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CE Home > Oncology > Psychological Support for Patients with Cancer

Psychological Support for Patients with Cancer    
by Vickie Fieler, RN, MS, AOCN and Barb Henry, ARNP, MSN
CE295-60 l 1.00 hr

Psychological Support for Patients with Cancer - CE295-60  


        Price  ( $ 10.00 )
Objectives:

The goal of this program is to enhance the expertise, effectiveness, and confidence of nurses who are working with oncology patients in any setting. After you study the information presented here, you will be able to —

  • Discuss the psychological distress sometimes experienced by patients diagnosed with cancer.
  • Describe typical information needs of cancer patients and how providing information can help patients cope.
  • List at least three interventions and communication skills helpful in caring for patients with cancer.

This course will be updated or discontinued on or before 12/19/2011



 
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Gannett Education, formerly known as Nursing Spectrum Division of Continuing Education, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Accredited status does not imply endorsement by the provider or ANCC of any commercial products displayed in conjunction with this activity. Unless stated above, the planners and authors of this course have declared no real or perceived conflicts of interest that relate to this educational activity.