In Cancer Care, What is Loss and What is Victory?

In Cancer Care, What is Loss and What is Victory?
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2019 Feb 01;23(1):112
Authors: Parker A
Abstract
The challenges faced in my first year as a new oncology nurse included learning the beauty of small victories and understanding loss. Family and friends often mention how sad and hard this profession is. It is hard to explain how much I love this job to those who view it as somewhat depressing. The victories are the small moments: shortness of breath improving because the tumor shrank, attending a granddaughter's graduation, seeing a new baby born, or celebrating another birthday. Those moments keep us coming to work every day and help our patients make it another month.
PMID: 30681990 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing - January 27, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Parker A Tags: Clin J Oncol Nurs Source Type: research