Forster, Alice S;
Zylstra, Janine;
von Wagner, Christian;
Hirst, Yasemin;
Forster, Martin;
Walshe, Rebecca;
Kazzaz, Zainab;
... Patani, Neill; + view all
(2022)
The Impact of COVID-19 on Clinical Nurse Specialists and Patients With Cancer: A Pan-Specialty Cross-sectional Survey.
Clinical Nurse Specialist
, 36
(5)
pp. 272-277.
10.1097/NUR.0000000000000691.
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Abstract
PURPOSE/AIMS: Uptake and delivery of cancer services across the United Kingdom have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to understand the impact of the pandemic on the working practices of clinical nurse specialists and their patient interactions across different cancer specialties. DESIGN: We performed a cross-sectional survey exploring nurses' experiences of delivering care during the pandemic, as well as their perceptions of the concerns that cancer patients were experiencing. METHODS: Clinical nurse specialists working in London cancer services were invited to complete an online questionnaire. Nurses' experiences and their perceptions of patients' concerns were analyzed descriptively. RESULTS: Fifty-four nurses participated. Almost half had been redeployed to other clinical areas during the pandemic (n = 19). COVID-19 discussions added 5 to 10 minutes on average to most consultations, with nurses either working longer/unpaid hours (34%) or spending less time talking to patients about cancer (39%) to deal with this. Approximately 50% of nurses would have liked additional information and support from their hospital. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical nurse specialist time and resources have been stretched during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitals need to work with nursing staff to ensure the specific information needs of cancer patients are being met.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Impact of COVID-19 on Clinical Nurse Specialists and Patients With Cancer: A Pan-Specialty Cross-sectional Survey |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1097/NUR.0000000000000691 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1097/NUR.0000000000000691 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Nursing, cancer, clinical nurse specialists, COVID-19 |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10157206 |
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