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Updated Core Competencies Reflect Evolution of Nurse Navigator Role

Although care coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration are essential components of every oncology nurse’s role, oncology nurse navigators (ONNs) take that work even farther by helping patients and caregivers navigate a complex healthcare system and access much-needed resources. By ONS’s definition, ONNs are key in meeting patient and caregiver needs while providing evidence-based, cost-effective, and quality cancer care by eliminating barriers to timely care.

August 07, 2018

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Remembering ONS Member Meneses’ Contributions to Oncology Nursing

Meneses Left Legacy of Contributions to Cancer Survivorship and Quality of Life

August 06, 2018

Oncology Nursing’s Future—Preparing the Next ONS Strategic Plan

Oncology Nursing’s Future—Preparing the Next ONS Strategic Plan

August 02, 2018

Using CTCAE to Report Immunotherapy Adverse Events

Using CTCAE to Report Immunotherapy Adverse Events

August 01, 2018

Annual Cancer Report Shows New Trends in Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Annual Cancer Report Shows New Trends in Prostate Cancer

August 01, 2018

How Is CTCAE Improving Research and Patient Care?

Oncology Clinical Trials

How Is CTCAE Improving Research and Patient Care?

August 01, 2018

FDA Approves Lusutrombopag for Thrombocytopenia in Adults With Chronic Liver Disease

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Lusutrombopag for Thrombocytopenia in Adults With Chronic Liver Disease

FDA Approves Jobenguane I 131 for Rare Adrenal Gland Tumors

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Jobenguane I 131 for Rare Adrenal Gland Tumors

drug spill safe handling

Which of the Following Drug Spills Doesn’t Require a Full-Facepiece, Chemical Cartridge-Type Respirator or PAPR?

The Oncology Nurse Experience in Managing Adverse Events in Patients Receiving Ibrutinib

The Oncology Nurse Experience in Managing Adverse Events in Patients Receiving Ibrutinib

APRNs Must Stay Educated About Medical Cannabis in Cancer Care

Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

APRNs Must Stay Educated About Medical Cannabis in Cancer Care

AHRQ Shutters National Guideline Clearinghouse Because of Budget Cuts

Evidence-Based Practice

AHRQ Shutters National Guideline Clearinghouse Because of Budget Cuts

Evidence-Based Practice Helps Standardize Care After Pancreatic Cancer Surgery

Evidence-Based Practice

Evidence-Based Practice Helps Standardize Care After Pancreatic Cancer Surgery

$FDA Approves Ivosidenib for Relapsed or Refractory AML$

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Ivosidenib for Relapsed or Refractory AML

Nurse Empowerment

ONS Publications, Podcast Receive Industry Honors

Nurse Empowerment

The American Academy of Nursing Inducts Seven ONS Members as 2017 Fellows

What Happens if Patients With Cancer Have Bedbugs?

What Happens if Patients With Cancer Have Bedbugs?

Nurse Empowerment

The American Academy of Nursing Inducts 16 ONS Members as 2018 Fellows

FDA Expands Ribociclib Indication in HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced, Metastatic Breast Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Expands Ribociclib Indication in HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced, Metastatic Breast Cancer

Is Palliative Care the Answer to the Medical Aid in Dying Discussion?

Palliative Care

Is Palliative Care the Answer to the Medical Aid in Dying Discussion?

Patient on a Clinical Trial Needs to Visit the Dentist

Oncology Clinical Trials

What Would You Say if Your Patient on a Clinical Trial Needs to Visit the Dentist?

FDA Approves Enzalutamide for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Enzalutamide for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

The Case of the Coercive Consent

Clinical Practice

The Case of the Coercive Consent

What Does the Research Say About Probiotics and Health?

Integrative Medicine

What the Evidence Says About Probiotics and Health

fda update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Ipilimumab for Certain Metastatic Colorectal Cancers

Communication, Organization Are Top Drivers of Oral Adherence in Clinical Trials

Communication, Organization Are Top Drivers of Oral Adherence in Clinical Trials

Future of Nursing Issues Top ONS Board’s Discussion in May

Future of Nursing Issues Top ONS Board’s Discussion in May

Nurse Empowerment

Training Complete, ONS CancerLinQ Ambassadors Prepare to Help Practices Launch Big Data Platform to Support Value and Evidence-Based Health Care

Take Charge of Developing Your Leadership Skills With the LDC

Take Charge of Developing Your Leadership Skills With the LDC

How Can Nurses Can Help Patients Understand End-of-Life Options?

End of Life (EOL)

How Can Nurses Help Patients Understand End-of-Life Options?

What to Do When Your Patients Talk About Medical Aid in Dying

End of Life (EOL)

What to Do When Your Patients Talk About Medical Aid in Dying

FDA Approves Encorafenib and Binimetinib in Combination

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Encorafenib and Binimetinib in Combination for Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma With BRAF Mutations

Latest FDA Cancer Treatment Approvals Trend Toward New Indications

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Latest FDA Cancer Treatment Approvals Trend Toward New Indications

New Gene-Based Tests Screen and Monitor for Bladder, Endometrial, and Ovarian Cancers

Genetics & Genomics

New Gene-Based Tests Screen and Monitor for Bladder, Endometrial, and Ovarian Cancers

How One Institution Used Evidence-Based Practice to Reduce CAUTIs

Evidence-Based Practice

How One Institution Used Evidence-Based Practice to Reduce CAUTIs

Writing for Wellness

Nurse Well-Being

Writing for Wellness

Nurse Empowerment

ONS Opposes U.S. Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act

Nurse Empowerment

ONS Issues Updated Statement on Trump Administration’s Immigration Policy

Verbal Abuse Is Still Violence, Joint Commission Says

Incivility in Nursing

Verbal Abuse Is Still Violence, Joint Commission Says

Boosting T-Cell Memory Enhances Immunotherapy Effectiveness

Boosting T-Cell Memory Enhances Immunotherapy Effectiveness

CDK 4/6 Adverse Events

The Case of the CTCAE Assessment for CDK4/6 Adverse Events

How Oncology Nurses Can Support Childhood Cancer Survivors

How Oncology Nurses Can Support Childhood Cancer Survivors

fda update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Bevacizumab in Combination With Chemotherapy for Ovarian Cancer

Which of the Following Patient Types Is Not Indicated for Lung Cancer Screening With Low-dose Helical Computed Tomography?

Which of the Following Patient Types Is Not Indicated for Lung Cancer Screening With Low-Dose Helical Computed Tomography?

APRNs Can Help Address Global Financial Toxicity

Advanced Practice Nursing (APRN)

APRNs Can Help Address Global Financial Toxicity

fda update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab for Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory PMBCL

Skin Bacteria May Protect Against Melanoma

Skin Bacteria May Protect Against Melanoma

fda update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Mircera for Anemia Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease in Pediatric Patients on Dialysis

Animal Therapy Has Benefits for Patients—and Healthcare Staff

Patient Quality of Life

Animal Therapy Has Benefits for Patients—and Healthcare Staff

fda update

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA Approves Venetoclax for CLL or SLL

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