Nurse navigator Molly Sutton leads over 50 navigators in the North Texas LNN. This LNN meets quarterly to increase knowledge and network.

Transgender people persistently experience discrimination and inequality in all aspects of their life, including healthcare.

This is the fifth installment of my series on providing terminal patients with important elements so that they can experience a good death. For this installment, I want to discuss the element of fondness.

I want to welcome Carolyn Allsen RN, BSN, OCN, ONN-CG as the new Houston Area LNN president who presides over an active group of navigation professionals. This group meets monthly, and they have a group of 35 members that share community resources and present topics on local pearls of wisdom.

In order to optimize access to care across the cancer continuum including the most vulnerable patients, it's important to organize and prioritize your resources. One particular community is the LGBT community.

One important aspect of navigating is giving your patients the feeling of empowerment. Talk to your patients about having them communicate their preferences and priorities for treatment to their healthcare team, and help facilitate shared decision-making in the patient’s healthcare.

This is the fourth installment of my series on providing terminal patients with important elements so that they can experience a good death. For this installment, I want to discuss the element of forgiveness.

The Central Texas Oncology Navigator Network (CTON2) has consistently held quarterly meetings over the past year with an average attendance of 17 dedicated navigators. They use medical representative–sponsored meetings on a variety of navigation topics.

This is the third installment of my series on providing terminal patients with important elements so that they can experience a good death. For this installment, I want to discuss the element of leaving behind no financial debts to patients' survivors.