Cancer nursing
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Multicenter Study
Nursing practice environment and outcomes for oncology nursing.
It is commonly assumed that oncology nurses experience high job-related burnout and high turnover because their work involves inherent stressors such as caring for patients with serious and often life-threatening illness. ⋯ Improving hospital practice environments holds significant potential to improve nurse well-being, retention, and quality of care. Specifically, hospitals should consider preceptor programs and continuing education and increase nurses' participation in hospital decision making.
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Multicenter Study
Pain in outpatients treated for breast cancer: prevalence, pharmacological treatment, and impact on quality of life.
Cancer pain is an unmitigated clinical phenomenon. Despite available guidelines, variability exists in treating cancer pain. ⋯ The risks and benefits of coadministration of traditional and adjuvant analgesics need to be determined. Other treatment modalities in conjunction with pharmacological treatment are needed, considering negative effects of adjuvant analgesics on pain and quality of life.