Adult Inpatient Unit

The 8O nursing staff is committed to excellence in the delivery of holistic care to all cancer patients and their loved ones. They provide for the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients and their families. The focus is on relief for the symptoms of cancer and its treatment, as well as the comfort of patients. The staff is dedicated to promoting the patient's quality of life and acknowledging a patient's right to die with dignity. Nurses provide a compassionate environment for optimal physical and emotional comfort.

The nursing staff on 8O facilitate the achievement and maintenance of optimal lifestyle patterns such as those of nutritional habits, sleep and rest, coping, elimination, sexual and reproductive activities, comfort, and exercise and mobility. They provide in-depth education to patients and their significant others about the disease, the chemotherapy treatment they will receive, the side effects and expected outcome.

These dedicated oncology nurses advocate for the right of patients to have information about their disease, prognosis, treatment, and alternatives. They actively support a patient's decision to accept or refuse treatment. In addition, the nurses provide continual support to patients and their families when their self-images, social roles, and functional abilities undergo change.

The 8O nursing staff provide consultations for other nurses, health professionals, and administrators to enhance the care given to cancer patients and their families. The nurses assist and support their health care colleagues in research efforts.

Together with health care professionals from other disciplines, nurses on the unit foster a climate of respect, support, education, communication and cooperation between the health care team, patients, and their significant others.