“There’s nothing more we can do.” How often do patients with cancer hear those words? But ONS member Reanne Booker, RN, MN, a nurse practitioner at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, believes differently: “I feel there’s always more that we can do, even if cure is no longer possible.” Booker talks with Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, about how radiation is used in palliative and end-of-life care and oncology nurses’ role in helping patients and providers overcome misconceptions to increase access and use. She also presented on the topic at the 47th Annual ONS Congress® in Anaheim, CA, on April 30, 2022; her session is linked in the episode notes. You can also earn free NCPD contact hours by completing the evaluation linked in the episode notes. 

 

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.
• Learn more about Booker’s ONS Congress session and watch it on demand from May 23–June 30, 2022.
• Other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes about palliative care
• Other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes about radiation therapy
• ONS advance care planning worksheet and video
• ONS Manual for Radiation Oncology Nursing Practice and Education (fifth edition)
• ONS Radiation Huddle Card™
• End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium
• Serious Illness Conversation Guide

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

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