Meeting a Patient for the First Time

Video Library published on March 30, 2018 in Role of the Navigator
Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG
Editor-in-Chief, JONS; Co-Founder, AONN+; University Distinguished Service Professor of Breast Cancer, Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Co-Developer, Work Stride-Managing Cancer at Work, Johns Hopkins Healthcare Solutions
Lillie Shockney outlines some questions she recommends all patients ask their navigator during their first meeting and makes some suggestions for navigators to set appropriate expectations.
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