When cancer returns in the form of distant recurrence, oncology nurse navigators and patient navigators should prepare for the different kinds of reactions patients can have to this difficult news.
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Many cancer screenings were put on hold due to COVID-19, but screenings are essential to avoiding late-stage diagnosis.
Clarifying the responsibilities of each member of the multidisciplinary navigation team will lead to more comfort in your role and better care for your patients.
While we always provide the best care for our patients, we also have to anticipate potential adverse events that can occur during treatment or surgery and prepare our patients and their families for those events.
