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Oncology Nurse Advisor Navigation Summit

Leadership Strategies for Nursing Excellence

The triple aim of healthcare is patient satisfaction, quality outcomes, and decreased costs. Navigation is the key to effective care delivery, said Regina Cunningham, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, chief executive officer of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, during the Endnote Session at the Oncology Nurse Advisor Navigation Summit.

Handoff Tool Promotes Nurse-to-Nurse Communication to Avoid Patient Adverse Events

RuthAnn Gordon, MSN,FNP-BC, OCN^®, from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and co-authors presented the findings during a poster session at the ONS 42nd Annual Congress in Denver, CO. The poster was titled “Utilizing Nurse to Nurse Handoff Communication to Manage Immune Related Adverse Events in an Outpatient Immunotherapy Clinic.”

Improved Nurse and Pharmacist Communications Optimizes the Medication Use Process

Judy Ranous, BSN, RN, OCN®, from the Froedtert Hospital in Wisconsin, and coauthors presented their poster entitled “Design and Implementation of an Oncology and Pharmacy Nursing Committee to Optimize Interdisciplinary Communication and Patient Safety” at the 42nd Annual ONS Congress in Denver, CO.

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Coordinated care

The Impact of Comorbidities on Patient Care

More than ever before, oncology nurses are required to provide multifaceted care when it comes to managing patients with cancer. As the population of patients with cancer continues to age and cancer becomes more of a chronic condition, oncology nurses are seeing more patients who exhibit comorbidities during their cancer journey.

January 30, 2017

Oncology Nurses and Endocrinologists Can Work Together to Improve Patient Care

Many patients with cancer also have diabetes and other hormonal disorders. Multiple elements of cancer care can impact comorbid endocrine conditions.

January 26, 2017

Care coordination

How Do You Support Individual Expertise in a Coordinated Cancer Team Setting?

When we talk about advocating for patients, whether it’s as an oncology nurse or an oncology social worker, we’re talking about optimal care and quality of life. You could have the greatest treatment in the world, but if your patient doesn’t have transportation to get to that treatment, what’s the point?

October 04, 2016

Interdisciplinary teams

Alpha, Beta, and Beyond: How Radiation Therapy Is Evolving in Cancer Care

The field of radiation therapy has come a long way since the introduction of x-rays in 1896. Radiation therapy is now used in nearly 50% of all cancer cases and contributes to 40% of curative treatment. With recent advancements, radiation therapy has grown by leaps and bounds.

August 02, 2016

Interdisciplinary teams

How Can You Achieve Safety Across Disciplines?

Interdisciplinary communication is critical for patient safety across the healthcare continuum. One way our institution addressed communication barriers and looked to enhance understanding of each other’s roles was by creating an oncology service line pharmacy and nursing committee.

Interdisciplinary teams

The Power of Prehabilitation

Prehabilitation is a process along the cancer care continuum that occurs after diagnosis but before treatment begins. In a sense, it’s preparing patients for their battle ahead by introducing psychological and physical interventions “that establish a baseline functional level, identify impairments, and provide targeted interventions that improve a patient’s health to reduce the incidence and the severity of current and future impairments," according to Silver and Baima.

Oncology nurse education about anemia

What Do Oncology Nurses Need to Know About Blood Transfusions for Anemia?

Approximately 90% of patients with cancer experience anemia because of disease process, treatment side effects, or coexisting conditions.

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