Cancer Nursing Practice

Demand for systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) has grown in recent years.

This article in Cancer Nursing Practice has been written to help nurses better understand the implications of the growing demand for SACT.

Written by Ayrshire and Arran Macmillan nurse consultant Caroline Rennie and Macmillan practice development facilitator Nicky Batty.

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This CPD article from RCNi’s Cancer Nursing Practice is an essential guide to the digital systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) competency passport.

The UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) developed the SACT competency passport to support training and assessment of SACT nurses.

This CPD helps nurses learn about the development of the passport that aims to improve learning experience and accessibility for users.

The authors explain how to complete and mark the passport, how to assess others with it and how to provide feedback.

The CPD has been made open access until 20 November to coincide with the UKONS annual conference.

Read it now > https://journals.rcni.com/cancer-nursing-practice/cpd/the-digital-systemic-anticancer-therapy-competency-passport-a-guide-to-completion-marking-and-assessment-cnp.2023.e1852/abs