Episode 64: Oncology Nurse Navigators

ONS member Jean Sellers, RN, MSN, executive director at North Carolina Oncology Navigator Association in Chapel Hill and North Carolina Triangle ONS Chapter member, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer, to discuss the important role oncology nurse navigators play in patient care, how nurses can lean on their navigator colleagues, and where the nurse navigator field is heading for the future.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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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.
• Lay Patient Navigators Can Help Oncology Nurses Guide Patients Through Cancer Care
• How ONS Is Supporting ONNs’ Professional Development
• The Role of Oncology Nursing Navigation Continues to Grow
• Oncology Nurse Navigation: Delivering Patient-Centered Care Across the Continuum
• Oncology Nurse Navigator Competencies
• ONS Oncology Nurse Navigator Toolkit
• ONS Nurse Navigator Community
• Role of the Oncology Nurse Navigator Throughout the Cancer Trajectory
• National Cancer Survivorship Resource Center Toolkit