Technology ownership, use, and perceptions of web-based program design features for older adults prescribed oral anticancer medication.

Introduction: Older adults are often prescribed oral anticancer agents (OAAs). Technology-based interventions may offer medication and symptom support. We aimed to evaluate technology ownership, use, and preferred design features of a supportive web-based program using a multimethod design utilizing surveys and semi-structured interviews.

An integrative review of cancer-related cachexia and sarcopenia: A different focus in malignant hematology.

Introduction/background: An improved understanding of cancer-related cachexia and sarcopenia among patients with hematologic malignancies can improve their health outcomes. Patients with hematologic malignancies are affected by cancer-related cachexia and sarcopenia, but this aspect of their care is rarely studied. This review aims to increase awareness and knowledge of cancer-related cachexia and sarcopenia for patients with hematologic malignancies through a comprehensive synthesis of current research.

Engaging Nurse Residents Through Poetry.

Oncology nurse residents write legacy letters to future cohorts in the 11th month as a reflection on their transition year, focusing on lessons learned and advice gleaned. This article explores poetry as an alternative to leg.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist: Maximizing Return on Investment.

The United States health care system is facing an unprecedented nursing shortage, increasing complexity of care, and fewer experienced nurse mentors. These factors contribute to a cycle of burnout, turnover, decreased quality and safety, and a worsening financial bottom line. Improving these contributing factors depends on our ability to mitigate the structural causes of burnout and turnover.

Bettering Sleep Hygiene to Decrease Delirium and Improve Patient Satisfaction on an Inpatient Oncology Unit.

Poor sleep during hospitalization can negatively affect patient health, well-being, and satisfaction. This nurse-led quality improvement project aimed to promote quality sleep on an inpatient telemetry medical-surgical onco.

Defining and Addressing Research Priorities in Cancer Cachexia through Transdisciplinary Collaboration.

For many patients, the cancer continuum includes a syndrome known as cancer-associated cachexia (CAC), which encompasses the unintended loss of body weight and muscle mass, and is often associated with fat loss, decreased appetite, lower tolerance and poorer response to treatment, poor quality of life, and reduced survival. Unfortunately, there are no effective therapeutic interventions to completely reverse cancer cachexia and no FDA-approved pharmacologic agents; hence, new approaches are urgently needed. In May of 2022, researchers and clinicians from Moffitt Cancer Center held an inaugural retreat on CAC that aimed to review the state of the science, identify knowledge gaps and research priorities, and foster transdisciplinary collaborative research projects.

Reduction of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: A Pilot Study of Essential Oils in the Autologous Blood and Marrow Transplantation Population.

Background: Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) places a burden on patients receiving blood and marrow transplantation. The effects of complementary aromatherapy on CINV are documented, but more information is needed to implement practice changes.

Objectives: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate whether pure peppermint or ginger essential oil reduced the severity of CINV.

Prevalence of baseline hypocalcemia and symptomatic hypocalcemia during leukapheresis.

Symptoms of hypocalcemia are reported in up to 50% of patients undergoing leukapheresis procedures. There is no set standard of practice for administering calcium supplementation in the prevention or treatment of hypocalcemia symptoms. The goal of this descriptive, retrospective study was to determine the prevalence of baseline hypocalcemia and symptomatic hypocalcemia during leukapheresis with acid citrate dextrose solution A and to identify patient characteristics associated with symptomatic hypocalcemia.

Personal protective equipment for antineoplastic safety.

Nurses must protect themselves while handling hazardous drugs or contaminated items. Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) will reduce contact and prevent any acute or chronic adverse reactions that may occur from unintentional exposure. This article reviews PPE for antineoplastic safety and evidence-based guidelines for their use.

Legacy Letters Written by Oncology Nurse Residents: Post Hoc Poetic Inquiry.

Background: A qualitative analysis of Legacy Letters written by oncology nurse residents to future nurse residents on what they wish they knew and what they learned at the end of their 1-year residency program showed four themes. This article presents a poetic inquiry of select themes/subthemes, providing a new perspective on the findings.

Method: Post hoc poetic inquiry of select subthemes/themes from a previously conducted qualitative nursing research study on nurse residents' Legacy Letters was conducted using a collective participant voice approach.

Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Oncology Patients: Perceptions of Oncology Health Care Providers.

The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted psychological well-being worldwide. Oncology health care professionals' (OHCPs') perceptions of psychological effects of COVID-19 among people in active cancer treatment were explored. Semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of OHCPs actively providing care were conducted.

"What Matters Most" to Older Adults With Cancer: Advance Care Planning.

Approximately 1 in 3 adults have some type of advance directive. Advance care planning (ACP) is associated with greater use of supportive care services and decreased patient and family stress. Despite this, organizations continue to have difficulty in implementing effective programs for increasing ACP.

Quality of Life of Older Adults With Complicated Grief: A Mixed Methods Exploration.

The current mixed methods study investigated what changes in quality of life (QOL) mean to older adults with complicated grief treated with Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) post-hospice services. An informational matrix, which included select patient characteristics (e.g.

Gestational diabetes: Optimizing Dx and management in primary care.

Understanding risk factors and glucose targets for gestational diabetes can help you identify at-risk patients and improve outcomes for mother and infant.

Adapting Research to a Global Pandemic: A Fully Remote Actigraphy and Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.

Background: Mandated social distancing practices and quarantines in response to COVID-19 have resulted in challenges for research on healthcare workers, such as hospital nurses. It remains unknown whether nursing studies utilizing complex methodology like sleep actigraphy and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) can be conducted remotely without compromising data quality.

Objectives: We aimed to (a) disseminate our remote study protocol for sleep actigraphy and EMA data from hospital nurses during COVID-19, (b) assess feasibility and acceptability of this approach for studies on hospital nurses, and (c) examine the reliability and ecological validity of sleep characteristics measured across 14 days.

Impact of COVID-19 on Oncology Healthcare Providers: The Resilience of a Profession.

Background: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has plagued countries worldwide. This pandemic has greatly affected healthcare delivery and those providing care to vulnerable, immunocompromised patients undergoing cancer treatment, who are at a higher risk for poorer outcomes related to COVID-19.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the impact of COVID-19 on oncology healthcare professionals (OHCPs).

Quality of life of older adults with complicated grief: A thematic analysis.

Approximately 15% of the general population has complicated grief (CG). Understanding how older adults with CG describe their quality of life (QOL) is crucial to healthcare workers especially in hospice and mental health settings. Four themes for QOL emerged from the thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews.

Nurse Residents' Legacy Letters: A Qualitative Analysis.

It is important for graduate nurses to reflect on their time in residency programs. Legacy letters, written by oncology nurse residents to future residents, reflect on "what I wish I knew" and "what I learned." A retrospective, qualitative thematic analysis of 30 letters at a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the southeastern United States was conducted.

Clinical Nurse Specialist as Nurse Researcher: Development of SMART Metrics and Dashboard to Articulate Role.

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to present how metrics and dashboards, using the SMART model, are used to articulate the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) nurse researcher role.

Description Of The Project: Following the SMART model, a dashboard was created highlighting measurable metrics for each of the 3 spheres of impact to align with the center's nursing strategic plan and initiatives, including Magnet redesignation.

Outcome: Metrics reflecting the 3 spheres of impact and corresponding dashboard with successfully met outcomes are presented for the CNS nurse researcher.

A Longitudinal Examination of Quality of Life of Older Adults with Complicated Grief Receiving Accelerated Resolution Therapy.

To examine the effect of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) on the quality of life (QOL) of older adults with complicated grief (CG) over time. Subanalysis of a randomized controlled trial. Older adult, former caregivers were recruited from a large hospice in the southeastern United States to be treated with ART for CG.

Nurse Attitudes: A Descriptive Study of Families' Importance in Inpatient Nursing Care.

Background: Family support and patient outcomes are linked to nurses' attitudes toward families' importance in patient care.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to characterize inpatient oncology nurses' attitudes toward families' importance in nursing care and determine characteristics related to these attitudes.

Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used with a single set of measurements from inpatient oncology nurses at a comprehensive cancer center in the southeastern United States.