ONS member Adrienne Schleisman, BSN, RN, staff nurse at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, NE, joins ONS staff writer Chris Pirschel to discuss working with pediatric patients with cancer, the importance of incorporating play into care, and many more ways to support and care for younger patients and their families.

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.
• Creative Play: A Nursing Intervention for Children and Adults With Cancer
• Children’s Experiences of Cancer Care
• Stevie’s New Blood
• Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses
• Children’s Oncology Group
• Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse® credentialing