OBJECTIVES: To discuss the role and challenges of the oncology nurse navigator working
within a multidisciplinary team caring for patients with various types of cancers. DATA …

This comprehensive, authoritative text provides a state-of-the-art review of current
knowledge and best practices for helping adults with psychiatric disabilities move forward in …

Abstract African Americans and Latinos are underrepresented in clinical trials. The purpose
of this study was to elicit solutions to participation barriers from African Americans and …

As health care delivery becomes increasingly focused on patient-centered models,
interventions such as patient navigation that have the potential to improve care coordination …

Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) are at considerably higher risk for morbidity and
mortality than those in the general population. The current pilot trial is a preliminary …

Abstract Purpose/Objectives: To summarize the current scientific literature pertaining to the
role of the patient navigator in oncology using the concept analysis framework developed by …

People of color with serious mental illnesses experience high rates of morbidity and
mortality. Patient navigators, developed for cancer care, may help this group benefit from …

Background: Helping patients navigate the complex and fragmented US health care system
and coordinating their care are central to the patient-centered medical home. We evaluated …

Catherine Koh, DNP, RN, is the deputy director of nursing at National University Hospital in
Singapore; and Joan M. Nelson, DNP, APRN-BC, is an associate professor in the College of …

People with serious mental illness die, on average, twenty-five years earlier than those in
the population without a serious mental illness. This disparity is largely due to treatable …