportive care interventions to improve QOL, well-being, and cancer care in Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors.

Financial Hardship--an Unwanted Consequence of Cancer Treatment.

The substantial economic burden of cancer is increasingly being shifted to patients. Financial burden experienced by patients as a result of medical treatment has an impact on their lifestyle choices, health behaviors, and quality of life. Variation in treatment recommendations based on the patients' economic status or affordability may be against the basic tenet of social justice and is a growing challenge for policy makers.

Nurses' perceptions of conflict as constructive or destructive.

Aims: The aim of this study was to examine nurses' perceptions of constructive and destructive conflicts and their management among nurses.

Background: Conflict among nurses is common and has been associated with lack of collaboration, lack of communication and disruptive behaviour, with the potential to have negative impact teamwork. However, unlike the broader social science literature, positive views of conflict are scarce in the nursing literature.

Cancer Survivorship in Rural and Urban Adults: A Descriptive and Mixed Methods Study.

Purpose: Rural-dwelling cancer survivors (CSs) are at risk for decrements in health and well-being due to decreased access to health care and support resources. This study compares the impact of cancer in rural- and urban-dwelling adult CSs living in 2 regions of the Pacific Northwest.

Methods: A convenience sample of posttreatment adult CSs (N = 132) completed the Impact of Cancer version 2 (IOCv2) and the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-short form.

Different needs: women's drug use and treatment in the UK.

The experiences of female drug users are often very different from that of their male counterparts. Female, and especially pregnant, drug users suffer greater social stigma than men, and often suffer a greater severity of addiction with physical and psychological reactions. This paper explores how women's experience of drug use differs from men, and the implication that this has for delivering drug treatment and drug services in the UK, including in the prison setting.

Striving for nursing excellence to strengthen nursing practice for the future.

The practice of nursing continues in a state of change, with a number of issues challenging us as we strive for excellence. Nursing leaders must confront these on a daily basis and are passionate about and committed to continually strengthening nursing practice for the delivery of excellent patient care. The nursing workforce issues, nursing leadership challenges, focus on quality, safety and evidence based practice, decreasing health disparities and creating patient partnerships all must be addressed for us to succeed.