Episode 219: Use Acupuncture and Acupressure to Manage Cancer Symptoms and Side Effects

<p>“Using that view of looking at the whole person, we can provide some acupuncture or acupressure to help maybe reduce anxiety, to help them relax a little bit more, settle their thinking down a little bit, and get some improved sleep,” ONS member Susan Yaguda, MSN, RN, RN manager in integrative oncology at the Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, NC, told Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a discussion on using acupuncture and acupressure to manage symptoms and side effects of cancer and cancer treatment. Yaguda also demonstrated example acupressure techniques that nurses can try at home and in their practice. 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 contacts hour of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by August 5, 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*2FP462"> Complete this evaluation for free NCPD</a>.</li> <li>Yaguda’s 2022 ONS Congress® session: <a href= "https://ons.confex.com/ons/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Session/4276">Improving Quality of Life With Acupuncture, Acupressure, and Oncology Massage</a></li> <li>ONS’s evaluation of the evidence for acupressure as a symptom intervention</li> <li><em>Oncology Nursing Podcast</em> <a href= "https://www.ons.org/podcasts/episode-129-safely-use-acupuncture-integrative-care-symptoms-and-side-effects"> Episode 129: Safely Use Acupuncture as Integrat