Where ONS Voices Talk Cancer Join oncology nurses on the Oncology Nursing Society's award-winning p
“Having a nurse-driven protocol, at my facility we call them clinical practice guidelines, allows
“We really need to do our best to reach people who don’t have access to palliative care in their co
“I think the horizon, the trends that we are seeing today, are indicating that this technology is j
“As nurses and healthcare providers, we need to be up to date with the most current evidence-based
“I think the most amazing thing we see is the softening of the skin, which can occur during the fir
“I think that as oncology nurses, we need to keep ourselves really educated and up to date with the
“One of the things about futility is many people will say, ‘Oh this is futile care,’ when what they
“Reassuring doesn’t always mean providing solutions. Sometimes, it’s providing support. There are so
“It’s really important to look at where your target is and what the toxicities are associated with
“You don’t have to have any musical background to benefit from musical therapy,” ONS member Susan Y
“It’s really an exciting time to be in the field of oncology because we can have these specific drug
“Like all emergencies, they’re unpredictable. I have seen them at the very beginning and sometimes,
“These patients have very intense regimens of chemotherapy. They’re tired a lot of the time. Between
What is it like to guide a professional association that serves more than 100,000 oncology nurses? O
“Since gastrointestinal complications are so broad, you will see these types of complications in re
“If we’re not driving our own research agenda and we’re not asking the questions we see as important
“I think the take-home message here, though, is to have very specific guidelines at your institut
“We need to continue to remind everyone that reporting culture improves safety, that events are usua
“Sometimes you think, ‘Oh, these are just bladder patients; it’s different.’ But it might not be d
“The mental and physical health of the healthcare team, especially the nurses, has to come first bec
