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Nursing staff on a Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare inpatient unit at the Brigham and Women's Hospital are continually challenged to implement new treatments and practices.
Nurses are found in a variety of clinical settings in patient care and research throughout the Institute. They provide care for patients hospitalized during treatment, administer chemotherapy and other medications on an outpatient basis, work in outpatient clinics organized by type of cancer, and coordinate care for patients participating in clinical trials. Nurse practitioners with advanced degrees and specialized training examine patients, prescribe therapies, consult physicians, and collaborate in multidisciplinary teams. They coordinate overall care through review and planning of services, including home health care, skilled nursing facilities, and hospice.
Nurses also serve as educators, coordinators, and administrators for a wide range of services, including Pain and Palliative Care; the Eleanor and Maxwell Blum Patient and Family Resource Center; the Houghton Mifflin Resource Room in the Gillette Center for Women's Cancers; the Betty Ann Blum and Marjorie Blum Pediatric Resource Room in the Jimmy Fund Clinic; and the Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrated Therapies.
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