End of Life/Palliative Care
Some tips for providers on how to be sensitive to the cultural and religious beliefs of their patients when counseling them on end of life care
Quality Interactions®: A Patient-Based Approach to Cross-Cultural Care
Study Identifies Need to Improve Communication of Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
One fourth of women choosing breast cancer treatment do not achieve their preferred decision-making style.
Medscape Medical News
Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Assessment Skills Often Inadequate
Nurses realize the importance of assessing patients for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, but most are not comfortable with their level of understanding about how to assess patients.
Medscape Medical News
Parents Consider "Hastening Death" in Children With Terminal Cancer
The first study of its kind found that parents who had lost a child to cancer considered "hastening death" in cases of uncontrollable pain and suffering.
Medscape Medical News