Paula Aguilera, RN, BSN, OCN, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Cancer Care Equity Program, discusses creating an oncology nurse-led ambulatory safety net for cancer screening during the 49th Annual Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress. Ms. Aguilera, an oncology nurse navigator, has been working with a patient navigator and a project manager to implement the safety net for screening, and she presented a poster on the project during the ONS Congress. ...
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