Episode 235: Self-Advocacy Skills for Patients

<p>“Effective communication with healthcare providers, making informed decisions about their care, and gaining strength through connections to others” are the key aspects of patient self-advocacy, ONS member Teresa Thomas, PhD, RN, assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing in Pennsylvania, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, in a conversation about how patients can self-advocate and how nurses can support them. You can earn free NCPD contact hours after listening to this episode and completing the evaluation linked below.</p> <p>Music Credit: “<a href="http://www.incompetech.com/">Fireflies and Stardust</a>” by Kevin MacLeod</p> <p>Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0</p> <p>Earn 1.25 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by November 25, 2024. 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.</p> <p>Upon completion of this activity, participants will report an increase in knowledge related to patient self-advocacy.</p> <p><strong>Episode Notes</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://courses.ons.org/diweb/gateway/init/1/f/catalog*2Fitem*2Feid*2FP475"> Complete this evaluation for free NCPD</a>.</li> <li><em>Oncology Nursing Podcast</em> episodes: <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-183-how-oncology-nurses-find-and-use-credible-patient-education-resources"> Episode 183: How Oncology Nurses Find and Use Credible Patient Education Resources</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-197-patient-learning-needs-and-educational-assessments"> Episode 197: Patient Learning Needs and Educational Assessments</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Thomas’s research articles: <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.researchsqua