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Amy Velasquez, RN, MSN

Palliative Care Nurse Navigator
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Westwood, KS

Authored Items

Masking Your Emotions
By Amy Velasquez, RN, MSN
August 2022 Vol 8 No 4
COVID-19 & Cancer, From Your Navigator
Nurse navigator Amy Velasquez examines the difficulties oncology nurses face when assessing their patients’ emotions and non-verbal cues in the age of COVID-19 and mask wearing. Read More ›
Saying I Love You, and Having No Regrets
By Amy Velasquez, RN, MSN
August 2021 Vol 7 No 4
Palliative Care, COVID-19 & Cancer
As a palliative care nurse, Amy Velasquez knows what it means to take care of patients and their families dealing with real pain and suffering. Here, Amy unravels her experience caring for her mom, who tested positive for COVID-19 in October 2020. Read More ›
The Rite of Passage
By Amy Velasquez, RN, MSN
February 2020 Vol 6 No 1
From Your Navigator
Within the oncology world, there is a new controversy thick in the air—"Ringing of the bell." Read More ›
Educated Love
By Amy Velasquez, RN, MSN
December 2016 Vol 2 No 6
Palliative Care
When some people envision palliative care, they see someone dying or having a dreadful chronic disease who is slowly dying. In actuality, we all die from something. In the past 4 years, I have learned what palliative care means to me.  Read More ›
Palliative Care Is not a “4-Letter Word”
By Amy Velasquez, RN, MSN
February 2015 Vol 1 No 1
From Your Navigator, Palliative Care, Survivorship
Early identification of the unwanted symptoms of cancer and of treatment helps to improve the quality of life of patients and increase their trust in the healthcare system. Read More ›