Oncologic Emergencies Learning Library

Huddle Cards

Huddle Cards provide bite-sized education in an easy to understand one page resource. Enhance you and your team’s knowledge by utilizing Huddle Cards as a quick review during shift huddles, in-services, or staff meetings.

•  Anaphylaxis
• Cardiac Tamponade
• Cytokine Release Syndrome
• Decompensation in Oncology Patients
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
• Hypercalcemia of Malignancy (HCM)
• Immune Effector Cell-Associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome (ICANS) 
• Sepsis
• Spinal Cord Compression
• Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
• Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Review these case studies to expand your knowledge and understanding of these oncologic emergencies.

• Mock Drills: Implementation for Emergency Scenarios in the Outpatient Setting
• Hyponatremia and SIADH: A Case Study for Nursing Consideration
• Respiratory Depression: A Case Study of Postoperative Patient with Cancer
• Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS)
• Preventing Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Two Case Studies of Unexpected Outcomes

Listen to a 30-minute podcast with expert guests. Each episode offers an overview of the emergency being discussed, nursing considerations, and treatment options. Several podcasts offer free NCPD contact hours.

• Episode 283: Desensitization Strategies to Reintroduce Treatment After an Infusion-Related Reaction
• Episode 272: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Radiation Therapy for Emergent and Urgent Interventions
• Episode 237: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Prepare Your Practice With Clear Policies and Procedures
• Episode 228: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
• Episode 223: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
• Episode 220: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Febrile Neutropenia and Sepsis
• Episode 214: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
• Episode 212: When Cancer Care Gets Complex: Those Other Oncologic Emergencies
• Episode 210: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Spinal Cord Compression
• Episode 207: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Malignant Pleural Effusion
• Episode 203: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Increased Intracranial Pressure
• Episode 199: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Cardiac Tamponade
• Episode 196: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Bleeding and Thrombosis
• Episode 192: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
• Episode 184: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Tumor Lysis Syndrome
• Episode 181: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Febrile Neutropenia
• Episode 176: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Cytokine Release Syndrome

CJON and ONF

Below are examples of the types of articles you can find within ONS's Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing (CJON) and Oncology Nursing Forum (ONF) publications. Go to the journal search page to discover additional articles. Use these tips to search efficiently.

2024

• Applying the SEIPS Framework to Redesign Chemotherapy Desensitization Within the Intensive Care Unit

2023

• How Do Oncology Nurses Feel During a Hypersensitivity Reaction?
• Management of Immunotherapy Infusion Reactions
• Febrile Neutropenia: Improving Care Through an Oncology Acute Care Clinic

2022

• Glycemic Variability in Patients with Stage II-III Colon Cancer Treated with Surgery and Adjuvant Chemotherapy

2021

• Hemostatic Disorders: Physiology, Diagnostics, and Management
• Febrile Neutropenia: Decreasing Time to Antibiotic Administration in a Community Hospital Emergency Department
• Platelet Refractoriness: Examining Associated Morbidity and Mortality
• Hypoglycemia: Comparison of Health Status Outcomes Between Patients After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
• Acute Infusion-Related Reactions: How to Recognize and Intervene When These Reactions Occur in Practice

2020

• Sepsis: Symptoms, Assessment, Diagnosis, and the Hour-1 Bundle in Patients with Cancer

ONS Voice

Below are examples of ONS Voice articles. Visit voice.ons.org to search for additional articles.

2023

• Interprofessional Collaboration Reduces Time to Neutropenia Antibiotic Administration

2022

• Nurses Have Immediate Access to Necessary Medications and Supplies with Hypersensitivity Reaction Kits

2021

• A Body of Evidence Helps Nurses Manage Car T-Cell Therapy Toxicities
• The Case of the Swift Sepsis Response
• Diagnose and Treat Hypercalcemia of Malignancy

External Articles

• Oncologic emergencies and urgencies: A comprehensive review

• Oncologic Emergencies
• Essentials in Oncologic Emergencies for the Advanced Practice Provider

• Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies: A Resource for Nurses (3^rd Edition)