Industry News
June 15, 2023 by Jan Tipton DNP, APRN-CNS, AOCN® Prepare for the silver tsunami—experts predict that the number of older adults with cancer, those aged 65 and older, will double by 2035. Oncology APRNs have a pivotal role in their care, understanding patients’ values and preferences to facilitate informed decision-making. But communication can be difficult when patients have comorbid geriatric syndromes such as cognitive deficits, delirium, and depression.
Visit https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/oncology-aprns-role-in-communicating-with-older-adults-with-cancer to view the full article online.
|
June 14, 2023 by Elisa Becze BA, ELS, Editor More than two-thirds of patients who identify as LGBTQ+ lack at least one vital health education resource tailored to their identity, researchers reported in study findings presented at the 15th American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Additionally, nearly three-quarters of those patients desire posttreatment plans that include LGBTQ+ specific information.
Visit https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/lgbtq-patients-with-cancer-need-education-tailored-to-their-identity to view the full article online.
|
Podcast
"Sometimes you think, ‘Oh, these are just bladder patients; it’s different.’ But it might not be different. They still have a cancer diagnosis; this is still going to be a very fearful and unsettling time for that patient and their caregivers," Tiffany Kurtz, MSN, RN, OCN®, manager of outpatient oncology at Summa Health Cancer Institute in Akron, OH, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS. Kurtz discussed intravesical administration and oncology nurses’ role in the treatment. You can earn free NCPD contact hours after listening to this episode and completing the evaluation linked below.
Visit https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-265-intravesical-administration-oncology-nurses-role to view the full article online.
|
|