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Kristine B. LeFebvre, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, AOCN®, ONS oncology clinical specialist, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss chemotherapy administration in non-oncology settings, how oncology nurses can support their non-oncology colleagues, and ways institutions are addressing the demand for oncology RNs in a variety of settings.

ONS member Cathy Ollom, RN, MSN, AOCNS®, retired clinical nurse specialist and nurse educator at Miami Cancer Institute Baptist Health South Florida and retired member of the Miami-Dade ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss nurse education and training; the Oncology Academy, which Ollom created for experienced nurses entering the oncology field at her institution; and how to develop similar programs at your own workplace. 

“Of all the eight different pulmonary toxicities you and I have talked about over these two different podcasts, they’re all very different etiologies and treatments. So, we went everywhere from infection and good stewardship with antibiotics to pulmonary GVHD to diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. And I think that’s what’s the hardest part for us as nurses. It’s not just one thing that’s causing it, and there’s multiple different ways to treat these things,” Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, thoracic medical oncology nurse practitioner at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS®, manager of oncology nursing practice at ONS, during a conversation about pulmonary toxicities in cancer treatment.

“Genomics is part and parcel of oncology treatment today. Even if a patient’s genomics might not affect the current choice of therapy, it may do so in the future. The use of genomics and biomarkers is just an evidence-based expansion and extension of our previous care,” ONS member Kristin Daly, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP®, nurse practitioner at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, said in a conversation with Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS. Daly and Weimer discussed oncology nurses’ educational needs to bridge knowledge gaps in cancer genomics, identified genomics tools and resources specifically designed for clinical nursing practice, and shared strategies to implement them inn your patient care processes.

ONS member Kerensa Marty, RN, MSN, OCN®, manager of training and education at Sarah Cannon, the cancer institute of HCA Healthcare in Nashville, TN, and board member of the Middle Tennessee ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss the critical need for genomics in oncology nursing education and strategies for integrating it from undergrad classes to staff training and beyond. AstraZeneca sponsored this podcast episode, which is brought to you by ONS.

“We really need to do our best to reach people who don’t have access to palliative care in their communities, and this is an innovative way for us to do that,” Carey Ramirez, ANP-C, ACHPN, nurse practitioner and manager of advanced practice and supportive care medicine at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA, told Lenise Taylor, MN, RN, AOCNS®, BMTCN®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a discussion about how telehealth is overcoming barriers and disparities that previously limited patients’ access to timely oncology palliative care. 

“Certification increases nurses’ knowledge, ensures that they are up to date on cancer care, and helps them to be prepared to effectively manage symptoms associated with cancer and cancer treatments. They will acquire effective therapeutic communication skills while caring for people with cancer, their caregivers, and other members of the interprofessional team,” ONS member Kerstin Scheper, DNP, RN-BC, OCN®, CHPN, interim assistant vice president at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville, NJ, and Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation Board of Directors member, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a discussion about oncology nursing certification.

“I think oftentimes people think this is just a radiology procedure that is rather benign. That’s really the role of the oncology nurse, just to be [an educator], support, emotional support, and a coach,” Lisa Parks, MS, APRN-CNP, ANP-BC, nurse practitioner in hepatobiliary surgery at The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS®, manager of oncology nursing practice at ONS, during a discussion about what oncology nurses should know about transarterial chemoembolization administration and their role surrounding that procedure. This episode is part of a series about non-IV chemotherapy administration; the others are linked below. 

"We are there for whatever issue, whether it's skin management or helping just cheer them on and manage small things or big things, you know, to get them through these treatments. And then as a patient completes the treatment, we continue the nurse education and [managing] the late toxicities,” Michele “Michi” Gray, RN, radiation oncology care coordinator at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS®, manager of oncology nursing practice at ONS, during a discussion about what you should know about nursing’s important role in radiation oncology.  

Annette Quinn, RN, MSN, program manager in the department of radiation at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and member of the ONS Greater Pittsburgh Chapter, joins ONS’s Kathleen Wiley, RN, MSN, AOCNS®, director of oncology nursing practice, to discuss what all oncology nurses need to know about caring for patients receiving radiation treatment, the different types of radiation therapies, collaboration with medical oncology, and monitoring and managing radiation’s late effects in survivorship.