Implementing the role of patient-navigator nurse at a university hospital centre
<p class="p1">A profile of the role and functions of an oncology patient-navigator nurse (OPN) and the preliminary phases to implementing this role within a team specializing in oncology are first presented. This is followed by a qualitative study that provides a descriptive assessme...
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| Series: | Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal |
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| author | Lise Fillion Marie de Serres Richard Lapointe-Goupil Isabelle Bairati Pierre Gagnon Michèle Deschamps Josée Savard François Meyer Luc Bélanger Georges Demers |
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| description | <p class="p1">A profile of the role and functions of an oncology patient-navigator nurse (OPN) and the preliminary phases to implementing this role within a team specializing in oncology are first presented. This is followed by a qualitative study that provides a descriptive assessment for implementing an initial OPN in the head and neck oncology area of a university hospital centre (UHC) with a supraregional model for oncology. Three groups of stakeholders (individuals with cancer and families, caregivers, network partners) were interviewed on three occasions: before, during and after implementation. The results show that this new role can be integrated within a team specializing in oncology. The beneficial effects of this role on the process of adaptation to illness, interdisciplinary work and continuity of care are described. Several recommendations are formulated, one being the importance of situating the implementation process from an organizational change perspective.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Key words: </span>oncology, patient navigator, cancer control program, implementation, psychosocial adjustment, program evaluation</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06e7f5965c974e7ca99473f71a1c73f92024-02-08T16:28:55ZengPappin CommunicationsCanadian Oncology Nursing Journal1181-912X2368-80762015-03-011611117294Implementing the role of patient-navigator nurse at a university hospital centreLise FillionMarie de SerresRichard Lapointe-GoupilIsabelle BairatiPierre GagnonMichèle DeschampsJosée SavardFrançois MeyerLuc BélangerGeorges Demers<p class="p1">A profile of the role and functions of an oncology patient-navigator nurse (OPN) and the preliminary phases to implementing this role within a team specializing in oncology are first presented. This is followed by a qualitative study that provides a descriptive assessment for implementing an initial OPN in the head and neck oncology area of a university hospital centre (UHC) with a supraregional model for oncology. Three groups of stakeholders (individuals with cancer and families, caregivers, network partners) were interviewed on three occasions: before, during and after implementation. The results show that this new role can be integrated within a team specializing in oncology. The beneficial effects of this role on the process of adaptation to illness, interdisciplinary work and continuity of care are described. Several recommendations are formulated, one being the importance of situating the implementation process from an organizational change perspective.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Key words: </span>oncology, patient navigator, cancer control program, implementation, psychosocial adjustment, program evaluation</p>https://canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/296 |
| spellingShingle | Lise Fillion Marie de Serres Richard Lapointe-Goupil Isabelle Bairati Pierre Gagnon Michèle Deschamps Josée Savard François Meyer Luc Bélanger Georges Demers Implementing the role of patient-navigator nurse at a university hospital centre Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal |
| title | Implementing the role of patient-navigator nurse at a university hospital centre |
| title_full | Implementing the role of patient-navigator nurse at a university hospital centre |
| title_fullStr | Implementing the role of patient-navigator nurse at a university hospital centre |
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| title_short | Implementing the role of patient-navigator nurse at a university hospital centre |
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