The Treatment of Depression using Oncology Nurses

Depression is an issue that affects all medically unwell people. The frequency of serious depression in cancer patients has been reported to be as high as 50%. Patients with concurrent major depressive illness who seek treatment in general practice or medical centers are more likely than not to get proper treatment. Therefore, more efficient ways for identifying and treating cancer patients as well as those suffering from depression are urgently required. The paper highlights study that examines if oncology nurses could be educated to have a more active part in the treatment of patients who are suffering from major depression. A properly trained oncology nurse can give an intervention that researchers created and piloted. It necessitates a broadening of the scope of specialized nurses' duties and skills. The difficulties that nurses face in this capacity are explored. Researchers believe they need a diversified work schedule that isn't only focused on depression management that they need enough peer support, and so they are usually effective when they collaborate with other members of a heterogeneous psycho-oncology department.