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Always Search for Ways to Connect With Patients

Oncology nurse-patient relationship

Always Search for Ways to Connect With Patients

September 18, 2020

Word Choice Matters When Caring for Patients With Cancer

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Word Choice Matters When Caring for Patients With Cancer

September 11, 2020

Learning in the Face of Adversity: Nurse Residency and COVID-19

Learning in the Face of Adversity: Nurse Residency and COVID-19

September 04, 2020

Bedside Nurses Bring Value to Ethical Consults

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Bedside Nurses Bring Value to Ethical Consults

August 14, 2020

What’s Working and What Isn’t in Telemedicine

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What’s Working and What Isn’t in Telemedicine

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Nurses Have a Critical Role in Responding to COVID-19, NAM Says

Nursing’s role in health equity, public health emergencies, and COVID-19 is a critical issue for updates to its Future of Nursing 2020–2030 report study, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) said during a webinar on August 20, 2020, that sought public input on nurses’ roles in responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

September 24, 2020

Prostate cancer

CDC’s Virtual Simulation Guides Patients With Prostate Cancer From Screening to Treatment

Nurses can now navigate patients with prostate cancer to a virtual simulation for guidance on all aspects of the disease, from screening to treatment. Plus, providers can interact with Nathan, the simulation avatar, in a clinical encounter to help improve their consultation skills when discussing screening and treatment decisions with men. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released this resource after launching its popular simulation for patients with breast cancer.

September 23, 2020

Cancer health disparities

FCC and USDA Partner for Rural Telehealth Initiative

Rural Americans are more likely to have a fatal cancer diagnosis and face additional concerns like fewer hospitals and physicians in a “one-size-fits-all” healthcare system. To address the disparities, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to form the Rural Telehealth Initiative.

September 22, 2020

Annual Survey Shows Youth Vaping Is Still a National Epidemic

In 2020, the number of middle and high school students who use e-cigarettes decreased by 1.8 million compared to 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported in the results of the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey. However, the results also showed that youth tobacco use is still an epidemic in the United States.

September 21, 2020

Oncology nurse-patient relationship

The Public Trusts Nurses’ Voices During Health Emergencies

The cacophony that echoes through the 24-hour news cycle can be heavy on an average day but overwhelming during a global health pandemic. That is why relying on a trusted voice is essential when attempting to understand how to deal with the voluminous information that bombards us through radio, television, emails, social media, and any other channels that deem themselves news outlets these days.

September 14, 2020

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Pandemic Advocacy; PPE Shortage List; Nurse Uncovers Data Error

Nurses are experts in advocating for their patients’ care. Taking those skills to Washington, DC, and speaking out for changes in federal health policy can have just as much impact. Even in an era of social distancing and travel restrictions, oncology nurses can bring their message to the local, state, and federal leaders to bring about change.

August 24, 2020

Did COVID-19 Transform Traditional American Politics?

Mastering the rules and regulations of democracy has been a capital city—both federal and state—game of power for more than 200 years. Those written, and too often presumed, procedures govern the process and provide a roadmap for legislators to strategize on how best to advance their agendas and campaign promises.

August 20, 2020

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Provider Groups Announce Campaign Urging Public to #WearAMask

Wearing a mask is critical to slowing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, but the public hasn’t always been compliant. In an effort to provide education and understanding, the American Nurses Association, American Medical Association, and American Hospital Association joined forces to promote a new public health awareness campaign.

August 13, 2020

Patient advocacy

FDA Study Reveals Higher COVID-19 Death Rate for Patients With Cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Oncology Center of Excellence confirmed that those with immunocompromised systems, including cancer, are at greater risk for serious outcomes or death after contracting the COVID-19 coronavirus.

August 12, 2020

Cancer research

NINR Asks Nurses for Meaning of Research

What does the future of nursing research mean to you? How can nurse scientist-led studies provide information you can use in your daily practice? What gaps do you see in evidence to support nursing care?

August 11, 2020

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Program Shares PROs From Cancer Clinical Trials

Cancer clinical trials often collect patient-reported outcome (PRO) data, but the information is generally used just for that trial. Recognizing the value of making it available to healthcare providers everywhere, in July 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched Project Patient Voice, a pilot program designed to share clinical trial PROs on an easy-to-access website.

August 11, 2020

Patient financial advocacy

President Trump Issues Executive Orders on Prescription Drug Pricing

In July 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump issued four executive orders to provide solutions to the ever-increasing price of prescription medications. One of the top domestic issues in healthcare is the price of prescription medication, particularly those deemed lifesaving, such as insulin for diabetics and drugs for patients with cancer.

August 10, 2020

Prescription medication

Trump Uses Executive Orders to Lower Drug Pricing

As one of the only not-entirely-pandemic-related health policy topics currently in policymakers’ discussions, lawmakers are again revisiting the high cost of prescription drugs. Voters have voiced concerns in the current economic climate, and, eager to appease in the months before the November presidential election, the Trump administration responded.

COVID-19 Legislation Advances Nursing’s Scope of Practice

More than a decade has passed since the Institute of Medicine (now known as the National Academy of Medicine) published its Report on the Future of Nursing in 2010, yet not a great deal has improved.

Patient reported outcomes (PROs)

FDA Launches Pilot Program on Patient-Reported Outcomes

Facilitating the provision of patient-centered care is an ONS priority. But until recently, quality information from the patient’s perspective was limited. This kind of information is often unavailable, limited in its breadth, or solicited from patients too late in the healthcare process, making their experience less understandable than necessary. In response, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Oncology Center of Excellence created a pilot program, called Project Patient Voice, that will make patient-reported symptoms from cancer trials available to the public.

Cancer research

NIH Appoints New NINR Director

Beginning this fall, the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) will have a nurse in a permanent position to lead the agency. On July 1, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) named Shannon N. Zenk, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, as its new director. Zenk is currently a nursing collegiate professor in the Department of Population Health Nursing Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, and a fellow at the UIC Institute for Health Research and Policy.

NIH Study Links Cigarette Smoking to Higher Stroke Risk in African Americans

The disproportionate adverse health impact from smoking on African Americans is striking. Although oncology nurses are well aware of tobacco’s carcinogenic effects, they also need to understand the implications for comorbid conditions they may see in smokers with cancer. A recent study, through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), confirmed that African Americans have a 2.5 times higher incident of smoking-related strokes than those who never smoke.

Cancer health disparities

NINR Addresses Racism and Reinforces Mission on Positive Health Outcomes

More research funding is needed to learn about and address health disparities in African Americans in the United States, Tara Schwetz, PhD, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) acting director, said in an open letter to the research community. In the bold announcement, NINR recognized the unequal treatment of minorities and the need for enhanced dedication to promote equality in nursing research.

Cancer healthcare advocacy

How the CARES Act and Other COVID-19 Laws Affect Nursing and Health Care

Like cancer, viruses know no political parties, no country boundaries, and no personal attributes. As the COVID-19 coronavirus spread in an infectious wave across the earth in record time, it decimated economies and devastated populations. To defend their countries against an invisible enemy, governments around the world stepped in with unprecedented command.

Patient advocacy

ONS Joins Health Community in Condemning Racism

The death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, spurred a national wave of protest. United in the wake of a global pandemic, people are doing what they feel is necessary to bring social justice and equality changes to the forefront of the American experience. Across the country, people are demanding immediate changes to a biased system. In a formal statement, ONS condemned racism and called for “all of us to commit to an end to hatred, discrimination, and racism in every form.”

NCC Sends Letter to U.S. Congress Outlining COVID-19 Priorities

Fifty-seven organizations representing the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC), including ONS, sent a letter to the U.S. Congress acknowledging the federal government’s extraordinary attempts to bolster the economy and promote public health during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. In the April 28, 2020, letter, NCC provided recommendations that could be used to further combat the coronavirus, adding that the 57 national nursing organizations are available as expert resources.

Cancer healthcare advocacy

Proposed Bill Would Expand Health Workforce in Underserved Communities

The global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has forced elected officials and political leaders to reevaluate the provision of health care in the United States. To address inequal access to care and representation among health professionals, on April 24, 2020, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Democratic Whip and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Health Heroes 2020 Act, a bicameral piece of legislation.

Cancer healthcare advocacy

Trump Declares National Nurses Day, Retains Coronavirus Task Force

President Donald Trump commemorated nurses on the frontlines of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic by with the first-ever presidential proclamation of May 6, 2020, as National Nurses Day.

NIH Partners With Johnson and Johnson to Combat COVID-19

Long hailed as the “crown jewel” of the U.S. government’s biomedical research division, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is partnering with Johnson and Johnson for a coordinated, team-based effort to find measures with meaningful impact on the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Cancer healthcare advocacy

Healthcare for All Is a Competing Idea in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

When standing up for patients, championing treatments, or stopping an unfair process, nurses speak truth to power. Being on the front lines is part of every nurse’s routine, but many shy away from engaging in the policy world under similar circumstances that affect the profession, patients, and peers. It doesn’t have to be that way. Nurses can educate themselves on the candidates and policy issues and lend their voice to the political conversation.

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Alec Stone MA, MPA, ONS Public Affairs Director

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