Supporting Nurses Returning to Work After Cancer Diagnosis With Kai-Lin You
Expert Perspectives · Keira Smith · 2024-06-05
At the recent Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress, Kai-Lin You, PhD(c), MSN, RN, a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, presented her team’s poster entitled: “It’s just stress of going into work and not really knowing when I was going to be triggered”: A qualitative focus group study of return-to-work experiences of nurses diagnosed with cancer.
In this interview, she further discusses her poster, including:
- Factors that put nurses at an elevated risk for cancer
- Unique challenges that nurses may face when returning to work after a cancer diagnosis
- Reasons why nurses returned to work and challenges that impeded them from returning to work
- Actionable steps and accommodations that healthcare leaders can make to help support nurses who return to work after a cancer diagnosis
- Information on her team’s cross-sectional study exploring the impact of cancer on nurses’ quality of life
- And more!
About Ms. You
Kai-Lin You, PhD(c), MSN, RN, is a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. Ms. You’s research focuses on cancer survivorship and understanding the intricacies of this area of oncology. Currently, she is leading a series of studies which seek to explore return-to-work experiences and work limitations experienced by nurses with cancer.