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Cancer Care Behind Bars
Treating Prisoners With Cancer
Approximately 9% of U.S. inmates face cancer while in prison. As patients with cancer, they are not much different than nonprisoners. However, for the oncology nurses who care for them, this patient population has some interesting challenges.
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Lessons From Leadership: Impressions From ELNEC-Core
Last week, I was fortunate enough to attend a train the trainer course presented by the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) in beautiful Chicago, IL. The ELNEC-Core curriculum is designed to provide nurses with the tools and knowledge to disseminate much needed education regarding end-of-life care.Editor's Note
Nurses Face Special Healthcare Challenges When Caring for Prisoners
Most oncology nurses will never care for patients in a correctional facility. However, cancer treatments are generally not delivered in a prison setting, and some nurses do care for prisoners who are brought to their cancer center for care. Like other special populations, this group requires adjustments to the plan of care.
One Nurse's Perspective
How Do You Ensure That Prisoners With Cancer Receive Hospice Care?
One of the largest maximum security prisons in the world sits on 18,000 beautiful acres in my home state of Louisiana. It is known as the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola or “the farm.” Angola houses more than 5,200 inmates, and 3,800 of these men are serving life sentences.
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How Do You Handle Inmates in Your Cancer Center?
I handle inmates just like I would any other patient. My role is not to judge the situation, only the disease and plan of care and to offer compassionate care—to everyone.
Five-Minute In-Service
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Cancer Survivors
According to statistics, 38% of U.S. adults use some type of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and the number is likely higher for those with serious illnesses such as cancer. CAM can be used for a variety of reasons, including pain management, disease treatment, and even head colds. Learn what this means for nurses caring for patients with cancer.
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Yoga Improves Fatigue and Quality of Life
The largest randomized, controlled study to date examining the role of a yoga program for cancer survivors has found that a four-week program helped them sleep better, experience less fatigue, and improve their quality of life.