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    Archive for 'Oncology Nurse Advisor'

    Disease-specific advance care planning: Conversations emphasize patient preferences and provide clarity

    [Oncology Nurse Advisor, Sept. 1, 2010] Advance care planning (ACP) discussions are not sufficiently incorporated into the care of oncology patients. Studies have consistently found that patients with late-stage cancer have a low rate of completing advance directives (ADs). Yet even the completion of ADs or appointment of proxies may be insufficient to address end-of-life [...]