Janet Deatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, discusses neurocognitive late effects among survivors of childhood brain tumors (CBTs). 

Late effects in this population can be caused by treatment and the tumor. The role of nurses, Deatrick says, is to help survivors function on a cognitive level to ameliorate some of the late effects. 

Through her research, Deatrick found that neurocognitive function is maximized when survivorsâ€™ families function effectively. 

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Janet Deatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, discusses neurocognitive late effects among survivors of childhood brain tumors (CBTs). 


Janet Deatrick on Neurocognitive Late Effects in CBT Survivors

Janet Deatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN, discusses the role that nurses play in family management.

Most families with a loved one undergoing cancer treatment are concerned with nurses helping them live each day as any family would. Families and their loved ones tend to have better outcomes when they are focused on family rather than condition in their management.

While nurses should teach people to take care of a condition, Deatrick says, they should also talk about taking care of a loved one in the context of ongoing family life.

Janet Deatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN, discusses the role that nurses play in family management.


Janet Deatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN

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Janet Deatrick on Neurocognitive Late Effects in CBT Survivors

Janet Deatrick Discusses Nurses' Roles in Family Management