February 2018

This letter from the Chairman and CEO of Oncology Nursing News® gives an overview of the contents of the February 2018 print issue of the magazine.

A veteran nurse offers practical advice for addressing sexual health with oncology patients.

The fight against cancer has gotten tougher because of shortages of drugs and minibags. At cancer treatment facilities across the country, pharmacy and nursing staff sometimes even have to identify alternate preparation and administration techniques when a drug is unavailable and minibags are in short supply.

A nurse uses her creativity to gain the trust of a patient who was skeptical of an MIBG scan.

A nurse examines whether using her own money to fulfill a need crosses a professional boundary

Following a high rate of CDIs, the inpatient medical oncology unit at the University of California, Los Angeles, Santa Monica Medical Center adapted an evidence-based intervention.

To make the lives of patients better, an oncology nurse leads a team to create sustainable solutions.

Cryotherapy delivered through frozen gloves and socks during paclitaxel (Taxol) infusion dramatically reduced objective and subjective symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in a small study of patients with breast cancer.