APNs Give Practical Advice for Establishing Clinics and Implementing Programs

Advanced practice nurses (APNs) are creating new and innovative programs that educate patients and help them live better, healthier lives. Lorraine Drapek, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP^®, nurse practitioner of radiation oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Geline Joy Tamayo, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, OCN^®, TTS, of UC San Diego Health in La Jolla, CA, Suzanne McGettigan, MSN, CRNP, AOCN^®, ANP-BC, nurse practitioner and clinical manager of Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and Edward Bentlyewski, MSN, APN, NP-C, AOCNP^®, research nurse practitioner at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY, discussed their experiences with APN-run clinics and program implementation during a session at the 43rd Annual Congress in Washington, DC.