Kate B. Hubbard, MSN, RN, OCN, NPD-BC, Oncology Nurse Educator, beyond Oncology, Asheville, North Carolina discussing using the SMART format to achieve your professional nursing goals. Kate gives examples of focusing on specific categories, such as “Realistic,” to tailor your goals to your own personal challenges. Resources ...
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The results did not support anecdotal reports that the essential oil relieves cancer-related symptoms.
Live interpreters with therapeutic communication training are strongly recommended when possible.
The lists led to improved patient satisfaction without increased anxiety or appointment duration.
In one murine study, donor T cells appeared to maintain a progenitor-like population in GVHD-affected tissue.
Erythema body surface area kept its total prognostic information on NRM and OS longer than the NIH scoring system.
Oncology nurses must help to screen and assess for the clinical manifestations of scalp or body hair changes with cGVHD.
Though enteral nutrition appears to lead to better outcomes than total parenteral nutrition, guidelines are lacking for GVHD.
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