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As the range of successful treatments for cancer expands, demand for skilled and trained nursing teams is growing. This new text supported by the UK Oncology Nursing Society, and written by a team of over 30 experienced practitioners, provides an illustrated primer for anyone training to be a nurse or embarking on specialist training in the field.

KEYWORDS oncology nursing research; peer review; mentorship; clinical oncology

Patient engagement in cancer care is increasingly recognized as essential for improving clinical outcomes. Nurses play a crucial role in fostering patient engagement, yet there is a lack of validated instruments to assess which nursing behaviors are most effective in promoting engagement from the patient's perspective. This study aimed to develop and test the psychometric characteristics of the Nurses' Behavioral Engagement Scale, a tool designed to measure nursing behaviors that support patient engagement in oncology settings, from patients' point of view. The study followed a three-phase exploratory sequential mixed-methods design. In the first phase, 53 items were generated based on findings from a previous qualitative study and a systematic review of the literature. In the second phase, the items underwent content validation through a modified e-Delphi procedure with 19 experts in oncology nursing, patient engagement, tool development, and linguistics. Forty-eight items were deemed relevant and tested in the third phase with a sample of 250 cancer patients to evaluate construct validity, internal consistency, and convergent validity. Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed a four-factor structure, collectively explaining 70.0% of the total variance: Factor 1 - Acknowledgment of Patient's Uniqueness, Factor 2 - Meeting Patient's Knowledge Expectations, Factor 3 - Fostering Patient's Motivation, and Factor 4 - Valuing Patient's Informal Caregivers. The final Nurses' Behavioral Engagement Scale comprises 29 items. Internal consistency was excellent, with Cronbach's alpha coefficients of 0.953, 0.890, 0.942, and 0.920 for the four factors, respectively. The Nurses' Behavioral Engagement Scale demonstrated significant and meaningful correlations with the Health Care Climate Questionnaire and items assessing satisfaction with nursing care, supporting its convergent validity. The Nurses' Behavioral Engagement Scale provides a psychometrically sound measure of nursing behaviors that promote patient engagement in oncology care. This tool has the potential to inform targeted interventions and quality improvement initiatives, ultimately enhancing patient-centered care and improving health outcomes in cancer patients.

The nursing shortage and its impact on patient care are well-documented global issues. Patients living with cancer as a chronic illness have many psychosocial problems and often lack adequate support as a result of ineffective nurse-patient communication. A review of the literature on factors influencing the delivery of psychosocial care to cancer patients indicates that the delivery of psychosocial care in routine cancer nursing within a biomedical healthcare system has not been widely explored. To explore patients' perceptions of their experiences with nurse-patient communication in an oncological clinical environment. A focused ethnographic study was undertaken in two oncology wards of a hospital in Hong Kong. Data were collected through observations of the ward environment, the activities and instances of nurse-patient communication, semi-structured interviews with patients, and a review of nursing documents. Two main themes were identified: 1. Nurses' workload and the environment and 2. Nurse-patient partnership and role expectations. Within these two themes were related subthemes on: Sympathy for the busy nurses; Prioritizing calls to the nurses; Partnership through relationship; Nurses' role in psychosocial care; and Reduction of psychosocial concerns through physical care. Many cancer patients do not expect to receive psychosocial care in the form of emotional talks or counseling from busy nurses, but appreciate the attention paid by nurses to their physiological and physical needs. Nurse-patient partnerships in cancer care may reduce the potential workload of nurses. The psychosocial needs of cancer patients could be optimized by providing good physical care through effective communication within a time-constrained oncology setting.

KEYWORDS collaboration; patient-centered outcomes; DNP prepared; PhD prepared; oncology science

BACKGROUND: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) are a diverse family of cancers that occur within the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas. Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) via [.sup.177]Lu-DOTATATE is a newer therapeutic option for certain patients with somatostatin receptor-positive GEP-NETs. OBJECTIVES: This review informs on how oncology nurses treating patients with GEP-NETs receiving PRRT using [.sup.177]Lu-DOTATATE can facilitate care. METHODS: Guidance on the monitoring, management, and care of patients undergoing PRRT for GEP-NETswas developed based on published literature and the nursing experience of the authors. A case study is summarized to highlight key concepts. FINDINGS: Oncology nurses provide assessment, education, direct care, and emotional support when caring for patients with GEP-NETs receiving PRRT with [.sup.177]Lu-DOTATATE. As the treatment landscape evolves, so too will these roles and responsibilities. KEYWORDS peptide receptor radionuclide therapy; patient management; GEP-NETs; nuclear medicine

Nurses have a minimal introduction to the oncology specialty, and their exposure to radiation therapy is further limited to a superficial understanding of the patient experience. Radiation is a primary mode of oncologic treatment; thus, a comprehensive cancer center developed a 13-week training program to enhance education and clinical skills for nurses transitioning to the radiation subspecialty. Nursing retention rates were analyzed at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. Two-year post-analysis results show a 92.3% retention rate. With the cost of on-boarding a single registered nurse (RN) ranging from $52,100 to $52,350, nursing leadership must develop innovative, evidence-based methods to support RN transition to practice. Keywords: Radiation oncology, orientation, oncology, subspecialty, transition to practice, retention, workforce stability.