“Using that view of looking at the whole person, we can provide some acupuncture or acupressure to help maybe reduce anxiety, to help them relax a little bit more, settle their thinking down a little bit, and get some improved sleep,” ONS member Susan Yaguda, MSN, RN, RN manager in integrative oncology at the Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, NC, told Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a discussion on using acupuncture and acupressure to manage symptoms and side effects of cancer and cancer treatment. Yaguda also demonstrated example acupressure techniques that nurses can try at home and in their practice. You can earn free NCPD contact hours after listening to this episode by completing the evaluation linked below. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 Earn 0.75 contacts hour of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by August 5, 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. Episode Notes Complete this evaluation for free NCPD. Yaguda’s 2022 ONS Congress® session: Improving Quality of Life With Acupuncture, Acupressure, and Oncology Massage ONS’s evaluation of the evidence for acupressure as a symptom intervention Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 129: Safely Use Acupuncture as Integrative Care for Symptoms and Side Effects ONS Voice articles: Acupuncture for Cancer-Related Fatigue What the Evidence Says About Acupuncture and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Insomnia Evidence Is Building for Acupuncture as an Opioid Alternative for Cancer Pain Oncology Nursing Forum articles: Acupuncture as a Treatment Modality for the Management of Cancer Pain: The State of the Science Effects of Acupuncture and Acupressure on Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Systematic Review Assessing the Impact of Acupuncture on Pain, Nausea, Anxiety and Coping in Women Undergoing a Mastectomy Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Acupuncture for Menopausal Hot Flashes Current Oncology article: A Systemic Review of Acupuncture for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy International Journal of Nursing Studies article: Effects of Acupressure on Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting-A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses and Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Acupressure’s Potent Points: A Guide to Self-Care for Common Ailments The Society for Integrative Oncology Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Evidence-Based Use of Integrative Therapies During and After Breast Cancer Treatment LCI Supportive Oncology video: Acupressure Points Reference Memorial Sloan Kettering video: How to Perform Acupressure for Nausea and Vomiting Cancer Help Program: Beyond Conventional Cancer Therapies Medical Acupuncture article: Information on Battlefield Acupuncture To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities. To provide feedback or otherwise reach ONS about the podcast, email pubONSVoice@ons.org. Highlights From Today’s Episode “When people have a disruption in their health—and it could be your emotional well-being, physical, or both—in traditional Chinese medicine, it is reflected in that the flow of qi has been disrupted. Acupuncture and acupressure address this by trying to open up and even out that flow, by either inserting tiny little needles called acupuncture needles, or by exerting gentle pressure—called acupressure—on specific acupoints.” Timestamp (TS) 03:22 “What I really love about traditional Chinese medicine is it’s very holistic. It’s looking at the whole person, at systems working together, and it really meshes beautifully with what I think of as