Oncologic Nursing
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Montérégie Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre: integrating nurse navigators in Montérégie's oncology teams: one aspect of implementing the Cancer Control Program--Part 1]

29 Nov 2009 The oncology patient navigator role was developed to ensure both continuity and consultation in the delivery of care to cancer patients and their families. In Québec, this role is filled by a nurse. This first article in a series of two, aims to ... Read more...

Supporting children of parents who are dying.

29 Nov 2009 Nurses, parents and other family members tend to feel ill equipped when talking to children about a parent's impending death. Adults often feel the need to protect children from the reality of a parent's imminent death. However, research indicates ... Read more...

Cervical cancer: disease prevention and informational support.

29 Nov 2009 Cervical cancer and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) are significant health care concerns for women worldwide. Globally, in 2006, cervical cancer remains the second most common cancer in women. Infection with high-risk strains of HPV is found to be ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Oncologic Nursing'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Montérégie Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre: integrating nurse navigators in Montérégie's oncology teams: one aspect of implementing the Cancer Control Program--Part 1] 29 Nov 2009
• Supporting children of parents who are dying. 29 Nov 2009
• Cervical cancer: disease prevention and informational support. 29 Nov 2009
• Aging matters in cancer research. 29 Nov 2009
• An internet tool for creation of cancer survivorship care plans for survivors and health care providers: design, implementation, use and user satisfaction. 2 Sep 2009
• How have advances in radiation technology increased quality of life for your patients? 30 Aug 2009
• Updates in radiation therapy. 30 Aug 2009
• Cancer patients' perceptions of the good nurse: a literature review. 30 Aug 2009
• Physical activity and breast cancer mortality. 2 Aug 2009
• Nursing has a role in future healthcare delivery models. 30 Jul 2009
• Ambulatory oncology clinics. Oncology nurses juggle staffing and scheduling in the outpatient setting. 30 Jul 2009
• Outpatient--and inpatient--roles are continually evolving. 30 Jul 2009
• Commentary to "policy and practice in teenage and young adult cancer care in England: looking to the future". 23 Jul 2009
• Policy and practice in teenage and young adult cancer care in England: looking to the future. 2 Jul 2009
• New mTOR inhibitor for renal cell cancer. 29 Jun 2009
• Living life to the fullest: an essential goal. 29 Jun 2009
• Nursing leadership in survivor care. 29 Jun 2009
• Transitioning to cancer survivorship: plans of care. 29 Jun 2009
• Living to the end: Merging holistic and evidence-based strategies to meet the needs of people living with advanced cancer. 29 Jun 2009
• Fatigue in long-term cancer survivors. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Oncologic Nursing'

Definition: Nursing care provided cancer patients. It includes aspects of family functioning through education of both patient and family. The specialty of oncologic nursing focuses on cancer as a major health care problem.

Descriptor UI: D009859

Alternative terms: Oncologic Nursing; Oncological Nursing; Nursing, Oncological; Nursings, Oncological; Oncological Nursings; Nursing, Oncologic; Nursings, Oncologic; Oncologic Nursings;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.478.676.605; N02.421.533.600;

History Note: 85

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; ONCOLOGIC NURSING = the nursing specialty, NEOPLASMS /nurs = the patient; DF: ONCOL NURS