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Cancer and the menopause: 10 ways nurses can help their patients
How nurses can best support patients experiencing cancer and the menopause
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Cancer and the menopause: 10 ways nurses can help their patients
How nurses can best support patients experiencing cancer and the menopause
Stand Up To Cancer campaign uses photos of real people to portray ‘raw reality’
Photographs of cancer patients showing their scars appear in project to raise funds
For your patients’ sake, get the flu jab, senior official urges health workers
Professor says healthcare staff have a ‘very strong responsibility’ to accept vaccination
Women in their sixties often skip offers of cancer screening
Most women in their sixties in England ignore at least one of three types of cancer screening
Breast cancer nursing: your guide to new RCN competency framework
The RCN has published a competency framework for the academic and career pathways of nurses
Cancer nurse specialists are topping up training in their own time, charity says
Macmillan survey finds heavy workloads prevent many from taking time off for CPD training
Evidence and Practice
Systemic anticancer therapy handling safety
Healthcare workers’ awareness, knowledge, training and use of protection measures
Hypercalcaemia of malignancy: causes and management
Unless treated promptly hypercalcaemia of malignancy can progress quickly
Use of HbA1c screening for health promotion in surgical gynaecology oncology patients
How one trust identified that patients might benefit from a glycated haemoglobin blood test
A referral pathway to community pharmacy for patients on oral anticancer medication
This article looks at a study set out to establish the feasibility of a referral pathway
A nurse-led review of patient experience for development of quality services
A systematic approach for nurses at any level or experience to engage with service evaluation
‘Other-unproven’: US research and its implications for complementary therapies in UK
Insights into ways complementary therapists could play a useful role in new models of care
Features
Talking helps nurses cope with trauma
Cancer nurses explain how they benefit from Schwartz rounds
Nurse-led research into sarcoma may lead to earlier diagnosis
Study into this cancer has produced so much evidence it could lead to swifter diagnosis
The Macmillan nurse who is extending lives with ovarian cancer screening
More women are getting access to vital medication thanks to a nurse-led testing service
Providing a better experience for young people with cancer
Youth support coordinators help young people with cancer from diagnosis to post-treatment
Homeless people urgently need timely and effective healthcare
Study shows it is often too late when homeless people present with cancer at hospital
Nursing older people with cancer
The final article in our series on how cancer affects different patient demographics
Opinion
I was diagnosed with depression caused by stress and compassion fatigue
Nurse Aly Foyle appeared to have it all, but then she started to fear going to work
Coronation Street cervical cancer story could increase take-up of screening services
Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust worked with scriptwriters to produce a realistic storyline
Finding time to talk through the emotional toll of caring
Do too many nurses bury their feelings after a challenging experience at work?
Students
Don’t worry if you shed a tear
Looking after a patient nearing the end of life can be daunting, but one nursing student realised that through a caring approach he was able to make a difference
An insight into the hidden battles of patients with invisible illnesses
When nursing student Laurie Batchelor helped care for a patient in the community with cancer, she gained a greater understanding of the experiences of those living with invisible conditions
Student’s homemade songbook helped patients forget cancer symptoms
When nursing student Georgia Brain created a book of lyrics to help her patients remember the words of songs from their youth, she learned a valuable lesson about the importance of a patient-centred approach to care
Careers
NET nurses: supporting patients confused by their rare cancer diagnosis
‘Even healthcare professionals don’t know enough about neuroendocrine cancers’
Macmillan lead cancer nurse
Jane Pickard thrives on the chance to influence the future of cancer services
‘Never lose sight of the person within your patient’
Jane Billing, lead for a urology oncology nurse specialist service, talks about her job