ONS Guidelines™ for Opioid-Induced and Non-Opioid-Related Cancer Constipation.

Purpose: This evidence-based guideline intends to support clinicians, patients, and others in decisions regarding the treatment of constipation in patients with cancer.

Methodologic Approach: An interprofessional panel of healthcare professionals with patient representation prioritized clinical questions and patient outcomes for the management of cancer-related constipation. Systematic reviews of the literature were conducted.

ONS Guidelines™ for Cancer Treatment-Related Radiodermatitis.

Purpose: Radiodermatitis is a side effect of radiation therapy. Evidence-based interventions to minimize severity or delay progression are important for clinical care. This guideline intends to support individuals with cancer, clinicians, and others in decisions regarding radiodermatitis treatment.

Radiodermatitis in Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Problem Identification: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to inform the development of guidelines on the management of radiodermatitis among patients with cancer.

Literature Search: The authors updated a systematic review to include available literature published through September 30, 2019.

Data Evaluation: Two investigators assessed risk of bias using the Cochrane Collaboration risk-of-bias tool and certainty of the evidence using the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) approach.

Management of Opioid-Induced and Non-Opioid-Related Constipation in Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Problem Identification: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to inform the development of national clinical practice guidelines on the management of cancer constipation.

Literature Search: PubMed®, Wiley Cochrane Library, and CINAHL® were searched for studies published from May 2009 to May 2019.

Data Evaluation: Two investigators independently reviewed and extracted data from eligible studies.

ONS Guidelines™ for Cancer Treatment-Related Skin Toxicity.

Background: Management of cancer treatment-related skin toxicities can minimize treatment disruptions and improve patient well-being.

Objectives: This guideline aims to support patients and clinicians in decisions regarding management of cancer treatment-related skin toxicities.

Methods: A panel developed a guideline for management of cancer treatment-related skin toxicities using GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) for certainty of evidence and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine criteria for trustworthy guidelines.

ONS Guidelines™ for Cancer Treatment-Related Lymphedema.

Purpose: Lymphedema is a chronic condition that may result from cancer-related surgery. The incidence of lymphedema varies greatly; however, patients remain at risk for life and may experience decreased quality of life and functional capacity. Providing recommendations for an evidence-based guideline for care of cancer treatment-related lymphedema will help to improve outcomes for patients with this chronic condition.

ONS Guidelines™ for Cancer Treatment-Related Hot Flashes in Women With Breast Cancer and Men With Prostate Cancer.

Purpose: Hot flashes are a common and troublesome side effect of surgery or endocrine therapy. They may lead to physical and psychological distress and negatively affect quality of life. This clinical practice guideline presents evidence-based recommendations for pharmacologic, behavioral, and natural health product interventions for treatment-related hot flashes in patients with breast or prostate cancer.

Family Caregiver Strain and Burden: A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Interventions When Caring for Patients With Cancer.

Background: Caregivers of patients with cancer experience high levels of caregiver-related strain and burden (CGSB). Cancer caregiving is complex and can change dramatically depending on the cancer trajectory. Often, this experience leads to poor health outcomes for the caregiver.

Beyond the Impact Factor.

The impact factor can undervalue the importance of smaller, specialized journals, and no single metric can serve as a perfect assessment of a journal's value or worth. This article provides a brief overview of various publication metrics, including the Scopus CiteScore, Eigenfactor®, and Altmetric attention score, using examples from the Oncology Nursing Forum. It also addresses the use of the Oncology Nursing Forum as a resource for research and answering clinical questions.

Searching for Oncology-Related Information.

Objectives: To provide an overview of the literature review process and current information resources relevant to oncology nursing topics.

Data Sources: Books, databases, journals, LibGuides, point-of-care tools, practice guidelines, statistical Websites, personal experience.

Conclusion: Searching for information requires knowledge and familiarity with pivotal resources and best practices for accessing and using these resources.

Online Registries for Researchers: Using ORCID and SciENcv.

The Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) registry helps resolve name ambiguity by assigning persistent unique identifiers that automatically link to a researcher's publications, grants, and other activities. This article provides an overview of ORCID and its benefits, citing several examples of its use in cancer and nursing journals. The article also briefly describes My NCBI and the Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) and its connection to ORCID.

A Clinical Librarian-Nursing Partnership to Bridge Clinical Practice and Research in an Oncology Setting.

Nurses in clinical settings in which evidence-based, individualized care is expected are often the best resource to identify important clinical questions and gaps in practice. These nurses are frequently challenged by a lack of resources to fully develop their questions and identify the most appropriate methods to answer them. A strategic and ongoing partnership between medical library services and nursing can support nurses as they embark on the process of answering these questions and, ultimately, improving patient care and clinical outcomes

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

This article describes the Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines that are intended to help authors improve the reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, illustrating with examples from the Oncology Nursing Society journals and Putting Evidence Into Practice resources.

What does it mean to be an oncology nurse? Reexamining the life cycle concepts.

Purpose/objectives: To summarize the current research pertaining to the concepts initially examined by the Oncology Nursing Society Life Cycle of the Oncology Nurse Task Force and related projects completed in 1994.

Data Sources: Published articles on the 21 concepts from the Oncology Nursing Society Life Cycle of the Oncology Nurse Task Force work. Research published in English from 1995-2009 was obtained from PubMed, CINAHL(R), PsycINFO, ISI Science, and EBSCO Health Source(R): Nursing/Academic Edition databases.

Is ondansetron more effective than granisetron for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting? A review of comparative trials.

Nausea and vomiting are two of the most distressing side effects of chemotherapy. Guidelines recommend the use of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists as a pharmacologic intervention for acute and delayed nausea and vomiting for moderately and highly emetogenic chemotherapy. Although newer antiemetics and 5-HT3 receptor antagonists are available, ondansetron and granisetron still are used widely.

Computerized versus paper-and-pencil testing methods for a nursing certification examination: a review of the literature.

In conjunction with the decision of the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) to computerize its examinations, the literature was reviewed to identify comparative studies of computerized versus paper-and-pencil testing methods and to determine the relative advantages of each. Data sources included journal articles and newsletter features identified via the ERIC, CINAHL, and PubMed databases or through frequent citation in the literature. The majority of studies found test scores to be independent of delivery mode.

Searching for information for presentations and publications.

Numerous information sources are available to the clinical nurse specialist preparing a presentation or writing a manuscript for publication. However, searching through this information to identify reputable sources and reliable data can be time consuming. Using a search plan that incorporates a timeline increases efficiency and helps visualize progress.