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Fertility preservation in women diagnosed with cancer : a proposal for a nursing competency framework Van Dijk, Pearl

Abstract

Individuals diagnosed with cancer are at risk of compromised fertility as a side effect of cancer treatments. As the survival rate of patients is improving due to advancements in cancer regimens, there is an increased focus on family-building into survivorship. Although assisted reproductive technologies have made the banking and cryopreservation of gametes and reproductive tissue feasible, fertility preservation (FP) remains under-implemented. Barriers to accessing FP care affect all age groups and genders, however, the literature suggests that FP for women of child-bearing age can be particularly complex due to the invasive and potentially time-intensive nature of FP for women. This document will focus on the available knowledge on barriers and facilitators to care including the current and future role of the FP nurse. This knowledge will inform the development of an FP Nursing Competency Framework to help support the advancement of nurses in clinical practice and the improvement of care in this sub-specialty

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Fertility preservation in women diagnosed with cancer : a proposal for a nursing competency framework
Creator
Van Dijk, Pearl
Date Issued
2020-04
Description
Individuals diagnosed with cancer are at risk of compromised fertility as a side effect of cancer treatments. As the survival rate of patients is improving due to advancements in cancer regimens, there is an increased focus on family-building into survivorship. Although assisted reproductive technologies have made the banking and cryopreservation of gametes and reproductive tissue feasible, fertility preservation (FP) remains under-implemented. Barriers to accessing FP care affect all age groups and genders, however, the literature suggests that FP for women of child-bearing age can be particularly complex due to the invasive and potentially time-intensive nature of FP for women. This document will focus on the available knowledge on barriers and facilitators to care including the current and future role of the FP nurse. This knowledge will inform the development of an FP Nursing Competency Framework to help support the advancement of nurses in clinical practice and the improvement of care in this sub-specialty
Subject
Fertility preservation; Oncofertility; Cancer; Women; Reproductive age; Child-bearing age; Survivorship; Nursing; Competencies
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. NURS 595
Date Available
2020-04-22
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0389917
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/74107
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Nursing, School of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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