Five Ways You Can Celebrate National Nursing Week

Let's take the time to celebrate National Nursing Week, which falls from May 6–12, 2016. Not by eating ice cream or having dinners—although we can do that too—but by enhancing and elevating our own nursing practice.

May 09, 2016

Oncology Nurse Pride

Saluting Nurse Educators

ONS looks to nurse educators and thanks them for the great service they provide members and nurses around the world. ONS facilitators teach courses that provide incredible learning opportunities to oncology nurses looking to raise the level of care they provide to patients with cancer.

May 02, 2016

Oncology Nurse Influence

Supporting Nurses With Disabilities

Recently, my middle daughter and I submitted a Letter to the Editor that was published in the professional nursing journal Nurse Educator. It was in response to a paper in the journal that emphasized the need for professional nursing to embrace and implement means for nurses with disabilities to contribute to excellent patient care.

April 07, 2016

Oncology Nurse Influence

Why We Celebrate Oncology Nurses

I always say that I can't remember the name of my mom's oncologist, but I'll always remember the names of the nurses who regularly cared for her: Brittany, Judith, Melissa, and Jason.

April 05, 2016

Oncology Nurse Pride

Why Oncology?

Often, when I mention that I am an oncology nurse, people immediately get a confused

February 14, 2012