Destiny Cromer on the Impact of Patient Understanding on Treatment Decisions
Destiny Cromer, ANP-BC, AOCNP, of Texas Oncology, discusses why it is so important that a patient fully understands their prognosis and the intent of their treatment.
Destiny Cromer, ANP-BC, AOCNP, of Texas Oncology, discusses why it is so important that a patient fully understands their prognosis and the intent of their treatment.
Patients who receive chemotherapy late in life often have more side effects and poorer quality of life. This can limit them from doing what is most important to them in their last days. If the patients had a better understanding of their prognosis or their treatment, would they make different decisions on their treatment? The Oncology Care Model requires that patients receive both written and verbal information on their prognosis and the intent of their treatment which could better prepare them for the choices.
Oncology Nurses Provide Patients an Avenue to Supportive Care
November 12th 2019Palliative care is often associated with a patient entering end of life treatment and giving up on their treatment, but that isn't the reality of what id can do for patients. And oncology nurses can help guide patients to the right supportive care for them.
Hyman B. Muss Discusses the Importance of Nurses in Treating Pregnant Women With Breast Cancer
March 23rd 2016Hyman B. Muss, MD, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, discusses the vital roles that nurses play when it comes to treating pregnant women with breast cancer.
