Table 2.

Synthesis of the topics of the included studies (N=31).

Study ID	Subject
S1	Development and implementation of a COVID-19–screening tool for oncology telephone service. The tool was developed and implemented in clinical practice, facilitating patient triage and patient tracking in various outpatient settings.
S2	Implementation, associated interventions, and results of the proactive navigation model of a virtual resource center. Successfully transitioned to a new proactive, virtual outreach program to educate, advocate, resource, and support patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
S3	Experience of the Patient Safety Center, in the face of COVID-19, in a hospital unit. The lived experience shows the importance of the Patient Safety Center, which aims to promote a safe health service.
S4	Report on nursing care to the first patient in oncological palliative care with COVID-19 in a hospital in Rio de Janeiro. The rapid worsening of the disease, isolation, absence of a caregiver/family member, and risk of contamination of the team in the context of the pandemic made nursing care more specific and careful.
S5	Report on the relationship between a patient, the nurse, and the physician who accompanied the patient with lymphoma during treatment and differences between the moments before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
S6	Continuous psychological assessment of patients with cancer, especially in unusual health conditions, such as COVID-19, can improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
S7	Discuss the role of nurses in disseminating information during the pandemic.
S8	Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for oncology nurses and patients with cancer.
S9	Performance of nurse-led clinics in supporting patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. The services led by nurses showed good performance and quality, and the teleservice performed by nurses indicated a high level of patient satisfaction.
S10	Guidelines to be followed by any health care organization offering systemic anticancer therapy at home, established by the ONSa to avoid interruption of patient care.
S11	Update on the needs, experiences, and responses to treating patients treated with chemotherapy in a context of high risk of contagion due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New solutions to emerging problems are implemented, even without scientific evidence.
S12	Description of a cancer center's COVID-19 emergency response to allow other nursing organizations to determine what elements might help manage an increase in patients in their own environment.
S13	Navigator nurses' role in assisting patients with breast cancer during the new coronavirus pandemic in a private hospital in Southern Brazil.
S14	Florida nurses' response to the COVID-19 pandemic: changes in academia and research during the pandemic, the negative consequences of COVID-19 on cancer care, and the innovative model created by perioperative services to care for patients with COVID-19.
S15	Case report of assistance to the mother of a child with end-stage cancer with whom providers had not discussed care goals and prognosis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
S16	Challenges for oncology nursing during the COVID-19 outbreak: supporting patients with cancer during treatment, managing case care amid the COVID-19 crisis, and assessing the risk of exposure to coronavirus infection in the face of cancer treatment to avoid anxiety and panic among patients with cancer.
S17	Critical reflection on COVID-19 in the context of oncology nursing with recommendations for caring for people affected by cancer during this pandemic. Nurses participate in the development and implementation of policies regarding standards of care and play a key role in the management of COVID-19 in the year marked as the International Year of Nursing.
S18	A narrative review on challenges faced by oncology nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, including shortages of nurses and specialized staff, occupational safety and burnout concerns, and possible solutions to address these challenges.
S19	Palliative care challenges and strategies for management during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
S20	Benefits of teleconsultation carried out by nurses to patients with breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
S21	The use of a new application effectively monitored patients with cancer and reduced contact with other people.
S22	Integrating palliative care into the practice of oncology nursing helps health organizations and cancer centers be better equipped to meet the holistic needs of patients with cancer and their families.
S23	Psychological status of patients with breast cancer and female nurses at the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak.
S24	Safe options for conducting multidisciplinary clinics remotely, maintaining the same level of quality, during a time when at least half of providers and browsers were working remotely during COVID-19 restrictions.
S25	Challenges for oncology nurses in treating patients with cancer facing the COVID-19 pandemic.
S26	Experience of a virtual group with women with breast cancer in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
S27	Guidance for specialist nurses to help patients decide whether to proceed with or delay colorectal cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic, guide them along new paths, address their concerns, and provide preoperative assessment and support.
S28	Various topics about the current pandemic. COVID-19 will continue to disrupt society and cancer care in 2021, but the arrival of vaccines brings hope for a decrease in serious infections.
S29	Measures applied to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in clinical oncology departments.
S30	The role of oncology nurses in strategic roles during the pandemic includes educating the patient's family, coordinating with other health teams, triaging patients by phone, and caring for their own mental health.
S31	Challenges for health professionals and oncology nurses in coping with the pandemic: protocols for chemotherapy administration, patient protection, and guarantee of PPEb to health professionals.

^aONS: Oncology Nursing Society.

^bPPE: personal protective equipment.