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Moral Distress: Identification Among Inpatient Oncology Nurses in an Academic Health System

Erin T. Marturano
Robin M. Hermann
Nicholas A. Giordano
Rebecca L. Trotta
CJON 2020, 24(5), 500-508 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.500-508
Background: Moral distress occurs when clinicians know the morally correct action to take but are unable to follow through because of internal and external constraints. It is associated with negative consequences, such as burnout, decreased job satisfaction, avoidance, and turnover. Objectives: The...
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COVID-19 and Oncology: Operationalizing Best Practices Across Collaborative Health Systems

Patricia A. Johnston
Janice L. Kitchens
Kimberly LaBree
Cynthia A. Powers
Julie H. Segovia
Jeremy Alan Viles
Marvetta Mshindi Walker
Deborah A. Kuban
CJON 2020, 24(4), 444-447 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.444-447
To plan for a proactive approach to support patients traveling for their treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, a network of oncology hospitals worked within existing collaborative agreements to define policies and procedures to transition care for patients living in communities in close proximity...
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Through a Face Mask

Ellen Carr
CJON 2020, 24(4), 345 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.345
Put aside the exasperating debate about whether individuals should wear a face mask to protect themselves and others against the spread of the COVID-19 virus (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020). Wearing a face mask has become a cause célèbre, with implications of safety for oneself...
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Surface Contamination With Antineoplastic Drugs on Two Inpatient Oncology Units

AnnMarie Lee Walton
Margaret A. Bush
Christian Elizabeth Douglas
Deborah H. Allen
Martha Polovich
Ivan Spasojevic
ONF 2020, 47(3), 263-272 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.263-272
Objectives: To measure surface contamination with antineoplastic drugs on inpatient oncology units and to characterize nursing staff personal protective equipment (PPE) use and factors that predict this use. Sample & Setting: A descriptive pilot study of two inpatient oncology units at Duke...
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COVID-19, Cancer, and Financial Toxicity

Debra Lyon
ONF 2020, 47(3), 253-254 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.253-254
When I first started this editorial in early March, I was writing from my usual coffee shop location, and the media was starting to focus on COVID-19. The incidence of the virus was increasing across the world, and the word “pandemic”—although debated passionately at the time—was beginning to gain...
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