ONS member Barbara Rogers, CRNP, MN, AOCN®, ANP-BC, nurse practitioner at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA, member of the Bucks Montgomery Counties ONS chapter, and member of ONS’s Putting Evidence Into Practice anorexia project team, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss nursing considerations when screening for malnutrition, dietary management strategies and tips, and providing patient education to individuals with cancer.

This podcast episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Nestlé Health Science. ONS is solely responsible for the criteria, objectives, content, quality, and scientific integrity of its programs and publications.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod 

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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 93: How to Manage Nutrition for Patients With Cancer
• ONS Voice article: How Can Oncology Nurses Collaborate With Dietitians to Manage Malnutrition?
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Identifying Malnutrition: Nutritional Status in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Cancer
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Malnutrition Screening: An Interprofessional Approach in Outpatient Oncology
• More resources about nutrition in cancer care will be available soon in a new ONS Learning Library.
• ONS Putting Evidence Into Practice resources for anorexia
• ONS webinar: Reducing Cancer Risk: Setting Nutrition and Physical Activity Priorities in a World of Headline Hype
• American Cancer Society Nutrition for People With Cancer
• National Cancer Institute Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®)–Patient Version and —Health Professional Version
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network Trends™ Highlights: Cancer Anorexia-Cachexia