About this episode
How do you know that your patients are prepared to receive your education? Do you have the right educational tools and resources for their level of learning and retention? Are you sure your patients understand what you've taught them? ONS member Beau Amaya, MSN, RN, OCN®, associate director of patient education and engagement at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY, and member of the New York City ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss what nurses should consider when delivering patient education assessments for all phases of the treatment plan. Music Credit: " Fireflies and Stardust " by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Episode Notes Check out these resources from today's episode: The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities . Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes on patient education ONS Voice articles on patient education Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Applying Health Literacy Principles: Strategies and Tools to Develop Easy-to-Read Patient Education Resources Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Tools for Communication: Novel Infrastructure to Address Patient-Perceived Gaps in Oncology Care ONS resources available in Spanish Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit (second edition) Always Use Teach-Back! training toolkit Cancer Patient Education Network Centers for Disease Control and Prevention patient education on cancer (available in English and Spanish) Saba Learning Management System To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities . To provide feedback or otherwise reach ONS about the podcast, email pubONSVoice@ons.org .