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Distress Screening and Management in an Outpatient VA Cancer Clinic: A Pilot Project Involving Ambulatory Patients Across the Disease Trajectory

Author:
Jennifer Smith, MSN, CNP
Susan Berman, PhD
Jennifer Dimick, Lisw, OSW-C
Sonya Curry, CNS
Lisa Arfons, MD
Brian Cmolik, MD
Robert Savinell, RN, BSN
Kauzy Woods, MSM
Julie R. Price, PsyD
Polly Mazanec, PhD, ACNP, AOCN, FPCN

Screening all patients for distress addressed practical, psychosocial, physical, and spiritual needs does not seem to be burdensome for patients...