Episode 228: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

<p>“Consider your patient’s diagnosis. What kind of cancer do they have? And ask yourself, ‘Could this patient be in disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)? Is there something more that we should be doing or looking at?’” Leslie Smith, RN, APRN-CNS, DNP, BMTCN®, AOCNS®, oncology clinical specialist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS. Smith discussed the nursing considerations for the management of DIC. This episode is part of a series about oncologic emergencies; the others are linked in the episode notes. You can earn free NCPD contact hours after listening to this episode by completing the evaluation linked below.</p> <p>Music Credit: “<a href="http://www.incompetech.com/">Fireflies and Stardust</a>” by Kevin MacLeod</p> <p>Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0</p> <p>Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by October 7, 2024. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.</p> <p><strong>Episode Notes</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://courses.ons.org/diweb/gateway/init/1/f/catalog*2Fitem*2Feid*2FP469"> Complete this evaluation for free NCPD</a>.</li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/acq-search?search=101&source=Podcasts">Previous <em>Oncology Nursing Podcast</em> episodes on oncologic emergencies</a></li> <li>ONS book: <a href= "https://www.ons.org/books/understanding-and-managing-oncologic-emergencies-resource-nurses-third-edition"> <em>Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies: A Resource for Nurses</em> (third edition)</a></li> <li>ONS courses: <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/courses/oncologic-emergencies">Oncologic Emergencies</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.