Rosemarie A. Tucci, MSN, RN, AOCN®

Dramatic changes made to lung nodule programs due to COVID-19 included changes to screening criteria and follow-up protocols, plus a whole new group of patients.

What should nurses know to support their patients if an oncology nutritionist or clinical dietitian is not available to counsel a patient?

What are some strategies for keeping up with ever-evolving health insurance policies?

A presentation of a patient navigation model that functions as a multidisciplinary team effort.

What is “popcorn lung” and what causes it?

How can nurses caring for smokers counsel patients on quitting smoking when many are using vaping as an alternative to cigarettes?

How much of what’s online is off limits? A review of ethics, principles, and guidelines for nurse and social worker behaviors regarding online searches.

There have been many recent changes in lung cancer, including updated early detection possibilities and changes in diagnostic procedures, reporting, and treatment options. These are reviewed in a presentation at the 2018 ONA Navigation Summit.

A program in a multifacility health care system is designed to enhance early detection of lung cancer through follow-up of nodules seen on thoracic imaging studies.

With the availability of tomosynthesis mammography, should women at high risk for developing breast cancer still undergo annual MRI?