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What does a nurse navigator do? She is someone who helps the patient move smoothly through the healthcare system.
To facilitate timely access to quality, standard cancer care in a culturally sensitive manner for all patients.
Patient navigation is to span the period from cancer detection procedures (i.e., screening mammography) through cancer diagnostic test, to completion of treatment.
For a woman newly diagnosed with cancer, figuring out what happens next, what to expect, and how to ensure she is getting appropriate care is overwhelming without help.
In the past, technically, everyone involved in a patient’s care and treatment has always had some role in navigating the patient along the decision making and treatment pathway, but this process was fragmented and had no way to assess its effectiveness.
Today, Southeast Alabama Medical Center provides nurse navigation to all breast cancer patients to ensure they receive the quality care they deserve.
For more information on nurse navigation, call the Women’s Imaging Center at (344) 699-8111, ext. 8459 or
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