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By Lillie D. Shockney

Changing into a Breast melanoma Nurse Navigator is an leading edge new source that courses nurses throughout the means of turning into a nurse navigator at breast melanoma facilities. Written via a nationally well known specialist nurse navigator, this crucial source presents path on bettering potency and effectiveness in supply of care. very important gains of the e-book comprise an summary of the historical past of navigation, case reports to augment ideas and data on changing into a professional nurse navigator. It additionally includes instruments to assist degree person functionality and exhibit price to melanoma heart leaders. changing into a Breast melanoma Nurse Navigator is a must have source for oncology nurses and directors attracted to sufferer advocacy and more suitable results.

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Q Time from core biopsy to pathology results available. Time from results available to patient being notified of pathology results. Time from patient notified of results to patient scheduled for surgical consultation. During these steps, the patient communicated with a breast imaging radiologist, the mammography technician, the navigator, and the surgical appointment scheduler. indd 41 12/1/09 9:54:57 PM Chapter 3 • A Prerequisite to Navigating a Patient The patient arrives for her appointment with the breast surgeon.

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Indd 41 12/1/09 9:54:57 PM Chapter 3 • A Prerequisite to Navigating a Patient The patient arrives for her appointment with the breast surgeon. During the consultation the navigator is present in the room for the clinical breast exam, review of the mammograms and ultrasounds, and the discussion about the surgical treatment options. The surgeon recommends that the patient see a plastic surgeon to review her reconstruction options if she decides to have a mastectomy instead of a lumpectomy. He also requests that she be scheduled for a breast MRI since her breast tissue is very dense so that multicentric disease can be ruled out and confi rmation can be provided about how large the tumor appears to be.

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