Role of the Navigator
Jennifer R. Klemp, PhD, MPH, MA
Jennifer Klemp focuses on translating her goals when speaking to her team about implementing quality improvement changes.
Diane Robinson, PhD
Diane advocates a future where every patient has a nurse navigator and each hospital has incorporated a natural, fluid process.
Diane Robinson, PhD
Maintaining the quality of care while balancing cost can be a daunting task according to Diane Robinson who discusses the importance of engaging community resources for help.
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
I recently attended a meeting where leaders from various organizations representing a variety of aspects of navigation were present. One of the speakers showed an advertisement from a newspaper about a well-known nationally recognized comprehensive cancer center. The advertisement was about their navigation program.
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
Although we know that there are definitions of “patient navigation” that have become standardized, there continues to be the (attempted) implementation of navigation at some institutions that lack clarity and direction. When there isn’t a mission and clear goals for the navigation process, things rarely go as they should.
Elaine Sein, BSN, RN
Navigators struggle every day with the responsibility of developing, tracking, and reporting on oncology quality metrics as they relate to the navigation program. Please join us for a webinar that looks at capturing more than the volume of patient navigators’ impact and/or outmigration.
Julie K. Silver, MD
Dr. Julie Silver discusses how navigators spend a lot of time explaining their role in the community. AONN+ helps navigators define their role and validate their position.
Frank dela Rama, RN, MS, AOCNS
Frank delaRama discusses navigator role at the forefront of cancer care, which includes helping the patient understand the new medications, the finances involved, and being the "middle man" breaking down the information for the patients.
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
The goal of palliative care is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. This webinar will review the history of palliative care, its goals, unique communication techniques, and the role of the navigator as patient advocate and voice for the patient who is approaching end of life.
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
Although the majority of patients diagnosed with cancer survive their disease and its treatment, there are certainly those who do not. Some specific types of cancer carry a high rate of mortality, such as pancreatic cancer. Oncology nurse navigators are more commonly seen as a member of a multidisciplinary team among those who care for patients who survive.