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As patients and their families are facing a pediatric cancer diagnosis, they will be asked to navigate a complex healthcare system while coordinating their multiple treatment plans their child will face. The oncology nurse navigator (ONN) plays a vital role in caring for and navigating the bone tumor patient and their family from the very onset of diagnosis through the continuum of care. The Oncology Nurse Navigator serves as a single point of contact for patients and families, providing education regarding their disease process, treatment and side effects management and helping them become experts in their cancer care from diagnosis to survivorship. The ONN creates multidisciplinary team coordination and communication, facilitating and acting as a liaison with the healthcare team on behalf of the patient and family.
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Sanborn, P.M. (2015). Patient Navigation of the Pediatric Bone Tumor Patient Across the Continuum of Care. In: Cripe, T., Yeager, N. (eds) Malignant Pediatric Bone Tumors - Treatment & Management. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18099-1_11
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