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Journal Article
ONCOLOGY NURSE NAVIGATOR: PRELIMINARY EXPERIENCE OF A NOVEL PATIENT- CENTERED PROJECT IN A GENERAL SURGERY UNIT IN CENTRAL ITALY
2024
Overview
The role of oncology nurse navigator (ONN) is a specialized nurse offering personalized care to oncologic patients to help them throughout the healthcare system. In our general surgery unit in Italy, we have started such project since January 2023, aiming to enhance the diagnostic-therapeutic and assistance pathway of each oncologic patients. Primary outcomes are reduction of time interval between the first contact with patient and each phase of diagnostic and therapeutic pathway. Secondary outcomes assessment of the number and frequency of contacts between the patient and his ONN, as well as of the quantity and type of procedures organized and patient satisfaction assessment. Prospective cohort study has been conducted with a control group represented by the parameters measured in 2022 for the oncologic patients treated in our same surgical unit not followed by ONN. Both groups consisted of 30 patients. Contacts have been recorded with a dedicated cell phone number. Patient-Satisfaction-With-Cancer-Care (PSCC) questionnaire has been given to the patients in a blind way by third party to avoid biases. The study group included 30 cancer patients, out of them 18 had colorectal cancer, 6 liver mets and 6 pancreatic cancer. Average time from first contact to the primary diagnostic test was 8 days vs 20 days in 2022 (control group, p<0.001). All patients underwent MDT discussion and time to Multidisciplinary Team meeting (MDT) was not different between the two groups. 5 patients were considered not fit for surgery and average time of referral to medical oncologist was 5 days in the study vs 10 days in the control group (p
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Oncology Nursing Society
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