Angie Meillier, RN, MS, CPPM, of Allina Health System, explains why nurses should be sure that patients are ready to hear and understand specific information.

The timing of communication with patients is important, to ensure that the patients can properly hear, digest, and understand the information. For example, a patient might not be ready at the time of diagnosis to hear information about cancer rehabilitation. Nurses should be sure that they are giving information at the proper time and that they are stressing the importance of the information.

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Angie Meillier, RN, MS, CPPM, of Allina Health System, explains why nurses should be sure that patients are ready to hear and understand specific information.


Angie Meillier on the Importance of Timing When Communicating

Angie Meillier, RN, MS, CPPM, Manager of Clinical Programs at Allina Health, discusses the importance of shared decision making and patient understanding in breast cancer and throughout oncology.

Shared decision making is a concept that is especially important in preference-sensitive conditions, such as the choice between lumpectomy and mastectomy for patients with breast cancer. There are a number of other choices in breast cancer, as well as throughout oncology. By ensuring that a patient fully understands the options they have and the outcomes, more of the patient’s own values and preferences can be incorporated into the decisions.

Angie Meillier, RN, MS, CPPM, discusses the importance of shared decision making and patient understanding in breast cancer and throughout oncology.

Angie Meillier, RN, MS, CPPM

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Angie Meillier on the Importance of Timing When Communicating

Angie Meillier on Shared Decision Making in Breast Cancer