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    January 14, 2022
    How Nurses Can Monitor and Strengthen Their Mental Health
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    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 (APN)

    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 (APN)

    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 (APN)

    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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