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New Technology Tools Help Oncology APRNs Improve Patient Outcomes

Clinical decision support systems are tools integrated into electronic health records that include reminders for preventive care, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, order sets, and alerts for drug prescribing. In health care, artificial intelligence converts data into knowledge to guide clinical decisions. When combined, the two technologies can guide advanced practice RNs and other providers with predictions and suggestions that go beyond human accuracy and specificity.

August 11, 2022

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Monkeypox Fact Sheet and Implications for Patients With Cancer

Nursing education

Monkeypox Fact Sheet and Implications for Patients With Cancer

August 10, 2022

Single HPV Vaccine Dose May Be Enough to Prevent Cancer

Cancer research

Single HPV Vaccine Dose May Be Enough to Prevent Cancer

August 10, 2022

Nurses Are Pivotal to Advancing Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative

Cancer health policy

Nurses Are Pivotal to Advancing Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative

August 09, 2022

Promote Patient Self-Advocacy Across the Cancer Spectrum

Patient advocacy

Promote Patient Self-Advocacy Across the Cancer Spectrum

August 09, 2022

FDA Approves Darolutamide Tablets for Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Darolutamide Tablets for Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

August 08, 2022

FDA Approves Fam-Trastuzumab Deruxtecan-Nxki for HER2-Low Breast Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Fam-Trastuzumab Deruxtecan-Nxki for HER2-Low Breast Cancer

August 08, 2022

Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2

Genetics & genomics

Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2

August 04, 2022

Cancer Mortality Declines Among Black Patients but Remains Disproportionately High

Cancer health disparities

Cancer Mortality Declines Among Black Patients but Remains Disproportionately High

August 03, 2022

When Healthcare Professionals Join Organizations to Advocate, Patients’ Voices Are Heard

Cancer risk prevention

When Healthcare Professionals Join Organizations to Advocate, Patients’ Voices Are Heard

August 02, 2022

Legislation and Cancer Care

Cancer health policy

Legislation and Cancer Care

August 02, 2022

Your ONS Membership Offers You Benefits in Other Organizations, Too

Your ONS Membership Offers You Benefits in Other Organizations, Too

August 01, 2022

FDA Reports Recall of CVS Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor Due to Microbial Contamination

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Reports Recall of CVS Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor Due to Microbial Contamination

Use This Checklist to Take a Stress-Free Vacation

Nurse well-being

Use This Checklist to Take a Stress-Free Vacation

Wildfire Pollutants Increase Risk of Lung, Brain Tumors

Cancer research

Wildfire Pollutants Increase Risk of Lung, Brain Tumors

Baxter Healthcare Corporation Recalls Abacus Software for Risk of Medication Label Errors

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Baxter Healthcare Corporation Recalls Abacus Software for Risk of Medication Label Errors

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Lutetium Lu 177 Vipivotide Tetraxetan

Drug Reference Sheet

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Lutetium Lu 177 Vipivotide Tetraxetan

Smiths Medical Recalls Medfusion 3500 and 4000 Syringe Infusion Pumps for Software Malfunctions That Can Affect Infusion Delivery

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Smiths Medical Recalls Medfusion 3500 and 4000 Syringe Infusion Pumps for Software Malfunctions That Can Affect Infusion Delivery

Sexual Minority Populations Are Less Likely to Obtain Cervical Cancer Screenings

Cancer research

Sexual Minority Populations Are Less Likely to Obtain Cervical Cancer Screenings

Use Conversational Assessments to Deliver Whole-Person Care

Oncology nurse education

Use Conversational Assessments to Deliver Whole-Person Care

ONS Bridge™ Returns in September With Live and On-Demand Content for Oncology Nurses

ONS Bridge™ Returns in September With Live and On-Demand Content for Oncology Nurses

What the Evidence Says About Traditional Chinese Medicine for Chronic Diarrhea

What the Evidence Says About Traditional Chinese Medicine for Chronic Diarrhea

FDA Approves Crizotinib for Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-Positive Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Crizotinib for Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-Positive Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

Oncology Care Model Created New Opportunities for APRNs to Transform Cancer Care

Care coordination

Oncology Care Model Created New Opportunities for APRNs to Transform Cancer Care

Females Are More Likely to Have Severe Cancer Side Effects Than Males

Cancer research

Females Are More Likely to Have Severe Cancer Side Effects Than Males

Nurses Use Innovation to Perform Symptom and Pain Assessments

Symptom management

Nurses Use Innovation to Perform Symptom and Pain Assessments

Oncology Nursing QI Project Shows Normal Saline Is Comparable to Heparin for Pediatric CVCs

Oncology Nursing QI Project Shows Normal Saline Is Comparable to Heparin for Pediatric CVCs

Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1

Genetics & genomics

Genetic Disorder Reference Sheet: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1

FDA Warns About Risk of Death and Serious Side Effects With Duvelisib

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Warns About Risk of Death and Serious Side Effects With Duvelisib

CNS Survivorship Needs More Research, Funding, and Training, Expert Panel Says

Cancer research

CNS Survivorship Needs More Research, Funding, and Training, Expert Panel Says

The Clinical Pharmacist’s Role in Symptom Assessments

Symptom management

The Clinical Pharmacist’s Role in Symptom Assessments

Symptom Assessment

Symptom management

Symptom Assessment

Journeying Through Life With ONS

Journeying Through Life With ONS

FDA Reports Recall of Morphine Sulfate Extended-Release Tablets Because of Label Mix-Up

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Reports Recall of Morphine Sulfate Extended-Release Tablets Because of Label Mix-Up

FDA Approves Lisocabtagene Maraleucel for Second-Line Treatment of Large B-Cell Lymphoma

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Lisocabtagene Maraleucel for Second-Line Treatment of Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Self-Affirmations Build Your Personal and Moral Resiliency

Nurse well-being

Self-Affirmations Build Your Personal and Moral Resiliency

ONS Board Releases Statement About Dobbs v. Jackson

ONS Board Releases Statement About Dobbs v. Jackson

Support Patients’ Autonomy and Cultural Choices

Ethics in nursing

Support Patients’ Autonomy and Cultural Choices

FDA Reports BD’s Recall of Intraosseous Products

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Reports BD’s Recall of Intraosseous Products

FDA Says It’s Continuing to Evaluate Pulse Oximeters’ Race-Related Accuracy and Limitations

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Says It’s Continuing to Evaluate Pulse Oximeters’ Race-Related Accuracy and Limitations

Genomics’ Red Flag Rule of Too and Two

Genetics & genomics

Genomics’ Red Flag Rule of Too and Two

ONS’s Clinical Decision Support Tool Brings Biomarker Advancements to the Point of Care

ONS’s Clinical Decision Support Tool Brings Biomarker Advancements to the Point of Care

Identify ONS’s Future Leaders by Applying for the LDC

Identify ONS’s Future Leaders by Applying for the LDC

Use of Anxiety and Depression Drugs Linked to Increased PSA Testing

Cancer research

Use of Anxiety and Depression Drugs Linked to Increased PSA Testing

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Loncastuximab Tesirine-Lpyl

Drug Reference Sheet

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Loncastuximab Tesirine-Lpyl

Digital Health Literacy Affects Overall Survival in Adults With Cancer

Cancer research

Digital Health Literacy Affects Overall Survival in Adults With Cancer

Margaret Hansen Frogge Receives 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award at 47th Annual ONS Congress

Margaret Hansen Frogge Receives 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award at 47th Annual ONS Congress

Catherine Lyons Posthumously Receives 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award at 47th Annual ONS Congress

Catherine Lyons Posthumously Receives 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award at 47th Annual ONS Congress

Maintain Oral Adherence With ONS Guidelines™

Maintain Oral Adherence With ONS Guidelines™

Pediatric Patients With Cancer Are Vulnerable to Sleep Disturbance

Patient quality of life

Pediatric Patients With Cancer Are Vulnerable to Sleep Disturbance

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