Episode 183: How Oncology Nurses Find and Use Credible Patient Education Resources

ONS member Amanda Sarafin, BSN, OCN^®, MSN/Ed, nurse manager at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, NY, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss how oncology nurses and patients can find reputable educational resources during all stages of cancer care.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0

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Episode Notes

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

• The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 43: Sharing Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Resources
• ONS Voice articles on patient education
• ONS book: Cancer Basics (second edition)
• ONS book: Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice
• ONS book: Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Administration
• ONS book: Standards of Oncology Education: Patient/Significant Other & Public (fourth edition)
• ONS IVE Drug Education Sheets
• ONS Oral Chemotherapy Education Sheets
• ONS Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs Learning Library
• ONS Survivorship Learning Library
• ONS videos for patient education
• American Cancer Institute resources on treatment and support
• Medscape oncology resources
• National Cancer Institute resources for patients
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network patient resources

To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities.

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