PRISM: Priority Symptom Management Project phase I: assessment.
OBJECTIVE
To provide an overview of the process, goals, and outcome recommendations from the assessment phase of the Oncology Nursing Society's Priority Symptom Management (PRISM) project and to provide the foundation for a series of evidence-based practice and qualitative systematic review articles generated from the first phase of PRISM.


METHODS
Published articles, abstracts, and books; computerized databases; nonpublished research; personal communications; and proceedings of the PRISM summit meeting.


RESULTS
Symptom management is a key component in quality cancer care. The assessment phase of PRISM yielded systematic reviews with an evidence-based framework to evaluate key symptoms, developed a framework for teaching and evaluating other symptoms, and recommended future ONS initiatives.


CONCLUSIONS
Outcome recommendations from the PRISM summit targeted practice; professional and public education; research; and health policy.


CONCLUSIONS
These activities provide background for subsequent evidence-based practice and qualitative systematic review articles that will focus on cancer symptom management.
Ropka
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Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA. mropka@virginia.edu
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D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006040:Goals; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D020407:Internet; D019359:Knowledge; D017145:Models, Educational; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D011209:Power, Psychological; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration