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“It’s important for all nurses to advocate—for themselves, for their practice, for their profession,
“When we are able to connect with the things that give us meaning in our life, it makes us stronger,
What is it like to guide a professional association that serves more than 100,000 oncology nurses? O
“Genomics is part and parcel of oncology treatment today. Even if a patient’s genomics might not aff
“These policies, procedures, order sets, and algorithms for oncologic emergencies are so important.
“Acknowledge that grief is a reoccurring theme. This isn’t something that’s a one and done. This is
“Effective communication with healthcare providers, making informed decisions about their care, and
“Once patients come out on the other side, nursing care involves understanding how to triage their d
“Participating in formal academic degree programs, obtaining contact hours for renewing your certifi
“For those without cancer or other illnesses, we often have a resolution or relief of this fatigue.
“Work culture is really how people work together. But in my opinion, there are three major component
“A lot of healthcare workers that I talk to say that they are kind of brought up with the culture th
“Oftentimes, local policy changes are the ones that are going to influence your day-to-day practice
“Consider your patient’s diagnosis. What kind of cancer do they have? And ask yourself, ‘Could this
“We found that nurses still needed clarity of terminology and the rationale for germline, somatic, a
“Nurses can bridge the information gap and help patients better understand that the information rece
“Really knowing these steps can save our own nursing time and save our patient’s skin from all the d
“I think that we as nurses need to advocate when a patient is uncomfortable. And it’s not your class
“Let’s take time, invest time, in learning more about futility. Let’s invest some time in learning m