Oncologic Emergencies Learning Library
Discover what you can learn in our Oncologic Emergencies online learning library. Explore resources compiled of both ONS and external content such as practice tools, courses, case studies, webinars, podcasts, websites, and more.
Clinical Practice Resources
Huddle Cards
Huddle Cards provide bite-sized education in an easy to understand one page resource. Enhance you and your team’s knowledge by utilizing Huddle Cards as a quick review during shift huddles, in-services, or staff meetings.
Case Studies
Review these case studies to expand your knowledge and understanding of these oncologic emergencies.
- Mock Drills: Implementation for Emergency Scenarios in the Outpatient Setting
- Hyponatremia and SIADH: A Case Study for Nursing Consideration
- Respiratory Depression: A Case Study of Postoperative Patient with Cancer
- Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS)
- Preventing Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Two Case Studies of Unexpected Outcomes
Podcasts
Listen to a 30-minute podcast with expert guests. Each episode offers an overview of the emergency being discussed, nursing considerations, and treatment options. Several podcasts offer free NCPD contact hours.
- Episode 272: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Radiation Therapy for Emergent and Urgent Interventions
- Episode 237: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Prepare Your Practice With Clear Policies and Procedures
- Episode 228: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Episode 223: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
- Episode 220: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Febrile Neutropenia and Sepsis
- Episode 214: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
- Episode 212: When Cancer Care Gets Complex: Those Other Oncologic Emergencies
- Episode 210: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Spinal Cord Compression
- Episode 207: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Malignant Pleural Effusion
- Episode 203: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Increased Intracranial Pressure
- Episode 199: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Cardiac Tamponade
- Episode 196: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Bleeding and Thrombosis
- Episode 192: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
- Episode 184: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Episode 181: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Febrile Neutropenia
- Episode 176: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Cytokine Release Syndrome
Articles
General
- A Body of Evidence Helps Nurses Manage Car T-Cell Therapy Toxicities
- Nurse Innovators Develop Processes to Combat Common Oncologic Emergencies
- Black Box Warnings Guide Oncologic Emergencies in Acute Care and Outpatient Settings
- Prompt APRN Recognition of Oncologic Emergencies Can Improve Outcomes
- Oncology Nurses’ Role in Recognizing and Addressing Oncology Emergencies
- Myelosuppression, Bone Disease, and Acute Renal Failure: Evidence-Based Recommendations for Oncologic Emergencies
- How Can Oncology and ICU Nurses Work Together to Treat Critically Ill Patients with Cancer?
- Critical Care for Patients with Cancer
- Implementation of an Early Warning Scoring System to Identify Patients with Cancer at Risk for Deterioration
Cardiopulmonary Complications
- Hemostatic Disorders: Physiology, Diagnostics, and Management
- Identification and Management: Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome/Veno-Occlusive Disease Related to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Cardiopulmonary Arrest in the Outpatient Setting
Cytokine Release Syndrome
- Associated Toxicities: Assessment and Management Related to CAR T-cell Therapy
- Cytokine Release Syndrome: Inpatient Care for Side Effects of CAR T-cell Therapy
- FDA Approves Tisagenlecleucel for B-cell ALL, Tocilizumab for Cytokine Release Syndrome
Febrile Neutropenia and Sepsis
- Febrile Neutropenia: Improving Care Through an Oncology Acute Care Clinic
- The Case of the Swift Sepsis Response
- Febrile Neutropenia: Decreasing Time to Antibiotic Administration in a Community Hospital Emergency Department
- Prevent, Recognize, and Manage Sepsis in Patients with Cancer
- Sepsis: Symptoms, Assessment, Diagnosis, and the Hour-1 Bundle in Patients with Cancer
- Temperature Measurements: Comparison of Different Thermometer Types for Patients with Cancer
Glycemia
- Glycemic Variability in Patients with Stage II-III Colon Cancer Treated with Surgery and Adjuvant Chemotherapy
- Hypoglycemia: Comparison of Health Status Outcomes Between Patients After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
- Hyperglycemia and Cancer: A State of the Science Review
- Hyperglycemia and Cancer: An Algorithm to Guide Oncology Nurse
Hemorrhagic Emergencies
- Platelet Refractoriness: Examining Associated Morbidity and Mortality
- Thrombosis: Risk Factors Among Pediatric Patients with Cancer
- Early Identification of Intracranial Hemorrhage Using a Predictive Nomogram
- FDA Approves Betrixaban for Extended Duration Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
Hypersensitivity/Infusion Reactions
- How Do Oncology Nurses Feel During a Hypersensitivity Reaction?
- Management of Immunotherapy Infusion Reactions
- Nurses Have Immediate Access to Necessary Medications and Supplies with Hypersensitivity Reaction Kits
- Acute Infusion-Related Reactions: How to Recognize and Intervene When These Reactions Occur in Practice
- For Oxaliplatin Hypersensitivity Reactions, Prevention is Best Strategy, but Here’s How to Manage Them
- Oxaliplatin: Detection and Management of Hypersensitivity Reactions
- Hypersensitivity Reactions: Priming Practice Change to Reduce Incidence in First-Dose Rituximab Treatment
- Managing Infusion-Related Reactions for Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Receiving Obinutuzumab