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At the heart of patient-centered cancer care is communication and understanding, and oncology nurses have a responsibility to ensure that their patients have all the information they need to successfully navigate their cancer journey. But what happens when language barriers inhibit the flow of information between patient and practitioner?

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Updated Scope and Standards Represent Key Foci of Oncology Nursing Practice

Clinical practice

Updated Scope and Standards Represent Key Foci of Oncology Nursing Practice

How APRNs Can Manage Immunotherapy-Related Hypophysitis in Patients With Cancer

Advanced practice nursing (APN)

How APRNs Can Manage Immunotherapy-Related Hypophysitis in Patients With Cancer

Tachycardia Tied to Higher Mortality in Patients With Cancer

Symptom management

Tachycardia Tied to Higher Mortality in Patients With Cancer

Board Makes Plans for Strategic and Leadership Growth

Board Makes Plans for Strategic and Leadership Growth

Self-Care for the Soles

Nurse self-care

Self-Care for the Soles

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Cabozantinib (Cabometyx®)

Clinical practice

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Cabozantinib

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab Plus Axitinib for Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab Plus Axitinib for Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

Which Ambulatory Infusion Pump Is Best for 5-FU?

Which Ambulatory Infusion Pump Is Best for 5-FU?

Guidelines Insufficient for Prostate Cancer Germline Genetic Testing

Guidelines Insufficient for Prostate Cancer Germline Genetic Testing

The Case of the Belated BRCA Test

Genetics & genomics

The Case of the Belated BRCA Test

Oncology Urgent Care Clinics Are an Emerging Setting for Cancer Care Delivery

Care coordination

Oncology Urgent Care Clinics Are an Emerging Setting for Cancer Care Delivery

We Are All Florence Nightingale

Oncology nurse influence

We Are All Florence Nightingale

Microfluidic Device May Pave Way for More Liquid Cancer Biopsies

Targeted therapy

Microfluidic Device May Pave Way for More Liquid Cancer Biopsies

Making a treatment decision for a cancer diagnosis is a very complex and challenging event for patients. This is particularly evident among men with prostate cancer. Because so many treatment options exist, often without a single best therapeutic or medical outcome, many men with prostate cancer may have challenges when making a treatment decision. Most patients rely on their providers to help them better understand their diagnosis, available treatments, impact, and side effects from treatment, but patients

Shared decision making (SDM)

Research Sheds Light on the Complexities of Shared Decision Making

For Oxaliplatin Hypersensitivity Reactions, Prevention Is the Best Strategy, but Here’s How to Manage Them

For Oxaliplatin Hypersensitivity Reactions, Prevention Is the Best Strategy, but Here’s How to Manage Them

Miller Murphy Retires After Storied Career in Oncology

Miller Murphy Retires After Storied Career in Oncology

ONS Hosts Inaugural International Oncology Nursing Conference in Azerbaijan

ONS Hosts Inaugural International Oncology Nursing Conference in Azerbaijan

Obesity-Related Cancer Incidence Increases in Young Adults

Obesity-Related Cancer Incidence Increases in Young Adults

Geriatric Assessments Can Improve Shared Decision Making, Patient Satisfaction

Shared decision making (SDM)

Geriatric Assessments Can Improve Shared Decision Making, Patient Satisfaction

How Shared Decision Making Affects Cancer Care

Shared decision making (SDM)

How Shared Decision Making Affects Cancer Care

Which of the Following Late Symptoms of Increased Intracranial Pressure Is Not Included in the Cushing Triad?

Clinical practice

Which of the Following Late Symptoms of Increased Intracranial Pressure Is Not Included in the Cushing Triad?

Joint Commission Focuses on Quality, Safety for 2019

Joint Commission Focuses on Quality, Safety for 2019

Smartphone App Helps Patients Manage Cancer Pain

Pain management

Smartphone App Helps Patients Manage Cancer Pain

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Glasdegib

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Glasdegib

By Growing Together, We Can Transform Care

By Growing Together, We Can Transform Care

Recognize and Respond to Incivility in Nursing

Incivility in nursing

Recognize and Respond to Incivility in Nursing

What Is the Process Called When Natural Killer Cells Target Immunoglobulin G-Coated Cells, Resulting in Cell Lysis?

What Is the Process Called When Natural Killer Cells Target Immunoglobulin G-Coated Cells, Resulting in Cell Lysis?

Board Forms Framework for the Future of ONS and Oncology Nursing

Board Forms Framework for the Future of ONS and Oncology Nursing

Ancestry Analysis Identifies Genetic Cause for Increased Multiple Myelmoma in African Americans

Ancestry Analysis Identifies Genetic Cause for Increased Multiple Myeloma in African Americans

FDA Approves Atezolizumab for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Atezolizumab for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Biosimilars, Oral Agents, and Drugs Targeting Genetic Mutations Are Creating a Paradigm Shift in Cancer Treatment

Genetics & genomics

Biosimilars, Oral Agents, and Drugs Targeting Genetic Mutations Are Creating a Paradigm Shift in Cancer Treatment

Evidence Doesn’t Support Antioxidant Supplementation for Patients With Cancer

Complementary therapy

Evidence Doesn’t Support Antioxidant Supplementation for Patients With Cancer

Which of the Following Should Not Be Recommended to Patients Taking Oral Antineoplastic Medication at Home?

Patient Education

Which of the Following Should Not Be Recommended to Patients Taking Oral Antineoplastic Medication at Home?

Adding Chemo to Immunotherapy May Resensitize Resistant Tumors

Adding Chemo to Immunotherapy May Resensitize Resistant Tumors

Understand the Evidence for Exercise in Gynecologic Cancer-Related Fatigue

Treatment side effects

Understand the Evidence for Exercise in Gynecologic Cancer-Related Fatigue

FDA Approves Atezolizumab for PD-L1 Positive Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Atezolizumab for PD-L1 Positive Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

What Does the Research Say About Genetic Testing and Underserved Populations?

What Does the Research Say About Genetic Testing and Underserved Populations?

Which of the Following Leads to the Greatest Percentage of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Cases?

Which of the Following Leads to the Greatest Percentage of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Cases?

What Is the APRN’s Role in Managing Patients Receiving Targeted Therapy?

Targeted therapy

What Is the APRN’s Role in Managing Patients Receiving Targeted Therapy?

Hospital-Acquired Conditions Reduced by Nearly 1 Million From 2014–2017

Clinical practice

Hospital-Acquired Conditions Reduced by Nearly 1 Million From 2014–2017

Emily Edelman, MS, CGC, is the associate director of clinical and continuing education at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, ME.

Genetics & genomics

How Do You Address Unanticipated Genomic Testing Results?

Testing in the Era of Precision Oncology

Targeted therapy

Testing in the Era of Precision Oncology

Three ONS Members Selected to Inaugural Class of CNSI Fellows

Oncology nurse pride

Three ONS Members Selected to Inaugural Class of CNSI Fellows

FDA Approves Trastuzumab and Hyaluronidase-oysk Injection for Subcutaneous Use

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Trastuzumab and Hyaluronidase-oysk Injection for Subcutaneous Use

Which of the Following Strategies Is an Example of Developing a Provider-Patient Relationship to Negotiate an Oral Adherence Plan?

Oncology nurse-patient relationship

Which of the Following Strategies Is an Example of Developing a Provider-Patient Relationship to Negotiate an Oral Adherence Plan?

Open Hysterectomy Has Better Outcomes Than Minimally Invasive Surgery in Cervical Cancer

Open Hysterectomy Has Better Outcomes Than Minimally Invasive Surgery in Cervical Cancer

February 27, 2019

Modifying Five Lifestyle Factors Could Change the U.S. Cancer Burden

Cancer risk prevention

Modifying Five Lifestyle Factors Could Change the U.S. Cancer Burden

February 26, 2019

FDA Approves Lonsurf for Recurrent Metastatic Gastric or GEJ Adenocarcinoma

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Trifluridine and Tipiracil Tablet for Recurrent Metastatic Gastric or GEJ Adenocarcinoma

February 26, 2019

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Ribociclib

Clinical practice

Oncology Drug Reference Sheet: Ribociclib

February 26, 2019

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