• Learning Libraries

    Nursing Self-Care Learning Library

    Discover resources that can help you rethink your mental well-being strategies and add some self-care activities to your toolbox. 
  • Courses

    Nurse Empowerment in a Culture of Safety

    Nurses play a vital role in making the oncology work environment a safe one. Going beyond the actions of an individual, truly effective workplaces cultivate a culture where safety is held as the number one priority.

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  • Podcasts

    Episode 85: Nursing Resilience and Self-Care Aren’t Optional

    ONS member Lisa Blackburn, MS, APRN-CNS, AOCNS®, clinical nurse specialist at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute in Columbus, OH, and member of the Columbus ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss the importance of oncology nursing resilience, ways the THRIVE program helps foster self-care for nurses, and how to incorporate self-care strategies into your practice.
  • Podcasts

    Episode 27: How Self-Care Can Impact Your Nursing Practice

    ONS member Deborah Christensen, MSN, APRN, AOCNS®, oncology nurse navigator at Southwest Cancer Clinic in St. George, UT, joins Erin Dickman, MS, RN, OCN®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss why we need self-care as nurses and as people, how self-care can benefit your practice, the best ways to implement self-care in your daily routine, and much more.
  • Articles

    Self-Care for the Soles

    The twenty-six bones in the foot are always being stepped on. Getting on one’s nerves takes on a whole new meaning when considering that each foot contains an estimated 200,000 nerve endings. With health enthusiasts recommending 10,000 steps per day, which translates to approximately five miles, is it any wonder that the often-abused soles deserve a little self-care? 

  • Articles

    Oncology Nurse Retreat: A Strength-Based Approach to Self-Care and Personal Resilience
  • Articles

    How to Practice Self-Care During Times of Uncertainty

    Uncertainty prevails in times of crisis. Patients with cancer are all too familiar with the initial uncertainty surrounding a cancer diagnosis, treatments, and adjusting to a new normal. Oncology nurses are seeing parallels with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic as people worldwide face the unknowns of a health threat and the economic aftermath of the outbreak. Medical caregivers are confronting it head on as they work together to protect and tend to the physical and psychosocial needs of others.
  • Articles

    Leaders Need to Walk the Talk When It Comes to Self-Care, Too

    How are you taking care of yourself? It’s a question I’ve asked many team members, including leaders I have had the privilege of serving, over the course of my career.
  • Articles

    Practice These Five Self-Care Strategies in Less Than Five Minutes

    Oncology nursing is a rewarding profession that offers nurses opportunities to build meaningful relationships with patients and families, manage complex patient situations, and provide compassionate care during a scary time in someone’s life. But what makes oncology nursing so special can also make nurses more vulnerable to occupational stress, which can lead to compassion fatigue or burnout. 

  • Articles

    Prioritize Your Time Amid Today’s Attention Seekers

    In a world where we are bombarded with too many attention seekers (e.g., activities, people, internet), we need to prioritize which stimuli are worth our immediate attention. Nurses are inundated with busy, fast-paced, and evolving roles, and 90% report that they do not have enough time to properly care for patients. The pressure to do so much in a limited amount of time increases stress levels and burnout and decreases our capacity for self-care. Prioritizing and devoting allotted time to our attention seekers may improve stress management, work-life balance, and overall self-care.