PSJMCOncology

  Critical Event Debriefing:  Impacts  on Clinical Practice and                                   Implication for  Oncology  Nurses   February 2024  • Volume 28, number 1, pages 33 - 41 • DOI: 10.1188/24.CJON.33- 4 1   Molly Joyce, and Joanne Itano   Background:  The complexity of caring for patients with cancer has a direct impact on oncology nurses. When a patient with cancer experiences a critical health event, oncology nurses may have concerns about their ability to provide high-quality care for patients in the current healthcare environment. These concerns can negatively affect nurses’ emotional well-being and lead to compassion fatigue and burnout.   Objectives:  This article aims to examine critical event debriefing and  identify  ways oncology nurses can implement a critical event debriefing framework into their...

  Fall Risk Perceptions: A Study of Hospitalized Patients With Hematologic Malignancies   December 2018 • Volume 22, number 6, pages E159 - E165 • DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.E159-E165     Background:   Inpatient falls cause harm, increased length of stay, and high costs . Patients with hematologic malignancies have a unique set of fall risk factors, and studies indicate that patients lack accurate perception of fall risk.   Objectives:  This study describes patient perceptions of fall risk in people with hematologic malignancies and compares patient and nurse perceptions of fall risk.   Methods :  This mixed-methods study used descriptive statistical and narrative analyses. A convenience sample of patients was interviewed about perception of fall risk. Descriptive analysis of patient data and analysis around correlation between patient and nurse assessment of fall risk were completed.     Findings :  Themes emerged ...

  July 2025 Hypersensitivity Reactions: Priming Practice Change to Reduce Incidence in First-Dose Rituximab Treatment August 2018 • Volume 22, number 4, pages 407 - 414 • DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.407-414 Carissa Laudati, Caroline Clark, Andrea Knezevic, Zhigang Zhang, and Margaret Barton-Burke Background:  Strategies to reduce hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) incidence with rituximab include premedications and slow titration. Literature is lacking on the priming method used when preparing rituximab IV lines and the potential impact on HSR incidence. Objectives:  The primary objective is to evaluate HSR incidence in titrated first-dose rituximab infusions when priming IV lines with rituximab, as compared to priming with diluent. Methods:  A retrospective, comparative, descriptive study with two arms (rituximab- versus diluent-primed) was conducted. Variables were HSR incidence in relation to priming method, age, sex, diagnosis, a...

  Perceived Quality of Work Life and Risk for Compassion Fatigue Among Oncology Nurses: A Mixed-Methods Study  Ellen Giarelli, EdD, RN, CRNP, Jami Denigris, BSN, OCN®, Kathleen Fisher, PhD,  MaryKay Maley, DNP, APN, and Elizabeth Nola   Purpose/Objectives: To examine factors that influenced the nurse’s perceived quality  of work life and risk for compassion fatigue (CF). The specific aims of the study were to  describe the (a) relationship among nurse characteristics and perceived quality of work  life, (b) relationship between personal life stress and perceived quality of work life, and  (c) the nurse’s beliefs about his or her risk for CF.   Research Approach : A descriptive, mixed-methods study.  Setting: A hematology-oncology unit in a large urban teaching hospital in Pennsylvania.  Participants: 20 oncology nurses.  Methodologic Approach: Descriptive study using questionnaires and in-depth interviews.  The variables ...