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Failure to rescue in the surgical oncology population: Implications for nursing and quality improvement
(2008-09)
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:
To analyze the frequency, type, and correlates of postoperative complications for surgical patients with cancer to illustrate practical application of the failure to rescue concept in oncology nursing ...
Nursing Practice Environment and Outcomes for Oncology Nursing
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012)
BACKGROUND:: It is commonly assumed that oncology nurses experience high job-related burnout and high turnover because their work involves inherent stressors such as caring for patients with serious and often life-threatening ...
Hospital characteristics, clinical severity, and outcomes for surgical oncology patients
(2010-05)
BACKGROUND:
Patients and payers wish to identify hospitals with good surgical oncology outcomes. Our objective was to determine whether differences in outcomes explained by hospital structural characteristics are mitigated ...
National Cancer Institute cancer center designation and 30-day mortality for hospitalized, immunocompromised cancer patients
(2010-08)
PURPOSE:
To examine 30-day mortality and National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation for cancer patients who are immunocompromised and hospitalized.
METHOD:
Secondary analysis of 1998 and 1999 hospital claims, cancer ...
Hospital nurse practice environments and outcomes for surgical oncology patients
(2008-08)
OBJECTIVE:
To examine the effect of nursing practice environments on outcomes of hospitalized cancer patients undergoing surgery.
DATA SOURCES:
Secondary analysis of cancer registry, inpatient claims, administrative ...
Nursing practice environment and outcomes for oncology nursing
(2012-06)
BACKGROUND:: It is commonly assumed that oncology nurses experience high job-related burnout and high turnover because their work involves inherent stressors such as caring for patients with serious and often life-threatening ...