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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
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    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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    Adversity Fuels Greatness
    ONS president

    Adversity Fuels Greatness

    Governing ONS—including fiduciary oversight for all investments and budgets and strategic decision-making that secures the future of the organization—is the ONS Board of Directors’ primary role. In even the best of times, it is a serious commitment to govern our complex association, but the unpredictable environment we have experienced since early 2020 has increased that challenge.

    April 04, 2022
    New Selection Process Supports Diversity on the ONS Board of Directors
    ONS Leadership

    New Selection Process Supports Diversity on the ONS Board of Directors

    This month begins the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our world is still facing new variants and recommendations. We press forward to honor the memories of those we’ve lost. We adapt our personal and professional lives to the constantly changing guidelines and make every effort to cope with the encroaching burnout.

    February 28, 2022
    Two Years Later, We Are Older and Wiser
    ONS president

    Two Years Later, We Are Older and Wiser

    As we turn the calendar to the new year, it feels a bit like the film Groundhog Day. Information about the COVID-19 pandemic—and related topics like masks, vaccination, and protecting ourselves and our patients from infection—still dominates the news and the literature. Many areas are struggling with surges in winter cases, and we all feel the personal loss of friends and family, colleagues, and patients and the toll it has taken on our profession. It is, without doubt, a constant presence in our lives.

    January 03, 2022
    Volunteer Leaders Uphold ONS’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values
    ONS president

    Volunteer Leaders Uphold ONS’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values

    Leadership is a group activity, and the ONS vision, mission, and core values can be achieved only through full participation of ONS's Board of Directors and other groups. The volunteer members serving as directors-at-large meet at least monthly to achieve the annual objectives, and the Board’s subcommittees—as well as other standing committees of volunteer members outside of the Board—accomplish specific goals. ONS uses two key committees to achieve excellence, quality, and sustainability through leadership: the Board’s Positions Subcommittee and the Leadership Development Committee (LDC).

    November 01, 2021
    As the World Perpetually Pivots, ONS Has What Members Need
    ONS News

    As the World Perpetually Pivots, ONS Has What Members Need

    One of the many lessons we’ve learned since early 2020 is to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. When COVID-19 vaccination rates climbed and infection rates declined in spring 2021, we all confidently looked to September for a return to prepandemic activities. However, the Delta variant’s rapid transmission in July and resulting surge in infection rates paused our plans as the United States reevaluated the safety of a full return without restrictions.

    September 06, 2021
    Nurses Are the Key to Achieving Health Equity
    ONS Leadership

    Nurses Are the Key to Achieving Health Equity

    In May 2021, the National Academy of Medicine released its next iteration of the Future of Nursing report: 2020–2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity. In it, the academy calls for nurses to lead a stronger, more diversified workforce to promote health and well-being to their colleagues, patients, and communities and to address the structural racism and systemic inequities that have fueled widespread health disparities. 

    July 05, 2021
    We Have So Much to Celebrate in Nursing and Cancer Science This Year
    ONS Leadership

    We Have So Much to Celebrate in Nursing and Cancer Science This Year

    May is the month we celebrate nursing across the world. May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday, is International Nurses Day, designated as such since 1974 by the International Council of Nurses. This year’s theme is Nurses: A Voice to Lead, A Vision for Future Health Care in recognition of nursing's role on the front lines of the pandemic.

    May 03, 2021
    Invest in Hope for Nursing’s Future During Oncology Nursing Foundation’s 40th Anniversary
    ONS Leadership

    Invest in Hope for Nursing’s Future During Oncology Nursing Foundation’s 40th Anniversary

    As we pass the one-year mark of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and reflect on all that has ensued since last March, human nature is to focus on our losses. By all accounts, 2020 has been a difficult period in our personal, professional, and civic lives. All of us grieve for our loved ones, patients, and the freedoms of life we have sacrificed.

    March 01, 2021
    Happy New Year’ Takes On New Meaning for 2021
    ONS News

    'Happy New Year’ Takes On New Meaning for 2021

    A new year is generally a time for hope, evaluating the previous year’s achievements, and setting new goals. Last year changed that somewhat when we put many of our goals on hold to immediately respond to the pandemic and the needs of our patients, each other, and ourselves. This year, we hope that things will be better.

    January 04, 2021
    Nursing Is Science First; It Just Appears Heroic
    ONS Leadership

    Nursing Is Science First; It Just Appears Heroic

    Science, our reliance on the foundations of epidemiology, and management of a public health crisis have been unprecedented discussion topics this year. We have never had a greater need to rely on data, science, and the evolving understanding of experts about the COVID-19 coronavirus and how to contend with it.

    November 02, 2020
    All Politics Is Local, and That’s Why You Should Get Involved in ONS Advocacy
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    All Politics Is Local, and That’s Why You Should Get Involved in ONS Advocacy

    One of the ways ONS celebrated Oncology Nursing Month in May was with CEO Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN, interviewing U.S. Representative Donna Shalala (D-FL) about advocacy and nursing. Miami ONS Chapter Board Member Lissette Gomez-Rios, MSN, OCN®, ONS Director-at-Large Anne Ireland, MSN, RN, AOCN®, CENP, and I also had the opportunity to ask Shalala some questions.

    July 06, 2020
    Nursing Innovation, Leadership, and Dedication Shine During Pandemic
    ONS Leadership

    Nursing Innovation, Leadership, and Dedication Shine During Pandemic

    It now seems providential that the World Health Organization named 2020 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife to honor Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday. Who could have predicted how the world would rely on nurses to change the course of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic by upholding Nightingale’s leadership and principles of infection control from the 19th century?

    May 04, 2020

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    Nancy Houlihan MA, RN, AOCN®, ONS President

    Nancy Houlihan, MA, RN, AOCN®, is president of the Oncology Nursing Society from 2020–2022.

     
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