Infusion nurses Diana Hopper, RN, BSN, at right, and Marisol Mateo, RN, BSN, work with a patient at the RWJUH Rahway Infusion Center.
RWJBarnabas Health and RWJUH Rahway, together with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey—the state’s only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center—provide close-to-home access to the latest treatment options. For more information, call 844.CANCERNJ or visit www.rwjbh.org/beatcancer.
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CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT INFUSION NURSES SHARE THE ADVICE THEY GIVE THEIR PATIENTS.
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hemotherapy is a powerful treatment for cancer, but not an easy one. “Chemotherapy can be both physically and emotionally hard,” says Marisol Mateo, RN, BSN, an infusion nurse at the Infusion Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Rahway. Mateo and infusion nurse Diana Hopper, RN, BSN, provide words of wisdom for self-care during chemo.
1 The team at the Infusion Center received a Star of the Year award from RWJUH Rahway in 2021, based on feedback from patients. From left: Mateo, Hopper and nursing assistant Joanne Kelly.
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Lean on your care staff.
“Maintain an open and honest communication with your nurses,” says Mateo. “That’s the best way to solve issues that arise during treatment. Don’t
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