Current Trends in Oncology Nursing

Current Trends In Oncology Nursing looks at the past, present, and future of oncology nursing. Editor Judith Payne, PhD, RN, AOCN details current trends in oncology nursing, while looking back at the history of the profession, and looking forward to the new challenges ahead. The first book to identify and conceptualize significant trends in the care of patients with cancer, Current Trends in Oncology Nursing provides an overview and history of oncology nursing as well as an examination of the current trends in the profession. Chapters delve into a broad range of oncology nursing issues including such topics as advanced practice nursing in cancer care, modeling research for practice, theoretical frameworks and philosophies of care, oncology nursing leadership and healthcare policy, basic science of genetics, ethics, oncology community health, primary care of the cancer survivor, and much more.