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    Celebrate Oncology Nurse Leaders During Black History Month
    ONS Leadership
    Celebrate Oncology Nurse Leaders During Black History Month
    February 18, 2020
    Cardio-Oncology Program Monitors Heart Toxicities Throughout Survivorship
    Symptom management
    Cardio-Oncology Program Monitors Heart Toxicities Throughout Survivorship
    February 11, 2020
    Julie Painter, MSN, RN, AOCNS®, OCN®
    ONS Leadership
    Meet Your ONS Leader: Julie Painter, MSN, RN, AOCNS®, OCN®
    February 07, 2020
    Nurses Can Protect Patients From Neurotoxicity During Lumbar Puncture Procedures
    Clinical practice
    Nurses Can Protect Patients From Neurotoxicity During Lumbar Puncture Procedures
    January 28, 2020
    Meet Your ONS Leader: Maggie A. Smith, DNP, MSN/Ed, RN, OCN®
    ONS Leadership
    Meet Your ONS Leader: Maggie A. Smith, DNP, MSN/Ed, RN, OCN®
    January 20, 2020
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    Every Year Is the Year of the Nurse
    ONS Leadership

    Every Year Is the Year of the Nurse

    Celebrations are planned around the globe for 2020 to recognize the impact that nurses make on the health and well-being of our communities. What’s the occasion? The World Health Organization has designated it the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, in honor of Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday. This exciting year will culminate with the end of the three-year, international Nursing Now! campaign designed to raise the profile and status of nurses worldwide. And we’ll look forward to the release of the new Future of Nursing 2020–2030 consensus study from the National Academy of Medicine that will describe how nurses can help people to get and stay healthy.

    January 03, 2020
    Nurses Lead From Every Bedside or Chairside
    ONS Leadership

    Nurses Lead From Every Bedside or Chairside

    A few weeks ago, a former student who was returning to the Pittsburgh area six years after graduation invited me to lunch. She had completed a master’s degree in the interim and had worked successfully as a nurse practitioner.

    November 18, 2019
    Your Words Matter, So Use Them to Advocate for Change
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Your Words Matter, So Use Them to Advocate for Change

    When my son was in nursery school, his teachers encouraged him to express his frustration with others by “using his words” rather than lashing out in some other nonproductive way. I was reminded of the power of words delivered by a compelling speaker when watching a video of the comedian and advocate, Jon Stewart, testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee about the needs of 9/11 first responders. His passion was evident in his voice, in his emotionally laden pauses, and in the words that he used to describe the ongoing healthcare concerns of those heroes. His strong testimony moved the committee and House to support the legislation, pass it on to the Senate, and send it to President Trump’s desk, where he signed it into law in July 2019. Stewart told a convincing story to bring others to action.

    September 16, 2019
    The Future of Oncology Care Depends on You
    ONS Leadership

    The Future of Oncology Care Depends on You

    Have you had “aha” moments in your life? Times when you finally understood something so completely that you could now fully explain it to someone else? Perhaps you had an aha moment after a session at the recent ONS Congress or after reading an article in the Oncology Nursing Forum or Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. Or maybe you finally understood the benefits of dual inhibition of ER+ metastatic breast cancer with antihormonal therapy and CDK4/6 inhibitors after reviewing the recent infographic included with your ONS journal mailing in May.

    July 29, 2019
    Commit to Protect and Care for Yourself During Oncology Nursing Month
    ONS Leadership

    Commit to Protect and Care for Yourself During Oncology Nursing Month

    May is a month of celebration as we look forward to graduations, Mother’s Day, National Nurses’ Day, and Oncology Nursing Month. Many of us will celebrate with small gifts or trinkets, continuing education events, or treats like special breakfasts, donuts, or pizza parties from our employers. How will you celebrate your role in a profession that the public continues to describe as the most trusted year after year? How will you continue to nurture and protect yourself as one of nearly 4 million national treasures?  

    May 16, 2019
    Advocate in Your Own Backyard
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Advocate in Your Own Backyard

    Advocacy is a pillar for both ONS and me, personally. As a professor, organizer, chapter leader, and now ONS president, engagement in oncology nursing issues is an essential part of what I do and who I am. In March 2019, I accompanied ONS staff along with my ONS Pittsburgh Chapter colleague, Grace Campbell, PhD, MSW, RN, CRRN, assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh, to meet with Congressional Representative Connor Lamb’s (D-PA) district office director.

    May 09, 2019
    By Growing Together, We Can Transform Care
    ONS Leadership

    By Growing Together, We Can Transform Care

    The ONS Congress Planning team really nailed it this year. In Just four words, using the theme of Growing Together, Transforming Care, they were able to describe the essence of why we will gather as a professional organization for ONS’s annual meeting.

    March 25, 2019
    When ONS Speaks, People Listen
    ONS Leadership

    When ONS Speaks, People Listen

    As this important midterm election approaches, my hope is that all ONS members recognize the importance of raising our collective voices as we elect our next leaders at the local, state, and federal level on November 6. In the words of former First Lady Michelle Obama, “It is more important than ever that we show up to vote, not just this year, but every year and in every election. Every voice must be heard, and every vote must be counted.”

    October 29, 2018
    What Do You Stand For?
    Incivility in nursing

    What Do You Stand For?

    Some lines are more memorable than others. In the Broadway musical Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton challenges Aaron Burr with this statement: “If you stand for nothin’, Burr, what will you fall for?”

    I have stolen that line when teaching nurses about bullying and incivility in our workplaces. Unfortunately, this is a topic that we still need to talk about.

    September 05, 2018
    Take Charge of Developing Your Leadership Skills With the LDC
    ONS Leadership

    Take Charge of Developing Your Leadership Skills With the LDC

    I have learned a good deal about leadership through networking and leadership opportunities with my local ONS chapter, project teams and task forces, and serving as a board member.

    July 02, 2018
    Find, Be, and Thank an Oncology Nursing Mentor This May
    Oncology nurse pride

    Find, Be, and Thank an Oncology Nursing Mentor This May

    The month of May is a perfect time to think about new beginnings. Among its seasonal events such as Mother’s Day, weddings, baby showers, and graduations, we also celebrate Oncology Nursing Month and ONS Congress in Washington, DC, this year.

    May 08, 2018
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    ONS board of directors

    ONS Board Looks Ahead to Exciting Plans in 2018

    At the October Board meeting, we looked back at 2017 as a year that included great meeting times for ONS members at Congress in Denver, CO; regional chapter officer meetings; Leadership Weekend in Pittsburgh, PA; and Capitol Hill Days in Washington, DC. The ONS Board also looked ahead to 2018 and the third year of the strategic plan.

    December 05, 2017
     
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    Laura Fennimore DNP, RN, NEA-BC, ONS President
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