Episode 272: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Radiation Therapy for Emergent and Urgent Interventions

<p>“Like all emergencies, they’re unpredictable. I have seen them at the very beginning and sometimes, unfortunately, that can be the patient’s first sign or symptom that they have cancer. It can be something like they’ve lost the ability to walk, or their breathing gets difficult. I’ve also seen it during the middle of their care continuum where we finish a round of radiation and they develop metastatic disease so the next time you see then for radiation can be for a cord compression. I’ve also seen it toward the end of their care continuum where this is strictly a quality-of-life measure,” ONS member John Hollman, BSN, RN, OCN^®, senior nurse manager of radiation oncology at AdventHealth Cancer Institute in Orlando, FL, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS^®, manager of oncology nursing practice at ONS, during a discussion about radiation therapy for emergent and urgent interventions. 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/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-ol-has-click-handler="">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), which may be applied to the Oncology Emergencies or Treatment <a href="https://www.oncc.org/ilna" data-ol-has-click-handler="">ILNA category</a>, by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at <a href= "http://myoutcomes.ons.org/" data-ol-has-click-handler= "">myoutcomes.ons.org</a> by August 11, 2025. 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>Learning outcome: The learner will report an increase in knowledge related to radiation therapy when used in the emergent and urge