[The role of oncology nurse in palliative care team--activities of oncology certified nurse specialist in palliative care team at National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital].
In Osaka National Hospital, we established a hospital based palliative care team in July 2004. The team provided consultations to 537 patients (298 male, 239 female: 18% lung cancer, 14% breast cancer: 177 pain, 221 psychiatric symptoms, 91 physical symptoms). The department of surgery requested the PCT intervention most frequently. As a result of the request, 219 patients had died, 100 patients were discharged, and 54 patients were treated for cancer chemotherapy again. The major activities of OCNS are a nursing intervention for the out-patient chemotherapy unit and PCT. The major roles of OCNS in critical care unit at the general hospital are to make patients to have a high hope, an intervention to support patients and to have a supportive relationship with medical social workers.
Tanaka
Tomi
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University of Kin-Dai Himeji School of Nursing.
Ogawa
Asao
A
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010166:Palliative Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents