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Kelsey Keenan

Kelsey Keenan

Kelsey Keenan is an Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) in radiation medicine at Northwell Health Cancer Institute, specializing in radiation oncology nursing.

Aug 21, 2026

Plan is Approved with Jeff and Jibin

Plan is Approved with Jeff and Jibin

E31: The Human Side of Planning: Nursing and Treatment Design in Radiation Oncology

Aug 21 · 40m

JibinHOST
10:04
So when you get a patient walking in through to the clinic, how do you explain the sophisticated technology to the patient from the get-go, from the beginning?
Kelsey Keenan
Kelsey KeenanGUEST
10:14
Right.
Kelsey Keenan
Kelsey KeenanGUEST
10:15
So in our department, we do primary nursing.
Kelsey Keenan
Kelsey KeenanGUEST
10:18
So that means that each physician works specifically with either an ACP or a registered nurse.
Kelsey Keenan
Kelsey KeenanGUEST
10:25
Right.
Kelsey Keenan
Kelsey KeenanGUEST
10:26
They are paired with the patients throughout the whole treatment journey.
Kelsey Keenan
Kelsey KeenanGUEST
10:30
So that nurse is with the patient from the day of consultation, their first appointment, throughout every treatment, every OTV visit, which is once weekly.

10 MINS LATER

JibinHOST
20:18
But how does that process start? Are you consulting the patient and grabbing the information from them and reaching out to other institutions?

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