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VOL 12 NO 8 • NOV/DEC 2021
This issue’s cover illustration depicts coronal section through the abdomen and chest showing a massive retroperitoneal liposarcoma in the abdomen of a middle-aged male patient. Internal organs are shown displaced into the left hemi-abdomen. Artwork by Alexandra Webber Baker © 2021, DNA Illustrations, Inc., Asheville, North Carolina.EditorialBeth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCN®, FAANThe JADPRO Live 2021 conference for advanced practitioners in oncology was held virtually from October 7 through 17. Attendees were able to earn up to a whopping 31.25 credits from the comfort of their home or work. For those of you who were able to attend, I hope you enjoyed the sessions and the...
Research and ScholarshipLinda K. Baer,(1) MSN, APRN, AOCNP®, Lauren Brister,(1) MSN, APRN, AOCNP®, and Susan R. Mazanec,(1,2) PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAANMore patients have the opportunity to undergo the intensive treatment of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, in part due to expanding sources of stem cells and less toxic conditioning regimens. More than 20,000 transplants are performed annually ...
Research and ScholarshipKatherine Albert,(1) DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP®, Deborah Pollard,(1) PhD, RNC-OB, CNE, IBCLC, Jennifer Klemp,(2) PhD, MPH, MA, Lavanya Kondapalli,(3) MD, and Deborah Tuffield,(1) DNP, FNP-C, CCRNAdvancements in screening technologies and increasingly effective novel treatments for cancer have led to vast improvements in cancer survival rates. The improved outcomes have changed the demographics of cancer survivors to a larger population of aging individuals who are subject to late-onset s...
Review ArticleAmber Clemmons,(1,2) PharmD, BCOP, Arpita Gandhi,(3) PharmD, BCOP, Andrea Clarke,(2) PharmD, Sarah Jimenez,(2) APN-BC, AGACNP, AOCNP®, Thuy Le,(2) MD, and Germame Ajebo,(2) MDVirtually all anticancer regimens have potential adverse events. Often, some of these adverse events, such as chemotherapy- and radiation-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV; RINV), infusion reactions (IRs), and edema, can be prevented or ameliorated by the administration of premedications. Therefo...
Review ArticleChasity Yajima, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, AOCNP®, Christi Bowe, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, NPD-BC, CPHQ, Diane Barber, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, AOCNP®, FAANP, FAAN, and Joyce Dains, DrPH, JD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAANAcross the globe, as we work to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic and adapt to the changing landscape of health-care delivery, providers are searching for ways to continue to provide high-quality care to patients, without compromising the health and safety of the public. To do this, the util...
Grand RoundsJennifer L. Spicer, MA, PA-CCase Study
Patient X is a 37-year-old otherwise healthy male who presented for a second opinion regarding treatment for his RLPS. According to the patient report, he initially visited his local emergency department (ED) with complaints of right groin and testicular pain. He had an ultrasound, whi...
Practice MattersKelley D. Mayden, MSN, FNP, AOCNP®, IACThe Institute of Medicine’s report, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, shocked institutional health care with the revelation that as many as 98,000 people die per year in hospitals due to medical error (IOM, 2000). The IOM followed this report with Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New ...
Meeting ReportJL901: A Comprehensive Bone Marrow Aspirate and Biopsy Educational Program for Advanced Practice Providers Utilizing Task Trainers
Jessica Casselberry, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP®, Glen J. Peterson, RN, DNP, ACNP, Jessica Zucker, RN, MSN, AGNP-C; University of Colorado School of Medicine
Background: Adva...
EditorialIn this last issue of the year, we would like to acknowledge the 71 reviewers who completed peer reviews for JADPRO in the past year. Our reviewers practice in a range of oncology specialties and professions and dedicate their time and expertise to provide thoughtful, constructive feedback. Their...
