Advancing Nursing Practices in Hospital Oncology Care
Gastrointestinal Cancer, Gastrointestinal Disease, Nurse's Role
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Gastrointestinal Cancer focused on measuring Family Caregiver, Family Centered Care, Inpatient Oncology Care, Nursing Practices, 20-448, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Nurses:
- MSKCC day-shift nurses (Clinical Nurse I to IV) assigned to the GI inpatient unit (M16) at the time of study, all of whom provide initial and ongoing assessment of patients' physical, psychosocial, cultural and informational needs
- Nurse is comfortable speaking and reading English as per self report
Family caregivers (FC) - Phases 1b, 2, 4:
Adult (≥18 yrs) family caregiver (family caregiver is defined here as any informal caregiver who is a relative, friend or legal representative) who self-identifies and/or is identified by the nursing staff as involved in the care of an MSK cancer patient who either:
- is currently admitted to the M16 unity for at least 12 hours OR
- has been discharged from the M16 unit within the last 2 weeks
- English-speaking as per self-report
- Only one FC per patient case will be invited to participate.
M16 Patients (chart review only):
- Adult (≥18 yrs) cancer patient who is currently admitted in the M16 unit at Memorial Hospital for at least 12 hours o English speaking as per self-report
Exclusion Criteria:
Nurses:
- Nurse plans to leave MSK or the GI unit within 3 months as per self-report
- [Phases 2-4] Nurse refuses observation of consultations as per self-report
Family caregivers (FC) - Phases 1b, 2, 4:
- FC participated in an earlier study phase
- FC's patient is deceased at time of consent
Sites / Locations
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Nurses
MSKCC day-shift nurses (Clinical Nurse I to IV) assigned to the GI inpatient unit (MH16) at the time of study, all of whom provide initial and ongoing assessment of patients' physical, psychosocial, cultural and informational needs