Episode 223: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

<p>“I think that we as nurses need to advocate when a patient is uncomfortable. And it’s not your classic ‘pain in my hip’ kind of thing. This is a more subtle, ‘I can’t breathe, I have a sense of impending doom, I’m panicked, I want someone beside me.’ It may sometimes appear to be a psychosocial coping issue when it really is a physiologic one,” ONS member Brenda Shelton, DNP, RN, AOCN®, clinical nurse specialist at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, MD, told Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS. Shelton discussed the warning signs of superior vena cava syndrome and nursing considerations for its management. This episode is part of a series about oncologic emergencies; the others are linked in the episode notes. 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 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by September 2, 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*2FP466"> Complete this evaluation for free NCPD</a>.</li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/acq-search?search=Oncologic%20Emergencies%20101:&source=Podcasts"> Other <em>Oncology Nursing Podcast</em> episodes on oncologic emergencies</a></li> <li><em>Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing</em> articles: <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/cjon/24/6/stat-superior-vena-cava-syndrome">STAT: Superior Vena Cava Syndrome</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/