Episode 222: Ethical and Moral Dilemmas of Futility in Cancer Care and Treatment

<p>“Let’s take time, invest time, in learning more about futility. Let’s invest some time in learning more about how to understand our patient’s goals, their family’s goals, what their values are,” Kathleen Turner, BSN, RN, CHPN, CCRN-CMC, clinical nurse in the medical-surgical intensive care unit at the University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center, told Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a discussion on a nurse’s approach to futility in cancer care and treatment. You can earn free NCPD contact hours after listening to this episode by 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 0.75 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by August 26, 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><strong>Episode Notes</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://courses.ons.org/diweb/gateway/init/1/f/catalog*2Fitem*2Feid*2FP465"> Complete this evaluation for free NCPD</a>.</li> <li><em>Oncology Nursing Podcast:</em> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-78-ethical-distress-impacts-nursing-practice"> Episode 78: Ethical Distress Impacts Nursing Practice</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-135-elnec-has-trained-more-one-million-nurses-end-life-care"> Episode 135: ELNEC Has Trained More Than One Million Nurses in End-of-Life Care</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><em>ONS Voice</em> articles: <ul> <li><a href= "https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/it-takes-a-team-to-confront-moral-distress"> It Takes a Team to Confront Moral Distress</a></li> <li><a href= "https://voice.ons.org/