Elizabeth Wertz Evans Offers Advice to Oncology Nurses Who Are Treating Other Nurses
Elizabeth Wertz Evans, PhD, RN, author of I’m Not That Person Anymore: A Nurse’s Journey With Metastatic Breast Cancer, offers advice to oncology nurses who may be treating other nurses or medical professionals.
After years of nursing, Evans was diagnosed with breast and then liver cancer, making her switch roles from nurse to patient. Evans suggest that oncology nurses recognize the skill set of their patient and understand that the patient may be a medical professional, but not be involved in oncology, and knowledge of certain aspects, such as drugs and side effects, should not be assumed.
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.
Kimberly J. Van Zee on Nomograms Helping in DCIS Treatment Decision-Making
March 18th 2016Kimberly J. Van Zee, MS, MD, FACS, attending surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the institution's newly-developed nomogram that can help women make treatment decisions about ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
