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“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
An essential act of well-being, the practice of storytelling creates a social connection that foste
“Being an ally means you’re coming from a place where you know what issues are going on, you stay up
“Just like with anything we do in oncology, a lot of education is required. Nurses and coordinators
“I think it’s important to ensure that you consider each person uniquely. Because no matter how much
“I think there’s a big misconception that health literacy means someone’s ability to read or write,
“The reason that oncology nursing developed at the moment it did was from you and the other few peop
“The bell can have so much more meaning and significance than just the end of treatment. So, work wi
“When someone is faced with a cancer diagnosis, you want to really try to work to make that patient
Oncology nurses provide remarkable care every day, without even realizing the impact it has on their
“Certification increases nurses’ knowledge, ensures that they are up to date on cancer care, and hel
“Nursing ethics is relationship centered because when your friend, family member, or colleague becom
“Before you even get started, you have to do your checks. Just like you do with a regular systemic i
“The idea of early palliative care was really a strategy for preventing people from going through un
“Sometimes when we talk about skin toxicities, it can get lost in translation for these patients whe
“We as oncology nurses have to understand who is this patient, where do they come from, and who is g
“Evidence-based practice is asking the right clinical question, searching the evidence and then real
“It’s the oncology nurse who might be the only cheerleader this person has to keep them motivated mo
