Caring for women living with ovarian cancer: recommendations for advanced practice nurses.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2000

Abstract

This article summarizes advice for advanced practice nurses (APNs) that grew out of research with women living with premenopausal ovarian cancer. We claim that the process of diagnosis and being told, battle metaphors, treatment expectations, the patient's sense of normalcy, her sense of being heard, her ability to make sense of her new world, her inability to have children, issues of sexuality, and the irrelevance of most support groups are important considerations in the treatment of such women. The APN's major role in caring for these women is understanding the experience as it informs the APN's practice and serving as advocates for the women.

Volume

29

Issue

6

First Page

567

Last Page

573

ISSN

0884-2175

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

11110326

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article

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