title: The Process of Oncology Nurse Practitioner Patient Navigation: A Pilot Study.
abstract: Oncology nurse practitioner (ONP) patient navigators may improve clinical outcomes. However, no standard measures of the process of oncology patient navigation or of related clinical outcomes exist, and research in this area is limited. The exploratory pilot study detailed in this article used grounded theory and interviews with three ONPs to define the processes employed by ONP patient navigators in caring for patients with cancer. .
authors.affiliation: Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D066296:Grounded Theory; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D062526:Patient Navigation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014481:United States
keywords: care coordination; navigation; outcome management