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Episode 99: How to Set Goals for a Successful Nursing Career Apr 17, 2020

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2019 ONS Annual Congress Career Fair presenter Erica Fischer-Cartlidge, MSN, RN, CNS, CBCN®, AOCNS®, nurse leader of evidence-based practice, and clinical nurse specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, joins us to share considerations for implementing a goal-setting practice, including the importance of creating goals and how to establish successful strategies for advancing, no matter where you are in your nursing career.

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Nursing student mentor guide form
ONS Voice nursing professional development articles
How to Prepare for a Career in Nursing
ONS career guidance resources
ONS writing mentorship programs

Episode 98: Combination Immunotherapy Treatments Apr 10, 2020

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ONS member Lisa Kottschade, MSN, APRN, CNP, nurse practitioner at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, and member of the Southeast Minnesota ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss how immunotherapies are combined with other treatments, ways evolving treatment indications influence nursing practices, and how to keep patients safe when receiving combination immunotherapy treatments.

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Adding Chemo to Immunotherapy May Resensitize Resistant Tumors
Combining Radiation With Immunotherapy May Improve Survival
Managing Immunotherapy-Related Adverse Events
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing immunotherapy supplement
Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice
Immunotherapy resources from ONS
National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines for Management of Immunotherapy-Related Toxicities
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer

Episode 97: COVID-19 Cancer Care Lessons From Seattle and New York Apr 03, 2020

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ONS President-Elect Nancy Houlihan, RN, MA, AOCN®, director of nursing and evidence-based practice at MSK Cancer Center in New York, NY, and Kathleen Shannon-Dorcy, RN, MN, PhD, director of clinical research, education, and practice at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and staff scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA, the first U.S. city and initial epicenter of confirmed COVID-19 cases, discuss their institutions' response to the outbreak, lessons they've learned along the way, and best practices for other institutions to navigate patient care during the ongoing pandemic.

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ONS COVID-19 resources
ONS Voice COVID-19 news coverage
Managing Cancer Care During the COVID19 Pandemic: Agility and Control Toward a Common Goal
MSK Cancer Center COVID-19 Patient and Caregiver Education
Projection of COVID-19 Infections by State

Episode 96: The COVID-19 Coronavirus and Cancer Care Mar 27, 2020

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Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, APRN, AOCNP®, FAAN, ONS's chief clinical officer, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss the COVID-19 coronavirus and cancer, its impact on personal protective equipment availability, and ways nurses and patients can successfully navigate the complexities of the pandemic.

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COVID-19 Fact Sheet and Implications for Patients With Cancer
COVID-19 Telephone Triage for Patients With Cancer
How to Manage PPE Supply Shortages Related to COVID-19
Patient Communication Strategies for COVID-19 Conversations
All COVID-19 articles on ONS Voice
ONS Information Regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ONS Interim PPE Guidelines During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19: Information and Ideas—ONS Community

Episode 95: How Evidence-Based Practice Changes Cancer Care Mar 20, 2020

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ONS member Darcy Burbage, DNP, RN, AOCN®, CBCN®, ONS director-at-large, quality and safety education specialist for Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE, and member of the Delaware Diamond ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss evidence-based practice processes and models, why they're crucial to nursing practice, and ways nurses lead the charge for evidence-based practice at their institutions.

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Adopt an Evidence-Based Practice Model to Facilitate Practice Change
Overcome Barriers to Applying an Evidence-Based Process for Practice Change
The Difference Between Quality Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, and Research
Evidence-based practice articles from the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
ONS Communities
ONS Evidence-Based Symptom Interventions

Episode 94: Color-by-Number Leadership Mar 13, 2020

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ONS member Marcy Adams, DBA, MBA, RN, BHA, 2019 ONS Congress Career Fair presenter, deputy director of targeted medicine at Bayer Pharmaceuticals in Whippany, NJ, and member of the Greater Kansas City ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss color-by-number leadership, different leadership personalities in practice, and why oncology nurses are the perfect fit for leadership roles.

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Every Nurse Is a Leader
Leadership in Nursing: Is It Your Calling?
Episode 38: What Does It Take to Be a Successful Leader?
Episode 57: Nurse Leadership Roles at Every Level
Color-by-Number Leadership: Valuing Our Differences
Board Leadership: Nurses in Governance
ONS Leadership Competencies
ONS Leadership Development Committee

Episode 93: How to Manage Nutrition for Patients With Cancer Mar 06, 2020

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Rhone Levin, MEd, RDN, CSO, LD, inpatient oncology dietitian at Duke University in Durham, NC, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss ways diet can affect patient outcomes, how to overcome nutrition issues for patients with cancer, and how nurses can collaborate with their dietitian colleagues in practice.

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How Can Oncology Nurses Collaborate With Dietitians to Manage Malnutrition?
Improving Oncology Nurses' Knowledge About Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors
Putting Evidence Into Practice—Mucositis
Nutritional Issues in Cancer Care
Cook for Your Life
National Cancer Institute's Nutrition in Cancer Care
Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group

Episode 92: Doxorubicin: The Infamous Red Devil Feb 28, 2020

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ONS member Christine Rimkus, RN, MSN, AOCN®, clinical nurse specialist for the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and member of the St. Louis ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss doxorubicin—otherwise known as the red devil—chemotherapy administration, what nurses need to know about vesicants in practice, and how to support and advocate for patients receiving doxorubicin treatment.

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Outpatient Oncology Drug Series: Doxorubicin Is the Infamous Red Devil
The Case of the Vexing Vesicant
Chemotherapy Extravasation: Establishing a National Benchmark for Incidence Among Cancer Centers
Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice
Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies: A Resource for Nurses (Third Edition)

Episode 91: The Seasons of Survivorship Feb 21, 2020

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ONS Past President Pamela (PJ) Haylock, PhD, RN, FAAN, editorial board member for the American Journal of Nursing, member of the San Antonio ONS Chapter, and coeditor with ONS Past President Carol Curtiss, MSN, RN-BC, of Cancer Survivorship: Interprofessional, Patient-Centered Approaches to the Seasons of Survival, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss how nurses can prepare patients for cancer survivorship, understand the different seasons of survival, and overcome challenges along the way.

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Caring for Patients Through All Levels of Survivorship
The Case Supporting the Seasons of Survivorship
Creating and Sustaining Survivorship Care Plans in Practice
Nurses Can Address the Challenges of Survivorship Care
Cancer Survivorship: Interprofessional, Patient-Centered Approaches to the Seasons of Survival
Fitzhugh Mullan's Seasons of Survival: Reflections of a Physician With Cancer
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

Episode 90: The Year of the Nurse Feb 14, 2020

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ONS President Laura Fennimore, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, and ONS Chief Executive Officer Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN, discuss the Year of the Nurse and Midwife—as 2020 is designated by the World Health Organization—and what it means for the oncology nursing profession. They also talk about ONS's 45th anniversary in 2020, how the Society plans to celebrate and elevate oncology nursing, and ways nurses can champion their profession through the Year of the Nurse and beyond.

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