Oncology Nurse Talks Pride Month, LGBTQ Disparities

Oncology nurses and APPs can help reduce discrimination faced by patients with cancer who are members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Linda Bloom, MPA, RN, OCN, highlights how tools such as audio interpretation technology and clear masks can help nurses and patients overcome communication barriers in oncology.

Understanding psychosocial implications, barriers, risks, and impacts.

“We’ve had periods of time where things were shut down. We do have telemedicine, that was expanded, but telemedicine doesn’t work for everyone. If you don’t have internet access, if you don’t have the ability to understand the technology….”

About a quarter of patients with cancer routinely access their electronic health records.

Patients with multiple myeloma are living longer; therefore, their lifelong treatment expenses can become burdensome.