ONS member Lauren Suarez, RN, MSN, OCN®, CBCN®, nurse manager of radiation oncology at Miami Cancer Institute in Florida and member of the Miami-Dade ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss the ONS Guidelines™ for Cancer Treatment–Related Radiodermatitis and how oncology nurses can manage this treatment side effect. Suarez was also a member of the advisory panel that developed this clinical practice guideline, which published in November 2020.

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.
• ONS Guidelines™ for Cancer Treatment–Related Radiodermatitis 
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Patient Preference for Instructional Reinforcement Regarding Prevention of Radiation Dermatitis 
• Oncology Nursing Forum article: Radiodermatitis in Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 
• Other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes on ONS Guidelines 
• Putting Evidence Into Practice: Radiodermatitis 
• Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events: Dermatitis Radiation Grading 
• National Cancer Institute: Skin and Nail Changes During Cancer Treatment 
• OncoLink: Skin Reactions From Radiation