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Recognize teams, emerging leaders, direct care nurses, and international nurses who have impacted patients with cancer and their communities.
As COVID-19 coronavirus infections spread throughout the United States, appropriate and safe staffing is needed to meet patient needs across institutions. Hospitals and cancer centers are facing unique challenges in staffing and redeploying staff to other units. Many factors contribute to decisions about temporary reassignment of oncology staff outside of the oncology unit or ambulatory department.
The following ONS interim recommendations are for the use of PPE during clinical oncology care and for safe handling and administration of hazardous cancer drugs based on the Table 1 NIOSH list. The options are presented in descending order from highest-level recommended practice based on supplies of available PPE. Although ONS recognizes that these are not ideal, they are interim guidelines to support decision making and staff and patient safety in clinical care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clinical practice resources support the integration of the latest evidence into practice and assist in the translation of this information to patients and families.
Prostate cancer in early diagnosis presents an ideal opportunity for shared decision-making as the patient navigates the various stages of prostate cancer in their lifetime.
Paired somatic and germline testing is simultaneous genomic sequencing of a somatic and germline sample from a patient to inform cancer treatment.
Intentional, facilitated conversations are opportunities for healthcare staff to gather outside of patient care, meetings with agendas, or formal conferences.
Apply the biomarker testing nursing process to your practice to guide the delivery of genomic care to all patients with cancer.