Current Issue
VOL 9 • NO 7 NOV/DEC 2018
The cover illustration of this issue depicts a midsagittal view of the brain showing a close-up of the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus controls the circadian rhythms that guide the body’s natural sleeping and waking cycles. Highlighted are the suprachiasmatic nucleus (in yellow), which sets basic circadian rhythms, the preoptic (in lavender), which controls slow wake sleep, and the posterior hypothalamic nucleus (in blue), which promotes wakefulness. Overlaying ECG patterns show a waking state, deep sleep and REM sleep. Artwork by Alexandra Webber Baker, ©2018, DNA Illustrations, Inc., Asheville, North Carolina.EditorialPamela Hallquist Viale, RN, MS, CNS, ANPEarlier this November, the sixth annual JADPRO Live meeting was held in sunny Hollywood, Florida. The weather was fantastic, we had the most attendees ever (over 1,400), and the sessions were exciting, informative, and relevant to our practice as advanced practitioners! If you weren’t able to joi...
Review ArticleSara M. Tinsley,(1) PhD, ARNP, AOCN®, Carolyn Grande,(2) CRNP, AOCNP®, Karin Olson,(3) PhD, PA-C, Leah Plato,(4) PA-C, MPH, CCRP, and Ira Jacobs,(5) MD, JD, MBA, FACSDue to their structure, chemically derived drugs such as small molecules can be readily characterized and produced with high purity on a large scale (Crommelin et al., 2005; Daller, 2016; Dombrowski, 2013; Kuhlmann & Covic, 2006; Schellekens, 2009). In contrast, biologic drugs are large compo...
Translating Research Into PracticeYa-Huei Li, PhD, Elizabeth Mullette, RN, MSN, and Jeannine M. Brant, PhD, APRN, AOCN®, FAANCancer care delivery research (CCDR) is defined as “the multidisciplinary field of scientific investigation that studies how social factors, financing systems, organizational structures and processes, health technologies, and health-care provider and patient behaviors affect access to cancer care...
Practice MattersLaura Melton, PhD, ABPPSleep is a necessary component of life; humans spend about one-third of their lives asleep (Dresler et al., 2014). Sleep helps restore the body, plays a role in temperature regulation, and influences the immune system and hormones (Hearson & Sawatzky, 2008; Van Someren et al., 2015). Sleep dr...
Prescriber's CornerBrianna Hoffner, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP®, and Katherine Benchich, MSN, NP-C, AOCNP®Melanoma accounts for just 1% of all skin cancers, but the majority of skin cancer deaths (American Cancer Society, 2018). The incidence of melanoma has increased significantly over the past 30 years, with a 3% increase per year between 2005 and 2014 among those age 50 and older (American Cancer ...
Prescriber's CornerJennifer Miles, PharmD, and Yahsin White, PharmDBreast cancer is the most common type of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in women. The American Cancer Society (2018) estimates that about 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 63,960 new cases of carcinoma in situ will be diagnosed this year in the United States. It...
Tools and TechnologyAshley E. Glode,(1) PharmD, BCOP, Lisa Holle,(2) PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, Josh Nubla,(3) PharmD, Mike Minjock,(4) Nancy Egerton,(3) PharmD, BCOP, Kris LeFebvre,(4) MSN, RN, AOCN®, Michael Reff,(3) RPh, MBA, and David DeRemer,(5) PharmD, BCOP, FCCPProviding comprehensive chemotherapy education to patients in a busy clinical practice setting can be challenging. Potential barriers to providing patient education include work overload, low priority, difficulty in communication, insufficient knowledge and skills, and lack of comprehensive tools...
Diagnostic SnapshotAlexis C. Geppner, MLS(ASCP), PA-COncologic History
Mr. S is a 39-year-old Hispanic male with a diagnosis of Philadelphia chromosome–negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia, diagnosed in October 2015 with a hyperdiploid karyotype and mutations in TP53 and NRAS. He was enrolled on a clinical trial with Hyper-CVAD (cyclophosphamide,...
EditorialIn this last issue of the year, we would like to acknowledge everyone who completed peer reviews for JADPRO in the past year. Our reviewers, who are from a wide variety of oncology specialties, dedicate their expertise and time to provide insightful feedback on submitted manuscripts.
We hope tha...
Meeting AbstractJL601. Advanced Practice Nurse Orientation
Sue Schwartz, MSN, RN, APN, AOCNP®, and Renee Kurz, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP; Rutgers Cancer Institute of NJ
Objective: The Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey is New Jersey’s only NCI-designated cancer center. The mission and vision of the center is to p...
