Nancy Corbitt on AA-MDS International Foundation's Resources for Nurses
Nancy Corbitt, BSN, RN, OCN, CRNI, discusses the resources available to nurses and patients through the AA-MDS International Foundation.
Nancy Corbitt, BSN, RN, OCN, CRNI, University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center discusses the resources available for nurses from the Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation.
Collaborating with the AA-MDS International Fund, Corbitt hopes to bring education and awareness to nurses about myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in patients. Nurses should have a baseline understanding of these conditions, as well as an awareness of the effects of the medications. Nurses must be able to explain the medications and their potential side effects to the patients. When talking to patients, nurses can use and refer to the resources that the AA-MDS International Foundation offers.
Oncology Nurses Provide Patients an Avenue to Supportive Care
November 12th 2019Palliative care is often associated with a patient entering end of life treatment and giving up on their treatment, but that isn't the reality of what id can do for patients. And oncology nurses can help guide patients to the right supportive care for them.
Hyman B. Muss Discusses the Importance of Nurses in Treating Pregnant Women With Breast Cancer
March 23rd 2016Hyman B. Muss, MD, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, discusses the vital roles that nurses play when it comes to treating pregnant women with breast cancer.
Kimberly J. Van Zee on Nomograms Helping in DCIS Treatment Decision-Making
March 18th 2016Kimberly J. Van Zee, MS, MD, FACS, attending surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the institution's newly-developed nomogram that can help women make treatment decisions about ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
