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    Innovative Oncology Nurses Break Down Communication Barriers for Patients Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
    Special Populations
    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
    Nurse well-being
    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
    Oncology nurse education
    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
    Oncology Nurse Uses Retirement to Help Patients and Healthcare Professionals Understand Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker Testing Results
    November 11, 2022
    The Life of Marie Curie and Her Contributions to Oncology
    Cancer treatments
    The Life of Marie Curie and Her Contributions to Oncology
    November 07, 2022
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    Equality
    Ethics in nursing

    Are All Patients Treated Equally?

    It’s 2017, and one would think that all patients are treated equally. Nursing has certainly been educated to treat all patients with the same levels of respect and dignity and to provide excellent medical care regardless of age, race, ethnicity, or religious beliefs. In the theory of nursing, I think we all strive and believe that patients should be treated equally. However, at least for the reality of nursing that I work in, that doesn’t always feel true.

    May 05, 2017
    Oncology nurse influence

    Dancing Between Professionalism and Intimacy

    I’m an oncology certified nurse, nursing supervisor, coworker, friend, wife, daughter, and mother, but most importantly, I’m a human being.
    October 12, 2016
    Caregiver support

    The Amazing Power Of A Smile

    A smile is universal across all cultures. It helps to break down language barriers. A smile is contagious. A smile can be heard and felt over the phone. A smile is not taught, it is simply part of our humanity. Babies smile in the womb. Smiling reduces stress hormones and releases endorphins physiologically helping one feel better. Oncology nurses know the power of a smile.
    March 15, 2016
    Patient safety

    Evaluating Security in the Outpatient Setting

    It has been a little over a year since cardiologist Dr. Michael J. Davidson, 44, was shot and killed at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He was murdered during the day by the son of a patient he treated who had died a few months prior to the shooting. I remember that day well. I was working in my clinic and all of us wondered, “How could this happen? And could it happen in our clinic?” I like to think that all of our patients and families are thankful and appreciative for all we do for them, but unfortunately that isn't always the case.

    February 24, 2016
    Clinical practice

    What It Takes to Be an Infusion Room Nurse: Part Two

    In part one of this blog, I attempted to clarify the clinical role of an oncology infusion room nurse. Excellent clinical skills paired with diverse social skills make this nursing job so unique. Nursing school and clinicals do not fully prepare us for the job, because these skills are developed through on-the-job training. Outpatient nursing requires different skills than inpatient.

    January 18, 2016
    Clinical practice

    What It Takes to Be an Infusion Room Nurse: Part One

    What do a rituximab reaction, ice fishing, chest pain, knitted chicken sweaters, hospice, and transportation all have in common? These are examples of the diverse issues, topics, and situations outpatient infusion RNs may encounter on any given day.
    January 18, 2016
    Care coordination

    Nurse Practitioners Are Oncology's Best Kept Secret

    “She is super smart, highly qualified, and handpicked by your physician.” Our patient care coordinator often says this when she's on the phone talking face-to-face with patients to set up their next office visit. She encourages patients to accept their upcoming appointment with our nurse practitioner.
    May 07, 2015
    Clinical practice

    Heal Through a Remember Tree

    We had a problem—we knew it, and we just couldn’t find the right solution. The problem was that we had no time or way to grieve patients' deaths in our outpatient clinic. When a patient would die, some of the staff members would not find out for days or sometimes weeks. This left staff members feeling angry, sad, frustrated, and embarrassed if a family member would call and that staff member did not know about the patient's passing.
    April 16, 2015

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    Jennifer Turcotte RN, BSN, OCN®
     
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