Transcript PowerPoint Presentation - St. Joseph Medical Center

Women’s Health Conference
Susan Feild RN, CN-BN
May 16, 2015
Nurse Navigators
 Our Nurse Navigator Program is designed to support
and guide patients and their families on the journey
through cancer diagnosis, treatment, recovery and
survivorship
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We work diligently to remove any barriers that stand between
the patient and effective comprehensive cancer care
Nurse Navigators
 Meets newly diagnosed cancer patients and
provides educational materials
 Provides patient and family support
 Makes referrals to appropriate community
services such as SOS (Survivors Offering
Support), The Red Devils, Cancer Support
Foundation
Nurse Navigators
Nurse Navigators
Nurse Navigators
 Multi-Disciplinary Conferences
 We arrange weekly disease specific conferences to ensure care
is coordinated on a prospective basis
 Develop a care plan for each patient
 We record conference committee recommendations used to
develop a treatment plan for each individual patient.
Nurse Navigators
Nurse Navigators
 Surgeons
 Medical
Oncologists
 Radiation
Oncologists
 Radiologists
 Pathologists
 Genetic
Counselor
 Social
worker
 Research staff
 Dietician
 Infusion nurses
 Nurse
Practitioners
 Physical
Therapists
Nurse Navigators
Nurse Navigators
 Following conference, the patient and family will
return to meet with the doctor to review the
conference committee recommendations
 We educate and answer questions that the patients
have regarding the specific treatment care plan
decided upon
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We ensure that patients follow up to appointments,
consultations and treatments
Nurse Navigators
 The treatment plan is completely and thoroughly
personalized for each patient.
It of utmost importance to acknowledge the fact that
breast cancer is not just a physical diagnosis, but touches
the patient in all facets of his or her life.
 We support our patients and their families through
continuous interactions w/ our multi-disciplinary team as
well as outside resources.
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We pride ourselves on treating the “whole person”
Nurse Navigators
Nurse Navigators
 The services of the Navigator are available from the
time the cancer is detected through survivorship
 We wear UM/SJMC on our badges with pride and
commitment to provide the best and most
comprehensive care in the region