Preparing Nurses for the 'Silver Tsunami'
There's a title wave of older adults flooding the healthcare system. Hear from two oncology nurses on how practitioners can be preapred to give high-quality care.
About 10,000 Americans turn 65 each day, bringing on what some call a "silver tsunami" of geriatric patients flooding the healthcare system. However, less than 1% of nurses are geriatric certified.
For this month's episode, we'll hear from Carolina Uranga, MSN, BSN, RN, AGCN-BC, OCN, WCC, ONS, clinical nurse specialist at City of Hope, and Paola Bueno, RN, clinical nurse at City of Hope, about a program they used -- as well as other resources -- to improve their care of geriatric patients, a skill that nearly all oncology nurses will need to have.
FDA Approves Encorafenib Plus Cetuximab and Chemo in BRAF V600E-Positive Metastatic CRC
Published: December 20th 2024 | Updated: December 20th 2024The FDA has granted approval for the use of encorafenib in combination with cetuximab and mFOLFOX6 for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer harboring a BRAF V600E mutation.
