Building Our Future
Ask any oncology nurse leader and nearly all will tell you: they didn’t get to where they are without learning a few things along the way. Leadership is a process, building the future while learning from the past.
The Thrill of Learning
Entering the field of nursing, and especially the specialty of oncology nursing, can be daunting. New nurses have been well-trained in the classroom, but the game changes when real patients are involved.
FDA Approves Dabrafenib for Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma
On May 29, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved dabrafenib (Tafinlar™ capsule, GlaxoSmithKline), for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma with BRAF V600E mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test.
How to Enter the Oncology Nursing Field as a New Grad: Part I
In student nursing forums, I’ve read questions like, “I just graduated and am looking for a job in oncology. Any suggestions?” On the hospital and cancer center job boards, the requirements for nursing positions in oncology are often lengthy and technical. Almost all of them start with “Minimum experience required: one to three years of hospital experience.
FDA Approves Xofigo for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
On May 15, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved radium Ra 223 dichloride (Xofigo Injection, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.) for the treatment of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer, symptomatic bone metastases, and no known visceral metastatic disease.
Develop a Care Plan to Meet Specific Survivor Needs
As discussed in the March 2012 ONS Connect Up Front article, “Life After Cancer,” the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer standards will require all of its accredited facilities to have survivorship care plans in place by 2015.
Ineffective Communication Is a Barrier to Patient Care
I was spoiled with several plane trips in the month of April, which I always enjoy because it allows me some reading time. My recent trip to Boston and its subsequent layovers allowed me time to read ANA’s American Nurse Today and The American Nurse, and ONS’s Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. The latter had a great article, "Oncology Nurse Communication Barriers to Patient-Centered Care."
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The Case of the Compacted Colon
Bob, a 61-year-old man with multiple myeloma, calls his hematologist’s office complaining of worsening constipation despite increasing his fiber and liquid intake. Yesterday, he stopped taking his ondansetron because he remembered that it can cause constipation, but now he’s nauseated in addition to being constipated. What would you do?
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