ONS member Pam Hinds, RN, PhD, FAAN, 2019 ONS Congress Mara Mogenson Flaherty lecturer, director of nursing research and quality outcomes at Children’s National Health System, and professor of pediatrics at George Washington University in Washington, DC, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer, to discuss navigating difficult decisions in pediatric oncology, working with parents of seriously ill children, and how nurses support families during this cancer journey.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Episode Notes:

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

• Complete this evaluation for free nursing continuing professional development.
• How Oncology Nurses Can Support Childhood Cancer Survivors
• When a Child Is Dying, Parents Need to Hear “We’ve Done Everything We Could”
• Pediatric resources on ONS.org
• Episode 29: Why Pediatric Patients With Cancer Need Creative Play