CANCER PATIENTS, NEWLY-DIAGNOSED: PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

Course overview

Providing emotional support to a patient with newly-diagnosed cancer involves providing information that can help the patient understand and cope with emotions and concerns he or she is experiencing regarding having cancer and receiving cancer treatment. This continuing education module is designed to give the reader/learner an increased understanding of providing emotional support to newly-diagnosed cancer patients, including providing information that can help the patient understand and cope with emotions about cancer. Readers may explore any or all of the topics. One contact hour of continuing education credit is available for those who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form.