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    Two Oncology Nurses Implement Process to Allow Patients to Disconnect Pumps From the Comfort of Their Own Homes
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    Two Oncology Nurses Implement Process to Allow Patients to Disconnect Pumps From the Comfort of Their Own Homes
    May 19, 2023
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    November 11, 2022
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    Nurse Scientists Guide the Evidence in Symptom Science, and Inaugural Colloquium Recognizes That Impact on a National Level
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    Nurse Scientists Guide the Evidence in Symptom Science, and Inaugural Colloquium Recognizes That Impact on a National Level

    Oncology nurses hold a unique position in improving symptom management and health outcomes in people with cancer, and their contributions to the body of symptom science are critical. In support of that work, ONS embarked on a landmark partnership with the National Institute of Nursing Research and National Cancer Institute's Center for Cancer Research to present the inaugural Colloquium on Symptom Science Advances in Oncology Nursing on February 4–5, 2021.

    March 05, 2021
    COVID-19’s Implications for People With Cancer and Oncology Nurses
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    COVID-19’s Implications for People With Cancer and Oncology Nurses

    Since the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic on March 11, 2020, the COVID-19 coronavirus—the greatest global public health emergency in a century—has disrupted or delayed many aspects of life, including cancer care. But it’s also opened new opportunities for nursing innovation and brought much-needed change to health care. Here’s where we are one year later.

    February 16, 2021
    COVID-19 Reference Sheet: Vaccines
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    COVID-19 Reference Sheet: Vaccines

    To control the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, society needs public health measures (e.g., masks, physical distancing, hand washing), treatments for infection, and vaccines to prevent infection or serious disease. As the most trusted profession, nurses have a responsibility to educate patients and the community about the facts and science behind the vaccines. This reference sheet will help guide those conversations and is regularly updated as new information is released.

    December 14, 2020
    Nurse Meets With New Hampshire Lawmakers to Connect Them to ONS Health Policy
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    Nurse Meets With New Hampshire Lawmakers to Connect Them to ONS Health Policy

    While representing ONS in June 2019 at the National Institute for Nursing Research in Bethesda, MD, I met with my state’s congressional delegation to introduce ONS’s health policy legislative agenda to their offices on Capitol Hill. Despite it being one of the hottest days on record for the nation’s capital, the congressional offices offered a cool place for health policy discussions.

    July 24, 2019
    Cancer Prevention Is Political Pillow Talk
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    Cancer Prevention Is Political Pillow Talk

    On February 14, 2018, Valentine’s Day, I had the honor of representing the ONS at the Congressional Families Caucus with Alec Stone, ONS director for public affairs, who made the connection between Congressional Families and ONS. The Congressional Families Caucus is made up of spouses of congressional members serving in the House of Representatives and Senate.

    March 07, 2018
    nurse navigators improve oncology care coordination
    Coordinated care

    How Oncology Nurse Navigation Contributes to Effective Care Coordination

    Well-coordinated care by knowledgeable healthcare providers improves patient-centered care, supports shared decision making, reduces fragmentation of care, and decreases readmissions and emergency room visits. However, patients with complex care needs are often lost in the very systems designed to support them.

    September 26, 2017

    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.

    Lisa Kennedy Sheldon PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP®, FAAN 

    Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP®, FAAN, was ONS's clinical and scientific affairs liaison through 2021.
     
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