Nurse Navigation

Childhood cancer survivors may benefit from high-risk obstetric care despite being able to conceive and give birth safely.

An expert with Allegheny Health Network discusses the value of behavioral therapy and how access and stigma often play a role in preventing patients from receiving this form of care.

Weekly phone calls from RNs helped reduce the number of severe adverse events experienced by patients receiving ipilimumab for metastatic melanoma.

Awareness of the e-cigarette epidemic among youth could help drive primary prevention.

With nearly two-thirds of the states allowing for medical cannabis use and the legalization of hemp, accessing cannabinoids has become much easier— especially for patients with cancer.

Janelle Wagner, RN, OCN, Senior Manager of Patient Navigation Program for Community Sites, discusses the challenges and rewards of nurse navigation in oncology.

Patient experience programs can improve quality of care and decrease organization costs, resulting in a more efficient and less expensive cancer care journey for patients.

Kristin Rupp, RN, OCN, BSN, reminiscences about the experiences that made her the nurse she is today, and how she continues to pay it forward.

Stephanie Jackson, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, Oncology Nursing News co-editor in chief, comments on the importance of self-care for oncology nurses.

Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System scoring suggested that wound complication was associated with more severe anxiety and decreased physical function in patients receiving radiation therapy for soft tissue sarcoma.

Deidra Hamilton, MSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG, recently presented on how cancer institutions can clearly define the role of a nurse navigator to prevent scope creep and use gap analysis and metrics to showcase the value of a navigator in their program.

“When you’re donning that gown to go into a room, you’re donning exactly what that patient needs you to be.”

An expert weighs in on the advantages of cannabis treatment for patients with cancer, and how nurses can help patients navigate the cannabis-oncology space, in spite of certain research limitations.

Sandra Duncan, RN, BSN, discusses her transition to clinical research, and what her responsibilities are like supporting the ongoing CheckMate-73L trial.

While disparities exist in screening accessibility among the Hispanic/Latinx communities, the implementation of interventions have shown promising results in increased clinical trial participation.

A poster presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium found a trend towards less frequent care refusal when a safety net hospital introduced nurse breast navigators.

Though the video did not have a statistically significant impact, those assigned to watch the video appeared to be more informed about hospice care and reported more favorable perceptions of hospice.

The COVID-19 Pandemic has increased the use of video conference technology, but this technology has a lasting impact for caregivers in reducing their anxiety when it comes to continuing visits with patients with cancer.

New perspectives, new faces of leadership, new leadership styles, all can create new opportunities with more voices being heard.

In this month’s episode of the "CURE Talks Cancer Podcast: Nursing Edition," we had the chance to talk with Betty Ferrell, FAACN, FCPN, MA, PhD, director of the Division of Nursing Research and Education at City of Hope, and discuss the important differences between palliative care and end of life care.

Patients with cancer are faced with chronic pain that nurses often cannot manage properly due to outdated restrictions and practices.

Any patient with cancer needs a caregiver through the treatment journey, but it's even more vital for patients with cancer undergoing the stem cell transplant process.

Here are the top 5 Oncology Nursing News® stories for October 2019.

Stress management is vital for any profession, but for oncology nurses, stress management is crucial to not only helping themselves but also helping their patients.

The stigma around palliative care is that it is only associated with end of life, and in some minds, giving up. But that isn't the case, as palliative care is a vital part of any critical care.

In this month’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer Podcast: Nursing Edition, we had the chance to speak with Chasity M. Washington, MPH, CHES, on how the diversity in the workplace is important to cancer care.

Among the various specialties of nursing, a sort of hierarchy has formed that may be putting competency with machines over nurse and patient interactions.

The grieving process doesn't stop when you think you're ready to go back to work, and it can be made worse when your coworkers are unsure how to console you. Which is why workplace assistance is essential for grieving employees.

Here's what you can expect from the latest edition of Oncology Nursing News®!

Oncology nurses are a key part of the cancer care team, but they are also a crucial source of information for a patient's family.