Researchers report on implementation of a nurse navigator and pretreatment care plans on time from diagnosis to treatment for patients with head and neck cancers.
Hematology nurse navigators provide patients with blood cancer with consistency in the midst of a storm, advocacy in chaos, direction when all seems lost, and most importantly, hope.
The complex and multifaceted care of breast cancer can overwhelm patients; navigation is an essential part of quality care for patients with this disease.
Using an assessment tool, a cancer center sought to improve assessment of new patients who use tobacco and increase referrals to tobacco cessation programs.
Use of nurse navigators improved the referral process for patients with GI-related malignancies and significantly reduced the time from referral to treatment.
Implementing processes specific to high-risk patients and key dedicated management roles improved time to diagnosis for a total lung care center within a Cancer Center.
