Clinical Practice

At this moment 24.6 million people are estimated to be living with cancer in the world.

Send a Clinical Question to ONS Staff or visit the Clinical FAQ.

ASCO/ONS Chemotherapy Safety Standards
Follow the progress in standard development.

Recommendations for Practice
ONS Putting Evidence into Practice (PEP) Resources on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, fatigue, prevention of infection, and sleep-wake disturbances.

Oncology Nursing Fingerprint
The Oncology Nursing Fingerprint is designed especially to meet the informational and educational needs and interests of entry-level oncology nurses. This site jumpstarts a successful career in oncology nursing, incorporates ONS products, services and programs into a “roadmap” that nurses can use to ensure they have the knowledge to provide quality cancer care.

PEPID RN+ONS
Fully integrated, complete reference program for use on PalmOS and PocketPC handhelds and via the Internet.

MAPRx
MAPRx is a coalition of patient, family caregiver and health professional organizations committed to safeguarding the well-being of patients with chronic diseases and disabilities under Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage. Answers to question on the Medicare prescription drug coverage can be found here.

Imaginis
Imaginis provides information on breast cancer screening and prevention.

Inside Cancer
Inside Cancer is a Multimedia guide to Cancer Biology. The site includes interviews with cancer researchers and stunning animations on the biology of cancer.

The National Human Genome Research Institute: Curricula, books and online courses on genomics and genetics for health professionals. Included here is the Essential Nursing Competencies and Curricula Guidelines for Genetics and Genomics which were developed by an independent panel of nurses leaders from clinical, research and academic settings whose goal was to establish the minimum basis by which to prepare the nursing workforce to deliver competent genetic and genomic focused nursing care.