%0 Journal Article
%T Oncology nursing role in cancer-related PTSD¡ªPart II
%A Alyssa Leano
%A Janet Ellis
%A Lauren Goldberg
%A Melissa B. Korman
%A Yasmine Hejri-Rad
%J Archive of "Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal".
%D 2019
%X Cancer-related posttraumatic stress disorder (CR-PTSD) is relatively newly defined, lacks clinician awareness and, therefore, often goes undiagnosed. Untreated CR-PTSD can be debilitating; negatively impacting all aspects of a patient¡¯s life throughout diagnosis, treatment, and into survivorship. Oncology nurses¡¯ frontline role, which includes caring for both patients¡¯ physical and psychosocial needs, and commonly forming a trusting relationship with patients, makes them ideal candidates for providing emotional support and assessing patients for risk or symptoms of CR-PTSD. In addition to a brief summary on the current nursing role in assessing and treating mental health disorders such as CR-PTSD, this article provides recommendations for how nurses can identify vulnerable patients, assess these patients for CR-PTSD and provide psychosocial support to those in need, as well as how hospitals can better equip oncology nurses to do so through training, education and supportive resources
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6516342/