Au Canada, le paysage des soins du cancer évolue et les infirmières en oncologie sont appelées à jouer de nouveaux rôles afin d'améliorer l'expérience des patients et des familles et de répondre à leurs besoins toujours changeants. L'un de ces rôles, la navigation des patients atteints de cancer (NPC), vise principalement à coordonner les soins centrés sur la personne et à guider les patients dans le système de santé. Dans plusieurs provinces et territoires du Canada, la navigation est devenue essentielle pour offrir des soins de grande qualité aux patients cancéreux.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs the landscape of cancer care in Canada evolves, oncology nursing roles are developed to enhance the patient experience and address the changing needs of patients and families. Cancer Patient Navigation (CPN), an oncology nursing role focusing primarily on person-centred care coordination and system navigation, has become integral to providing high-quality cancer care in many Canadian jurisdictions. Since 2016, a national group of oncology nursing leaders have been engaged in convening and catalyzing our understanding of the role of patient navigation in the Canadian cancer context with the purpose of developing a national position statement on CPN.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The pan-Canadian Oncology Symptom Triage and Remote Support (COSTaRS) team developed 13 evidence-informed protocols for symptom management.
Aim: To build an effective and sustainable approach for implementing the COSTaRS protocols for nurses providing telephone-based symptom support to cancer patients.
Methods: A comparative case study was guided by the Knowledge to Action Framework.
Purpose: Assess patient and family member experiences with telephone cancer treatment symptom support.
Methods: Descriptive study guided by the Knowledge-to-Action Framework. Patients and family members who received telephone support for a cancer treatment symptom within the last month at one of three ambulatory cancer programs (Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec) were eligible.
Purpose/objectives: To evaluate the impact of training on nurses' satisfaction and perceived confidence using symptom protocols for remotely supporting patients undergoing cancer treatment.
Design: Retrospective pre-/post-study guided by the Knowledge-to-Action Framework.
Setting: Interactive workshops at three ambulatory oncology programs in Canada.
Purpose: To assess factors perceived to influence nurses' use of symptom protocols when providing remote management for oncology patients.
Method: A mixed methods descriptive study was guided by the Knowledge-to-Action Framework. In 2013, 8 focus groups and 7 interviews were conducted with 49 nurses or patients/family members in three ambulatory oncology programs within different provincial healthcare systems.
The overall aim of this study was to explore current remote symptom support training programs provided to nurses in ambulatory oncology programs across Canada, using a survey-methods environmental scan. Of 36 delivered invitations, 28 programs responded (77.8%) representing 10 provinces.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Management of cancer treatment-related symptoms is an important safety issue given that symptoms can become life-threatening and often occur when patients are at home. With funding from the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, a pan-Canadian steering committee was established with representation from eight provinces to develop symptom protocols using a rigorous methodology (CAN-IMPLEMENT©). Each protocol is based on a systematic review of the literature to identify relevant clinical practice guidelines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Pivot Nurse in Oncology (PNO) is a health care professional dedicated to providing patients with cancer and their families with continuing and consistent supportive care throughout the care trajectory. The purpose of this paper is to describe the variation and frequency of nursing interventions delivered by 12 PNOs at our health centre. An administrative analysis over a three-year period revealed a total of 43,906 interventions that were grouped into 10 categories.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOur interdisciplinary team developed a written cancer patient education tool, the Breast Cancer Navigation Kit, to respond to the information needs of patients and family members and that meet patient literacy levels. A literature review and a focus group provided content development for four modules: "About Breast Cancer," "Body-Mind-Spirit," "After Treatment Ends," and "Practical Information." An evaluation by 31 women showed the kit to be easy to understand, very useful, and informative.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose/objectives: To examine the impact on continuity of nursing care delivered by a pivot nurse in oncology to improve symptom relief and outcomes for patients with lung or breast cancer.
Design: Randomized controlled trial in which participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group (n = 93) with care by a pivot nurse in oncology and usual care by clinic nurses or to a control group (n = 97) with usual care only.
Setting: Three outpatient ambulatory oncology clinics in a large university health center in Quebec, Canada.
Cancer Nurs
February 2002
Cross-cultural influences affect perceptions and health practices, which are 2 areas of nursing concern. Culturally sensitive assessment instruments are needed, but many challenges exist in obtaining valid and reliable measurement. Translating questionnaires for cross-cultural research is fraught with methodological pitfalls related to colloquial phrases, jargon, idiomatic expressions, word clarity, and word meanings.
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