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Oncology nurses must have effective communication and team-based skills to work across disciplines with other members of the care team. In an oncology setting, teamwork promotes safer, more efficient, and higher quality care, as well as a more positive and supportive practice environment. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) has used team training to develop those skills in our staff over the past 15 years.

The oncology nursing specialty is in dire need of a solid foundation of eligible staff. As of 2020, more than 51% of the nursing workforce was aged 40 years or older, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated underlying factors such as stress, physical and mental health, and inequities present in the profession for decades.

Nurse burnout can only be addressed at the health system level, and beginning in your unit is one way to get that process started.

Older cancer survivors who have lower levels of education, are uninsured, or are widowed, divorced, or separated are less likely to receive survivorship care plans (SCPs), researchers found. They reported the results of their study in Supportive Care in Cancer.

Given the inherent nature of caregiving, burnout has been part of the nursing profession since the beginning. As the complexities of the profession increase, so do nurses’ vulnerability. Oncology nurses have multiple physical, emotional, and mental demands, which, if left unaddressed, can lead to burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral distress.

Much of oncology nursing education focuses on IV administration of systemic therapies because for years, that was the only route. Until 2004, only two cancer therapies were approved for subcutaneous (SC) administration, and just nine others were added through 2012. However, as more familiar IV therapies get SC counterparts, including the more recent approvals of four high-volume monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), infusion nurses are using them more regularly in practice.

The annual ONS Congress® is your opportunity to network and make one-on-one connections with your peers, learn from their research and clinical experiences, and further empower yourself to make strides in the field. At ONS Congress, you’ll have plenty of ways to cultivate your professional development and gain contact hours and points to fulfill your certification needs.

The Research track at this year’s 47th Annual ONS Congress® is packed with the best of the best in oncology nursing science!  

ONS Congress is back in person, and you do not want to miss it. While we have made the best of learning virtually for the past two years and will continue to offer our virtual conference, ONS Bridge™, moving forward, for many, it does not compare to the excitement and energy of seeing thousands of oncology nurses gather in one place to learn, share, network, and just have some good old fun.

Continuing education is something that all nurses need and as an oncology nurse, what better way to earn them by attending the 47th Annual ONS Congress®! ONS Congress provides attendees with the opportunity to earn up to 95.75 nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hours. You can earn the hours by attending ONS Congress from April 27–May 1, 2022, in Anaheim, CA.