Kathy Jo Gutgsell, RN, MT-BC, music therapist at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center talks about how music can help patients with cancer. 

Gutgsell emphasizes that music is a good way for people diagnosed with cancer to manage their pain and anger. For example, patients often come to her mad and upset, but after beating a drum, that anger is released. 

For patients facing death, Gutgsell said that writing a song, which she will put to music, can be a part of the legacy that they leave to their families. 

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Kathy Jo Gutgsell, RN, MT-BC, music therapist at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, discusses how nurses can work with music therapists.

Gutgsell says that nurses and music therapists share the same clinical goals, which includes alleviating pain, anxiety, depression, and addressing a need for legacy. 

â€œI know that nurses are thinking about these things and value them too, but we just have a little bit different way of approaching these clinical needs,â€ she says. â€œWe use this gift that we have which is music and the therapeutic relationship.â€ 

Gutgsell hopes that nurses will be sensitized to the value of music therapy and make patient referrals to the therapy team. 

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Kathy Jo Gutgsell, RN, MT-BC, music therapist at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, discusses how nurses can work with music therapists.


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