June 2024

The winner of the 2024 Extraordinary Healer® award, Meaghan Mooney, BSN, RN, OCN, found a rewarding career caring for patients and their families, even after transitioning to a leadership role. Now, she uses her expertise to help children facing a parent's cancer diagnosis.

What should a patient do when there is an incidental finding on radiographic films? Is the patient responsible for following up, or is it the responsibility of the provider who ordered the imaging? What if they had the imaging done at an urgent care center or in the emergency department and they do not have a primary care provider?

Oncology rapid-access clinics should be essential to patient care standards across the oncology continuum.

For oncology nurses, it is important to advocate for patients and families through ongoing assessments for caregiver burden, financial toxicity, and effective communication that lead to poor decision-making.