[Abstract] Improving Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Care Delivery: Findings for Oncology Nurses and Patient Navigation From a National Quality Survey

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Jennifer Aversano, MSN, RN, OCN, BMTCN¹; Leigh Boehmer, PharmD, BCOP²; Alexander Spira, MD, PhD³

¹Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA; ²Association of Community Cancer Centers, Rockville, Maryland, USA; ³Virginia Cancer Specialists, US Oncology Research, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Fairfax, Virginia, USA 

Oncology nursing and patient navigation are vital components of optimal cancer care planning, coordination, and delivery within multidisciplinary teams (MDTs)^1–3. Although widely implemented in clinical practice since its inception,^4–5 the design and delivery of patient navigation services in cancer care is often heterogeneous^6–8. The role and function of patient navigation within cancer care MDTs, including evidence-based interventions that can positively impact patient outcomes, need further clarification^6–8. 

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