Target Audience This educational initiative is directed toward hematology and oncology nurse navigators, and is also recommended for patient navigators, social workers, and case managers whose focus is on cancer care and survivorship.
Educational Objectives After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Explain why patient advocacy is such an important role of the role of the nurse navigator in caring for patients with cancer and their families
- Describe at least 3 important ways that navigators promotes advocacy for their patients in practice
- Define barriers of advocacy in the oncology setting and ways that the navigator can be successful
- Provide appropriate and care and counsel for patients and their families
Faculty
Barbara Francks, RN, BSN, OCN, CBCN, HON-ONN-CG Clinical Nurse Navigator Virtua Cancer Program
