Educating oncology staff about the practice of writing condolence cards Journal Article
| Authors: | Preti, K.; Giles, E.; Davis, M. E. |
| Article Title: | Educating oncology staff about the practice of writing condolence cards |
| Abstract: | This evidence-based practice project educated staff about the practice of writing condolence cards to bereaved family members of deceased adult patients in the oncologic setting. In addition, staff were provided with the appropriate resources to incorporate this practice into their workflow. Staff were surveyed before and after completing an educational module to identify their perceived preparedness and access to resources. Staff were also surveyed six months postimplementation to identify the impact of the practice of writing condolence cards to support the grieving process on staff members and bereaved family members. |
| Keywords: | oncology nursing; empathy; bereavement; new york; professional-family relations; writing; grief; surveys; descriptive statistics; funding source; palliative care -- methods; family -- psychosocial factors; family attitudes; registered nurses; patient centered care; medical practice, evidence-based; support, psychosocial; sociodemographic factors; human; health resource utilization; health personnel -- psychosocial factors; personnel, health facility -- education |
| Journal Title: | Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| ISSN: | 1092-1095 |
| Publisher: | Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) |
| Date Published: | 2023-12-01 |
| Start Page: | 583 |
| End Page: | 588 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1188/23.Cjon.583-588 |
| PROVIDER: | EBSCOhost |
| PROVIDER: | cinahl |
| PMCID: | PMC10688966 |
| PUBMED: | 38009884 |
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| Notes: | The MSK Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA008748) is acknowledged in the PDF -- Corresponding author is MSK author: Kelly Preti -- Source: Cinahl |
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