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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
Oncology nursing has evolved in response to population growth and changing demographics, changing regulatory requirements, decreasing lengths of inpatient hospital stays, and ongoing advances in cancer treatment, information, and biotechnology. Changes in societal perceptions of cancer and increased access to information have enabled patients to seek out knowledgeable and skilled oncology nurses. Nurses also play an ever-increasing role in rehabilitation as patients live longer with the effects of cancer and treatment. Significant outcomes achieved through nursing research include increased access to care and patient education; improved patient satisfaction, cost-effectiveness of health care, and treatment adherence; fewer hospital admissions; decreased lengths of stay; lower readmission rates; fewer emergency room visits; and lower healthcare costs. Oncology nurse researchers also have studied the economic burden of cancer treatment, limited employment options, and survivorship issues. The progress in professional oncology nursing parallels the progress in surgical, radiologic, biologic, medical, and genetic approaches to cancer treatment. The role and practice of the oncology nurse will continue to evolve in the coming decades as population demographics and healthcare systems change and new scientific and technologic discoveries are integrated into cancer care.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1092-1095
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
307-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Attitude to Health, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Cost of Illness, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Health Services Accessibility, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Healthcare Disparities, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Nurse's Role, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Nursing Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Nursing Research, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Oncologic Nursing, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Organizational Innovation, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Outcome Assessment (Health Care), pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Patient Care Team, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Patient Education as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Patient Satisfaction, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-Quality Assurance, Health Care, pubmed-meshheading:18390466-United States
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Factors affecting the evolution of oncology nursing care.
pubmed:affiliation
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA. JoAnn_Mick@hchd.tmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review