Teresa Hagan Thomas, PhD, RN
Teresa Hagan Thomas, PhD, RN, is a nurse and researcher. She is passionate about improving cancer care to ensure patients’ needs and priorities drive the care they receive.
Dr. Thomas has an active program of research integrating patient self-advocacy, symptom management, serious games for health, and palliative care. She also teaches at the undergraduate and graduate level and serves as mentor to nursing students and researchers.
She lives in Pittsburgh, PA, with her husband and two boys.
Articles by Teresa Hagan Thomas, PhD, RN
Open-ended questions revealed that nurses prioritized improving their patients' sleep as a means of promoting their health.
It's critical for oncology nurses to ask patients certain questions about their morning and evening fatigue levels.
Teresa Hagan Thomas, PhD, RN, shares key tips and advice for getting the most out of ONS Congress this spring.
The clinically focused intervention invovled a symptom assessment questionnaire followed by symptom support.
The Nursing Equity Assessment Tool can help nurses systematically and efficiently screen patients for complex care needs.
The program provided a creative outlet for oncology nurses to reflect on and share their stories.
A group of nurses led development of a symptom management mobile app for patients recovering from breast surgery.
Learn how a research team created a nurse-led insomnia intervention for survivors of cancer.
As a nonpharmacological intervention with high acceptability and enjoyment, virtual reality may be an effective strategy.
In addition to knowing what herbal products patients take, it’s equally as important to understand why they take them.
Many top peer-reviewed journals do not publish QI and EBP articles, but some solutions to this problem exist.
Review these 7 key tips to build your career path and plan for the future.
More than half of patients did not receive palliative care, but among those who did, 36% received it late.
A team led by a nurse researcher designed and validated a cancer-specific measure of patient-reported outcomes.
Results from a new study can help equip oncology nurses with information that supports patients in physical activity.
Less than half of patients with cancer had caregivers who spoke for more than 4% of a clinical encounter.
Understanding a patient’s social landscape can help oncology nurses understand the patient's social and emotional needs.
A new study illuminates the experiences of nurses caring for patients at the end of life.
Researchers identified 4 distinct types of depression trajectories in patients with cancer.
Oncology nurses can be key team players when a child is providing caregiving for a parent with cancer.
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