Navigation
April 2016 Vol 7, No 3 | March 31, 2016
A report on the evolution of patient navigation to cover consensus-based core competencies.
April 2016 Vol 7, No 3 | March 31, 2016
Patient navigation is a patient-centered healthcare delivery method that assists patients in overcoming barriers to oncology care throughout the cancer care continuum.
Best Practices in Patient Navigation – Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Edition | January 25, 2016
As new trends emerge in the management of patients with cancer, an increasingly complex care delivery system continues to evolve. It is important to realize that the number of treatment options available to patients may be overwhelming to them.
Pam Baker DeGuzman, PhD, MBA, RN, Christina Sheffield, BS, Lindsay R. Hauser, MS, Jessica Sherman, MSN, RN, Jessica Keim-Malpass, PhD, MS, RN
October 2015 Vol 6, No 5 | October 1, 2015
Patients in rural settings often experience geographic and financial barriers in their transition to oncology survivorship care. Using telemedicine can improve patients’ access to care and their outcomes, and survivorship clinics should be specifically evaluated for rural populations.
June 2015 Vol 6, No 3 | May 27, 2015
The role of the nurse navigator in helping patients through the trajectory of their journey from diagnosis to treatment to survivorship has evolved, and in many settings, the nurse navigator has become a key component of a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care.
June 2015 Vol 6, No 3 | May 26, 2015
At the 2015 Oncology Nursing Society meeting, Harold P. Freeman, MD, (pictured), Founder and President of Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute, described the establishment of the first patient navigation institute for patients with cancer in the United States.
June 2015 Vol 6, No 3 | May 26, 2015
“ONS recognized that navigation services can be delegated to trained nonprofessionals and/or volunteers, and should be supervised by nurses and social workers. Ongoing training will be needed for these volunteers. They need to learn how to talk to people with cancer,” said Jean Sellers, RN, MSN, Administrative Clinical Director, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, at the 2015 Oncology Nursing Society meeting.
April 2015 Vol 6, No 2 | April 7, 2015
Standardizing oncology patient navigator role clarification can help nurses and social workers operate at the top of their license while protecting patient navigators and institutions from liability issues.
Relationship-Based Care: Creating a Patient Navigation Program Through a Professional Practice Model
December 2014 Vol 5, No 6 | March 6, 2015
Patient navigation has become essential for the care of the oncology patient in a complex healthcare environment; however, the term “navigation” has been used loosely to describe several functions of the role of a patient liaison, social worker, or registered nurse. A navigation program was created recently for patients who were newly diagnosed with breast cancer.
October 2014 Vol 5, No 5 | October 9, 2014
It doesn’t matter if you are new at navigation or a seasoned navigator, we each need to invest in our careers.
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