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    Innovative Oncology Nurses Break Down Communication Barriers for Patients Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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    Innovative Oncology Nurses Break Down Communication Barriers for Patients Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
    March 10, 2023
    How I Practice Mindfulness as an Oncology Nurse
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    How I Practice Mindfulness as an Oncology Nurse
    March 03, 2023
    Clinical and Pharmaceutical Nurse Educators Collaborate to Bring Training to Nurses and Improve Patient Care
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    Clinical and Pharmaceutical Nurse Educators Collaborate to Bring Training to Nurses and Improve Patient Care
    January 13, 2023
    Oncology Nurse Uses Retirement to Help Patients and Healthcare Professionals Understand Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker Testing Results
    Pancreatic cancer
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    November 11, 2022
    The Life of Marie Curie and Her Contributions to Oncology
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    The Life of Marie Curie and Her Contributions to Oncology
    November 07, 2022
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    Oncology Providers Can Transform the Trajectory of Financial Toxicity
    Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

    Oncology Providers Can Transform the Trajectory of Financial Toxicity

    The complexity of cancer care may affect patients’ financial toxicity more than we’ve realized. Many patients struggle with the economic burden of out-of-pocket spending for cancer care, including insurance copayments, transportation, and reduced income, as well as their psychological burden of worry and coping with less funds for food and medications. Multimodality treatments, maintenance and ongoing therapies for metastatic disease, and geographic factors such as travel for clinical trials and specialized services or paying for out-of-network care can put patients’ finances in a deeper hole. The adverse implications are significant: decreased quality of life, increased anxiety and depression, lower adherence to prescribed medications and oncology care, and reduced survival.

    February 09, 2023
    Oncology APRNs Are Change Agents for Tobacco Cessation
    Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

    Oncology APRNs Are Change Agents for Tobacco Cessation

    Whether by cigarette, pipe, cigar, or vaping device, tobacco use is a major risk factor for the development of many cancers; increases cancer mortality, risk of recurrence, and second primary cancers; adversely affects treatment outcomes for surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy; and affects other chronic health conditions. Initiating smoking cessation at the time of a lung cancer diagnosis improves overall survival by 30%–40%, yet 40%–50% of smokers continue to use tobacco after diagnosis.

    December 27, 2022
    New Technology Tools Help Oncology APRNs Improve Patient Outcomes
    Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

    New Technology Tools Help Oncology APRNs Improve Patient Outcomes

    Clinical decision support systems are tools integrated into electronic health records that include reminders for preventive care, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, order sets, and alerts for drug prescribing. In health care, artificial intelligence converts data into knowledge to guide clinical decisions. When combined, the two technologies can guide advanced practice RNs and other providers with predictions and suggestions that go beyond human accuracy and specificity.

    August 11, 2022
    Oncology Care Model Created New Opportunities for APRNs to Transform Cancer Care
    Care coordination

    Oncology Care Model Created New Opportunities for APRNs to Transform Cancer Care

    Launched in 2016 as a pilot program from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center to develop new payment and delivery system models, the Oncology Care Model had a lofty goal: drive improvements in providing high-quality and cost-effective care.

    July 14, 2022
    APRN Roles Evolve to Address Cancer Screening, Treatment Adherence, and Public Health
    Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

    APRN Roles Evolve to Address Cancer Screening, Treatment Adherence, and Public Health

    Responses to pandemic-related screening and treatment delays have created new opportunities for oncology advanced practice RNs (APRNs), too. In both their institutions and communities, APRNs are guiding patients and providers to reverse the increases in late cancer diagnoses, morbidity, and mortality—ultimately improving outcomes.

    April 14, 2022
    Boards and Committees Need Oncology APRN Voices. Will You Step Up to the Challenge?
    Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

    Boards and Committees Need Oncology APRN Voices. Will You Step Up to the Challenge?

    In response to the 2010 Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, the Nurses on Boards Coalition launched an initiative to increase the number of nurses in decision-making leadership capacities with a goal to place 10,000 nurses on corporate, health-related, and other panels, boards, and commissions. Yet today, we still have more work to do to advance nurses into those positions and to educate the public about nurses’ role in providing high-quality, safe patient care.

    February 17, 2022
    APRNs Can Lead by Example When Integrating Palliative Care in Practice
    Palliative care

    APRNs Can Lead by Example When Integrating Palliative Care in Practice

    Early and regular integration of palliative care (PC) improves patient and caregiver outcomes in symptom management, quality of life, psychosocial health, communication, shared decision-making, overall satisfaction—and even survival. Health systems also benefit through reduced emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and intensive care stays; increased completion of advanced directives; and improved quality of end-of-life care. Both the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) Oncology Care Model and many oncology organizations, including ONS, support the approach for patients with cancer.

    November 11, 2021
    Interprofessional Collaboration Helps Improve Cancer Care
    Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

    Interprofessional Collaboration Helps Improve Cancer Care

    Much of the care we provide is complex and requires the contributions of many knowledgeable and experienced professionals. To satisfy the National Academy of Medicine recommendations of providing safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care, healthcare professionals must function as highly collaborative teams.

    October 14, 2021
    APRN Leaders Mentor Students to Tackle Clinical Practice Issues
    Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

    APRN Leaders Mentor Students to Tackle Clinical Practice Issues

    Nursing is among the top careers for job growth, with an estimated 7% increase in the nursing workforce by 2029. As new students train to enter or advance in the profession, advanced practice RNs (APRNs) must mentor and empower them to integrate evidence-based practice (EBP) into their care.

    August 12, 2021
    APRNs Are Essential in Survivorship Programs
    Survivorship care plans

    APRNs Are Essential in Survivorship Programs

    As the number of cancer survivors continues to grow in the United States, so too does the need for cancer survivorship programs. Oncology advanced practice RNs (APRNs) are essential team members as institutions develop and deliver comprehensive and holistic programs to meet survivors’ needs.

    June 10, 2021
    Onboarding and Supporting New Providers Are Your Responsibilities as an APRN Leader
    Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

    Onboarding and Supporting New Providers Are Your Responsibilities as an APRN Leader

    Contributing to the orientation and onboarding of new advanced practice RN (APRN) providers supports optimal patient outcomes, professional satisfaction, and nurse retention. Orientation involves working through the hospital’s training program, policies and procedures, organizational structures, and mission or vision statements, whereas onboarding builds engagement and relationships in the organization over many weeks to months. Some institutions have formalized, detailed processes for orientation and onboarding, but others may offer very little structure and support.

    April 15, 2021

    To discuss the information in this article with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities.

    To report a content error, inaccuracy, or typo, email pubONSVoice@ons.org.

    Jan Tipton DNP, APRN-CNS, AOCN®
     
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