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Episode 138: Why Higher Education May Be the Next Step in Your Oncology Nursing Career Jan 15, 2021

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ONS members Joan Such Lockhart, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, professor and director of the MSN nursing education program at Duquesne University's School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, PA, and member of the Greater Pittsburgh ONS Chapter, and Melinda Oberleitner, DNS, RN, FAAN, dean at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's College of Nursing and Allied Health and member of the South Central Louisiana ONS Chapter, join Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss why all oncology nurses should consider pursuing higher education.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by January 15, 2023. The planners and faculty for this episode have no conflicts to disclose, and the episode has no commercial support. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Episode Notes

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The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Graduate Nursing Education: Selecting the Right Program to Match Career Goals
Oncology Nursing Forum article: Considerations for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
Oncology Nursing Forum article: The Research Doctorate in Nursing: The PhD
ONS book: Nursing Professional Development for Clinical Educators
ONS book: Standards of Oncology Nursing Education
ONS resources for educators
ONS resources for student nurses
American Association of Colleges of Nursing essentials
Association for Nursing Professional Development
National League for Nursing
Professional Nurse Educators Group
Seminars in Oncology Nursing article: Oncology Resources for Students Enrolled in Pre-Licensure and Graduate Nursing Programs in the United States: A Scoping Review of the Literature

Episode 137: ONCC Certification Changes for 2021 Jan 08, 2021

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Tony Ellis, CAE, executive director of the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC), joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss changes to ONCC certification for 2021.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by January 8, 2023. The planners and faculty for this episode have no conflicts to disclose, and the episode has no commercial support. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

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The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
ONS Voice article: How Does Nursing Certification Foster Lifelong Professional Development?
Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 7: Addressing the Common Questions Facing Certification
Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 89: How to Engage Employers in the Certification Process
Benefits of certification
OCN® Certification Review Bundle
ONS's free NCPD
ONCC's big lists of free NCPD
Certification registration manual
Exam content outlines
ONCC DoubleTake offer
ONCC FreeTake™ certification program
ONCC practice tests

Episode 136: Nurse Innovators Use Telehealth to Improve Adult and Pediatric Symptom Reporting Jan 01, 2021

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ONS members Janet Van Cleave, PhD, of New York University's Rory Meyers College of Nursing in New York City, and Micah Skeens, PhD, RN, CPNP, of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH, the 2020 recipients of the Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge in Oncology, join Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss how they made their projects a reality using the grant funding and how any nurse can work to make their innovative ideas a reality. Additionally, Van Cleave discusses her Oncology Nursing Foundation-funded study to measure her project's outcomes. The challenge supports the development of nurse-led innovative projects to improve oncology care, including prevention, early detection, treatment, and care for cancer survivors. For more information on the challenge, read the ONS Voice article linked in the episode notes.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by January 1, 2023. The planners have no conflicts to disclose and the episode has no commercial support. The faculty for this episode, Dr. Van Cleave and Dr. Skeens, disclosed grant funding from Johnson & Johnson Innovation. Dr. Van Cleave also disclosed grant funding from the Oncology Nursing Foundation and NYU Mega-Grants Initiative. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Episode Notes

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The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
ONS Voice article: Oncology Nursing Society Announces Awardees of Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge in Oncology
ONS Voice article: To Drive Clinical Excellence and Resources, ONS Launches Center for Innovation
Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 134: Nurse Innovators Increase Access to Biomarker Testing During ONS Hackathon
Oncology Nursing Foundation grant funding

Episode 135: ELNEC Has Trained More Than One Million Nurses in End-of-Life Care Dec 25, 2020

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ONS member Betty Ferrell, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN, principal investigator of the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) project, director of the Division of Nursing Research and Education at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA, and member of the Greater Los Angeles ONS Chapter, joins ONS President Nancy Houlihan, MA, RN, AOCN®, to discuss ELNEC's history and milestone of training more than one million nurses in palliative and end-of-life care. Then, ONS members share personal testimonies about ELNEC and how the training has enhanced their practice.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.

Episode Notes

Introduction: 00:25

Interview: 01:36

Testimonies: 31:15

Jacqueline Boreland, MSN, RN, GERO-BC™, OCN®, CCDS: 31:28
Karin Elkins MSN, NPD-BC, OCN®: 33:46
Tracy Garrett-Reed DNP, APRN, AOCNP®, FNP-C: 38:34
Tiffany McConathy, MSN, FNP-C, APRN, AOCNP®: 40:38
Sara M Tinsley, PhD, APRN, AOCN®: 43:31
Jennifer Tschanz, RN, MSN, FNP, AOCNP®, ACHPN: 47:02

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Episode 134: Nurse Innovators Increase Access to Biomarker Testing During ONS Hackathon Dec 18, 2020

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ONS members Meghan Coleman, DNP, CRNP, and Alison McDaniel, BSN, RN, OCN®, join Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss their Evidence-Based Quality Understanding in Pathology (EQUIP) project to solve unequal access to germline and somatic biomarker testing, which earned first place in the inaugural ONS Hackathon. The ONS Hackathon took place over two weeks in November 2020 and gave nurses a platform to develop innovative ways to address challenges in the delivery of quality cancer care. For more information, read the ONS Voice article linked in the episode notes.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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Earn 0.75 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by December 18, 2022. The planners and faculty for this episode have no conflicts to disclose, and the episode has no commercial support. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Episode Notes

Check out these resources from today's episode:

The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
ONS Voice article: An Oncology Nurse's Primer on Genomics and Biomarker Terminology
ONS Voice article: Winning Team Reduces Disparities to Biomarker Testing in First-Ever ONS Hackathon
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Shifting to a Biomarker Paradigm Across Cancer Care
ONS Genomics and Precision Oncology Learning Library
American Cancer Society information on cancer biomarker testing
American Society for Clinical Pathology
College of American Pathologists
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Biomarkers Compendium
NCCN additional information on biomarker testing

Bonus Episode: 2021 ONS Election Candidates Dec 15, 2020

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Meet the candidates running for office on the ONS Board of Directors in the 2021 election in this bonus episode of the Oncology Nursing Podcast. Katrina Loutzenhiser, director of learning and development at ONS, explained the ONS Leadership Development Committee's application and evaluation process, then introduced the final slate of candidates. Each candidate shared a brief message on how, as a board member, they would advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Candidates are presented in alphabetical order by last name.

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Watch your email for your election ballot starting on January 4, then cast your vote by January 31, 2021.
2021 ONS Election Candidates
How to Run for ONS Office
ONS Leadership Development Committee

Episode 133: Treatment Advancements for Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer Dec 11, 2020

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ONS member Barbara Zoltick, CRNP, nurse practitioner at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and member of the Bucks-Montgomery Counties ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss nursing considerations for the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer. Seagen Inc. provided support for this podcast episode through an educational grant.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by December 11, 2022. The planners and faculty for this episode have no conflicts to disclose. This episode is supported by an educational grant from Seattle Genetics, Inc. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Episode Notes

The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.

ONS Voice article: A Primer on Urothelial Cancer

Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 127: Reduce and Manage Extravasations When Administering Cancer Treatments

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Percutaneous Nephrostomy Infusion: Nursing Considerations for Treatment of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

Oncology Nursing Forum article: Gender Differences in Bladder Cancer Treatment Decision Making

American Cancer Society bladder cancer resources

American Urological Association

Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network

National Comprehensive Cancer Center guidelines for bladder cancer

Episode 132: Nursing Considerations for Managing Multiple Myeloma and Its Treatment Dec 04, 2020

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ONS member Joaquin Buitrago, PhD, MS, RN, OCN®, nurse educator at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and member of the Houston ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss multiple myeloma and its implications for nursing care, including the pathophysiology of the disease, treatment considerations, and clinical practice recommendations to promote the best patient outcomes. The development of this episode was supported by a sponsorship from Janssen Oncology.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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Episode 131: NLM Is Changing Health Care Through the Power of Data Nov 27, 2020

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Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), one of the 27 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health, joins Nancy Houlihan, MA, RN, AOCN®, ONS president, to discuss PubMed, NLM's free database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics, and NLM's strategic plan for leveraging the library's resources to accelerate data-driven health care.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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The planners and faculty for this episode have no conflicts to disclose, and the episode has no commercial support. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation

Episode Notes

Check out these resources from today's episode:

The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.

ONS Voice article: Nurse Takes Helm at NIH National Library of Medicine

ONS Voice article: Nurses Are Advancing Research in Data-Powered Science

Clinicaltrials.gov

LitCovid, NLM's curated literature hub on the COVID-19 coronavirus

MedlinePlus (for providers)

MedlinePlus Connect (for patients and caregivers)

Patricia Brennan's blog, NLM Musings From the Mezzanine

PubMed database

PubMed New and Noteworthy overviews of the improvements to the new PubMed

PubMed user guide

PubMed and Medline resources guide

Episode 130: Manage Cancer-Related Constipation With ONS Guidelines™ Nov 20, 2020

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ONS member Deborah Thorpe, PhD, APRN, founder of and nurse supervisor at the Inn Between assisted living facility in Salt Lake City, UT, and member of the Intermountain ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss the ONS Guidelines™ for Opioid-Induced and Non-Opioid–Related Cancer Constipation, which published in November 2020.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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