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Lori Williams, PhD, APRN, OCN®, AOCN®, president of the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC), joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss how oncology nurses can use certification to grow professionally and develop as a leader.

Survivorship care models are a framework to build on and customize for each patient’s needs, not a generic form for everyone. ONS member Michelle Mollica, PhD, MPH, RN, OCN®, senior advisor for the National Cancer Institute’s Office of Cancer Survivorship in Bethesda, MD, talks with Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, about how nurses can tailor survivorship care models for each of their patients and a framework for building custom models. The advertising messages in this episode are brought to you by Biologics by McKesson.

What is it like to govern a professional association that serves more than 100,000 oncology nurses? ONS Board of Directors members Nancy Houlihan, MA, RN, AOCN®, Kristin Ferguson, DNP, RN, MSN, OCN®, and Marty Polovich, PhD, RN, AOCN®-Emeritus, reflect on their experiences of leading during a pandemic, how a diverse Board supports a diverse membership, and how you can get involved in ONS leadership.

Cardiac tamponade typically presents gradually over time, and it can happen multiple times throughout a patient’s cancer care journey. Oncology nurses must stay cognizant of the warning signs and management approaches. ONS member Roberta Kaplow, RN, PhD, CCRN, AOCNS®, clinical nurse specialist at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA, and member of the Metro Atlanta ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss the latest nursing management and prevention strategies for cardiac tamponade. This episode is part of a series about oncologic emergencies; the previous ones are linked in the episode notes.

ONS member Pam Grubbs, APRN, CNS, MS, AOCNS®, clinical nurse specialist and assistant professor in nursing at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, MN, and member of the ONS Southeast Minnesota Chapter, and Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, discuss radioactive targeted therapies, safety recommendations, and common misconceptions. 

Deborah Watkins Bruner, RN, PhD, FAAN, senior vice president of research and professor in the department of radiation oncology at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and a presenter at the 2020 ONS Bridge™ virtual conference, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss social determinants of health, their impact on cancer care, and what oncology nurses should be aware of when providing care to all populations, no matter a patient’s background.

Tara A. Schwetz, PhD, acting director of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and associate deputy director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), joins Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, APRN, AOCNP®, FAAN, ONS’s chief clinical officer, to discuss how nurse researchers are responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus and how NINR is looking to the future.

ONS Chief Executive Officer Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN, and members of the ONS Board of Directors from across the United States share a conversation with U.S. Representative Donna E. Shalala (D-FL) on Shalala’s role in the Institute of Medicine’s historic Future of Nursing report, how the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic influenced global perspectives on nurses, and ways that nurses can advocate for improved healthcare policy reform.

Annette Quinn, RN, MSN, program manager in the department of radiation at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and member of the ONS Greater Pittsburgh Chapter, joins ONS’s Kathleen Wiley, RN, MSN, AOCNS®, director of oncology nursing practice, to discuss what all oncology nurses need to know about caring for patients receiving radiation treatment, the different types of radiation therapies, collaboration with medical oncology, and monitoring and managing radiation’s late effects in survivorship.   

ONS member Debi Boyle, RN, MSN, AOCNS®, FAAN, an oncology clinical nurse specialist with Advanced Oncology Nursing Resources in Huntington Beach, CA, member of the Orange County ONS Chapter, and author of the recently published book, The Caregiver’s Companion, sits down with Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss how nurses can support caregivers, safe handling and precautions for in the home, and misconceptions about the caregiver’s role.