Rhone Levin, MEd, RDN, CSO, LD, inpatient oncology dietitian at Duke University in Durham, NC, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss ways diet can affect patient outcomes, how to overcome nutrition issues for patients with cancer, and how nurses can collaborate with their dietitian colleagues in practice.

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. 
• How Can Oncology Nurses Collaborate With Dietitians to Manage Malnutrition?
• Improving Oncology Nurses’ Knowledge About Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors
• Putting Evidence Into Practice—Mucositis
• Nutritional Issues in Cancer Care
• Cook for Your Life
• National Cancer Institute’s Nutrition in Cancer Care
• Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group