“What does the patient need to know? What are their knowledge gaps? What are they most in need of? Once you determine the areas you need to pinpoint, branded or nonbranded, then there’s resources out there for you to use,” Chelsea Backler, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS®, VA-BC, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, told Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS. Backler explained the differences between branded and nonbranded patient education resources, ways for oncology nurses to identify credible resources, and ONS’s Seal of Approval Program for branded and nonbranded resources. You can earn free NCPD contact hours by completing the evaluation linked below.

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 Seal of Approval Library
• Oncology Nursing Podcast
  • Episode 43: Sharing Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Resources
  • Episode 87: What Are the Biggest Barriers to Patient Education?
  • Episode 179: Learn How to Educate Patients During Immunotherapy
  • Episode 183: How Oncology Nurses Find and Use Credible Patient Education Resources
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Patient and Healthcare Provider Education Tip Sheets
• Oncology Nursing Forum article: The Internet as a Source of Health Information: Experiences of Cancer Survivors and Caregivers With Healthcare Providers
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) codes and guidelines
• PhRMA’s Principles on Responsible Sharing of Truthful and Non-Misleading Information

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

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