Make a Big Impression in Your Job Interview

The importance of a job interview cannot be overstated. In most cases, applications will have just one hour to give a future employer confidence that they can perform the job duties and make a good colleague. Think of the interview in terms of three C’s: communication, confidence, and competition.

July 13, 2016

Nursing Education

Publishing and Your Professional Development

Becoming a published author in the medical landscape can be a rewarding and productive experience. There are many motivations to write. Publishing can help lay a foundation of scholarship on which research and funding opportunities can be built. Publishing can also be a powerful way to “join the conversation” of current topics, and express individual concerns and questions. But many nurses wonder: How do I get started?

July 12, 2016

Nursing Education

Best Practices for Abstract Writing and Developing Your Presentation

Presenting the scope of your work in a concise and effective way—usually in the form of an abstract for your proposal or poster—to appeal to audience members can be daunting, but in reality it may be easier than you think.

July 12, 2016

Nursing Education

Three Innovative Ways Technology Will Shift the Landscape of Cancer Care

1909, Nikola Tesla, renowned scientist and Thomas Edison’s long-time rival, predicted that future generations would possess the power to “transmit wireless messages all over the world so simply that any individual can own and operate his own apparatus."

July 05, 2016

Clinical Practice

Elevate Your Practice Through Continuing Nursing Education

Evolving your practice and refining your education is part of being a great oncology nurse. Through continuing education opportunities, our members are always pushing themselves to provide better care for their patients.

June 23, 2016

Nursing Education

Guidelines for Educational Content

Check back soon for more information.

May 26, 2016

Oncology lecturer on shared decision making

Nursing Education

NINR Director's Lecturer Series Announces Presenter

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) will host a second Director’s Lecture on Thursday, May 5, highlighting one of the nation’s top nurse researcher. Held at the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Lipsett Amphitheater, ONS member Marie Nolan, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN will present “Reframing Shared Decision Making at the End of Life.”

April 18, 2016

Clinical Practice

The Impact of Complex Care Needs on Nursing Education

Cancer statistics and the complex care needs of patients with cancer hold great significance for nurse educators. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that 14 million Americans are living with cancer, and another 1.6 million new cancer cases are anticipated to be diagnosed in 2016. Added into this statistical mix is the high prevalence of comorbidities in the four most common cancers. Many older adults with cancer have two or more coexisting conditions and are at risk for developing others throughout survivorship care.

April 12, 2016

Nursing Education

ONS Members Teach Advanced Courses in Palliative Care in the Middle East

Health care, specifically oncology, doesn’t adhere to country borders or cultural differences. Cancer, in its many forms, affects millions the world over, and groups like the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) and ONS are working diligently to spread quality cancer care interventions to the region.

March 11, 2016

Nursing Education

ACOS Commission on Cancer Issues 2016 Program Standards to Clarify Nursing Training, Patient Care Continuum

The American College of Surgeons (ACOS) recently released clarifications for program standards related to oncology nurse training and patient-centered care in the Cancer Program Standards: Ensuring Patient-Centered Care (2016 Edition) Manual.

February 12, 2016

Chemotherapy

New Chemo Course Offers New Option for Nurses

In the past, the only option nurses had to obtain their ONS Provider Card for chemotherapy administration was by taking the ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate Course exclusively. With the addition of the Chemotherapy Biotherapy: Fundamentals of Administration course, that's about to change.

January 06, 2016

Nurse Empowerment

Are You Masquerading as a Confident Oncology Nurse?

Do you ever feel like an imposter, masquerading as a confident oncology nurse? If you do, you’re not alone and could be suffering from the imposter phenomenon.

July 14, 2014

Oncology nurse education on care planning

Clinical Practice

Oncology Nurses Need Education About Survivorship Care Planning

Since the Institute of Medicine called attention to it in its seminal 2005 report, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition, cancer survivorship has been a hot-button topic.

May 13, 2014

Nursing Education

Welcome to the New ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate Course

You have probably heard that there are changes to the ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate Course as of this winter. It can be hard to keep up your nursing licenses and certifications, let alone any changes to the processes, so hopefully this post can help simplify the changes.

December 10, 2013

Chemotherapy

Find Out How Simulation Is Used in Chemotherapy Education and Competency Measurement

As the range of diagnoses on medical-surgical units becomes more complex

May 20, 2012

Clinical Practice

Top 10 Reasons I Chose to Pursue a DNP

10. To demonstrate my commitment to practice.

February 22, 2012