Podcasts
Episode 222: Ethical and Moral Dilemmas of Futility in Cancer Care and Treatment
“Let’s take time, invest time, in learning more about futility. Let’s invest some time in learning more about how to understand our patient’s goals, their family’s goals, what their values are,” Kathleen Turner, BSN, RN, CHPN, CCRN-CMC, clinical nurse in the medical-surgical intensive care unit at the University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center, told Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a discussion on a nurse’s approach to futility in cancer care and treatment.