Dec 30, 2022
“When we are able to connect with the things that give us meaning in our life, it makes us stronger, it makes us happier, it makes our life more fulfilled,” Caroline Peacock, ACPE certified educator, LCSW, Episcopal priest, and director of spiritual health and community care at the Winship Cancer Institute of...
Dec 23, 2022
What is it like to guide a professional association that serves more than 100,000 oncology nurses? ONS Directors-at-Large Deborah “Hutch” Allen, PhD, RN, CNS, FNP-BC, AOCNP®, Kris Mathey, MS, APRN-CNP, AOCNP®, and Jeanene “Gigi” Robison, MSN, APRN, AOCN®, reflect on how their varied nursing backgrounds and...
Dec 16, 2022
“Genomics is part and parcel of oncology treatment today. Even if a patient’s genomics might not affect the current choice of therapy, it may do so in the future. The use of genomics and biomarkers is just an evidence-based expansion and extension of our previous care,” ONS member Kristin Daly, MSN, ANP-BC,...
Dec 9, 2022
“These policies, procedures, order sets, and algorithms for oncologic emergencies are so important. They give you knowledge in your back pocket: This is the way we’re going to treat this, this is the way to quickly respond to this, and this is the way to treat this in the safest way possible,” ONS member Cassie...
Dec 2, 2022
“Acknowledge that grief is a reoccurring theme. This isn’t something that’s a one and done. This is a process that you’re going to continue to revisit, and in recognizing that, I think this allows us to be more proactive and responsive to this emotional part of our job,” ONS member Carla Jolley, MN, ARNP,...