Nursing Considerations: Advanced Colorectal Cancer
The 2012 Nursing Program: Advancing Oncology Nursing webinar series will provide the oncology nurse with comprehensive and clinically relevant information regarding the management of patients with cancer. This series will focus on genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer, cancer pain management, the challenges of oral therapy regimens, dermatologic toxicities, nursing considerations for advanced lung cancer and advanced colorectal cancer, and the nurse's role in cancer survivorship care. Oncology nurses will leave this program with information to provide the best clinical care and patient education to further improve their patients' quality of life.
Target Audience
This webinar series is designed to meet the educational needs of oncology nurses who manage patients with cancer.
Learning Objectives
Following this webinar, participants should be able to:
- Outline the current treatment strategies for the management of advanced colorectal cancer
- Define the role of molecular testing in the selection of therapy for advanced colorectal cancer
- Describe symptom management issues that are associated with advanced colorectal cancer
Bridget E. O’Brien, DNP, APN, FNP-BC, AOCNP
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Available Credit
- 1.00 Participation
- 1.00 Nurse