Establishing an Advanced Practice Nursing Clinic in the Cancer Setting

Impact of advanced nursing practice through nurse‐led clinics in the care of cancer patients: A scoping review

“…Nurse‐led clinics and advanced practice seems acceptable to patients with cancer (Krishnasamy et al., 2011). To address clinical demands, nurses, working in partnership with physicians, may select a group of patients that can be seen independently within a nurse‐led clinic or nurse‐led advanced practice setting, thus easing the pressure within medical clinics (Blakely & Cope, 2015). The nurse‐led clinics have helped to streamline service delivery in oncology by meeting targets for new patients and starting anticancer therapy, as well as reducing waiting times for outpatient visits (Farrell et al., 2011).…”

“…Most APNs practice in outpatient departments as approximately 80% of patients undergoing treatment and receiving health care are treated in the ambulatory or outpatient settings (Williamson, 2008). The APNs are performing multiple and increasingly complex roles in oncology advanced practice or oncology clinic (Blakely & Cope, 2015). Several reviews have examined nurse‐led healthcare services for patients with cancer or other conditions and suggested these services may be beneficial for patients and their families (Chan et al., 2018; Charalambous et al., 2018; Cheng et al., 2018; Lai et al., 2017; Suh & Lee, 2017).…”

“…APNs' knowledge and training, paired with judgement and leadership, enable them to offer expert care to patients with all stages of cancer, including screening, early detection, diagnosis, administration of treatments and survivorship (Farrell et al, 2017;Lennan et al, 2012;Mallinger et al, 2005). Oncology APNs, comprised of nurse practitioners, nurse consultants and clinical nurse specialists, are important healthcare providers who can significantly impact on patients' quality of life (QoL), preventing treatment regimen delays or dosage reductions, and avoiding more serious complications and hospitalisations (Blakely & Cope, 2015;Corcoran et al, 2015;Lai et al, 2019). They also play essential roles and responsibilities in supportive care including coordination of health care, identification or management of symptoms, side effects and complications, and palliative and end-of-life care (Mason et al, 2013;Morgan & Tarbi, 2016;O'Caoimh et al, 2017).…”

“…The APNs are performing multiple and increasingly complex roles in oncology advanced practice or oncology clinic (Blakely & Cope, 2015). Several reviews have examined nurse-led healthcare services for patients with cancer or other conditions and suggested these services may be beneficial for patients and their families (Chan et al, 2018;Charalambous et al, 2018;Cheng et al, 2018;Lai et al, 2017;Suh & Lee, 2017).…”

The Best Supportive Care in Stage III Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

“…By constantly monitoring patients, they can detect signs and symptoms of potential adverse events that a patient may be experiencing during therapy as a consequence of the toxicity of chemoradiotherapy protocols for stage III NSCLC. This constant monitoring allows the medical team to adopt early interventions [58]. Details about adverse event management will be discussed in the following sections.…”