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Oncology nursing roles
ONS Congress
Nurse Residency Programs Improve New Graduate RNs’ Transition to Clinical Practice
Amid the rising nursing shortages, new graduate RNs (NGRNs) and new-to-oncology nurses need on-the-job training as they enter inpatient and outpatient roles. Nurse residency programs are one strategy to address the competency gap. In a clinical session on April 27, 2024, during the 49th Annual ONS Congress®, ONS members Julianne Luttrell, MS, RN, CNL, NPD-BC, and Leah Scaramuzzo, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC, AOCN®, described how nurse residency programs have been successfully implemented in urban and rural healthcare settings.
May 22, 2024
Genetics & genomics
Oncology Nurses’ Role in Translating Biomarker Testing Results
As oncology biomarker testing becomes a routine part of clinical practice, so does first-line use of their associated targeted therapies such as monoclonal antibodies, checkpoint inhibitors, and tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
September 15, 2022
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