Susan Moeller Schneider

Journal article Oncology nursing forum · September 2007 Featured Publication Purpose/objectivesTo identify the ways oncology nurses in one state advocate for patients, as well as the resources they use to do so.DesignDescriptive, cross-sectional survey.SettingNorth Carolina.Sample141 RNs in North ... Full text Cite

Virtual reality: a distraction intervention for chemotherapy.

Journal article Oncology nursing forum · January 2007 Featured Publication Purpose/objectivesTo explore virtual reality (VR) as a distraction intervention to relieve symptom distress in adults receiving chemotherapy treatments for breast, colon, and lung cancer.DesignCrossover design in which participants served ... Full text Cite

Virtual reality as a distraction intervention for women receiving chemotherapy.

Journal article Oncology nursing forum · January 2004 Featured Publication Purpose/objectivesTo explore the use of virtual reality as a distraction intervention to relieve symptom distress in women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer.DesignCrossover study.SettingThe outpatient clinic of a midwester ... Full text Cite

Virtual reality intervention for older women with breast cancer.

Journal article Cyberpsychology & behavior : the impact of the Internet, multimedia and virtual reality on behavior and society · June 2003 Featured Publication This study examined the effects of a virtual reality distraction intervention on chemotherapy-related symptom distress levels in 16 women aged 50 and older. A cross-over design was used to answer the following research questions: (1) Is virtual reality an ... Full text Cite

Cancer-related fatigue.

Journal article Online journal of issues in nursing · January 2003 Featured Publication Approximately 1.3 million people in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in 2003 and millions of other individuals are already living with the disease. Fatigue continues to be the most prevalent and disruptive symptom of cancer and its treatment ... Cite

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Journal article Clinical journal of oncology nursing · March 2002 Featured Publication Nausea and vomiting (N&V) is among the most distressing side effects of chemotherapy, despite the development of more efficacious antiemetic agents. As many as 60% of patients who receive cancer chemotherapy experience some degree of N&V. However, the actu ... Full text Cite

From single site to societal belief: the impact of pediatric oncology nursing research.

Journal article Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses · July 2001 Featured Publication This review describes the evolution of pediatric oncology nursing research over the past 25 years. It highlights practice-changing contributions from single-site studies and from multisite trials and discusses strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration ... Full text Cite

Virtual reality as a distraction intervention for older children receiving chemotherapy.

Journal article Pediatric nursing · November 2000 Featured Publication The purpose of this pilot study was to describe the perceived effectiveness and feasibility of using virtual reality (VR) as a distraction intervention for children, aged 10-17, receiving outpatient chemotherapy. Treatments for cancer are intensive and dif ... Cite

I look funny and I feel bad. Measurement of symptom distress.

Journal article Journal of child and family nursing · September 1999 Featured Publication Cite

Clinical implications for the administration of colony stimulating factors.

Journal article Orthopedic nursing · January 1994 Featured Publication This article familiarizes the practitioner with the clinical nursing implications of the colony stimulating factors that have been approved for use. The process of hematopoiesis is reviewed with a focus on the mechanisms of action for Sargramostim, Filgras ... Full text Cite

Common electrolyte imbalances associated with malignancy.

Journal article AACN clinical issues in critical care nursing · August 1992 Featured Publication More than one million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer during 1992, and 50% will be cured of their disease. Of those individuals not cured of the malignancy, survival time after diagnosis has increased tremendously compared to 1980. Because of advan ... Full text Cite

Using diversional activity to enhance coping.

Journal article Cancer nursing · August 1992 Featured Publication Diversional activity deficit, a nursing diagnosis that occurs with prolonged hospital treatment, requires creative and practical ways for nurses to support patients. A tool designed to assess diversional needs is described. Benefits include improved relati ... Full text Cite

Chemotherapy-induced emergencies.

Journal article Seminars in oncology · December 1989 Featured Publication Cite

Chemotherapy experts.

Journal article Nursing · November 1989 Featured Publication Cite