Episode 125: Oncology Academy Orients Experienced RNs to Cancer Care
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, BSN, RN, 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.
Episode Notes
Check out these resources from today’s episode:
- The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
- Connect with Cathy Ollom on the ONS Communities.
- Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 52: The Growing Demand for Ambulatory Nursing–ONS Congress
- ONS Voice article: Different Strategies Needed for Orienting New Graduates and Experienced Nurses to Ambulatory Oncology
- ONS Congress session: Orienting New Graduates and Experienced Nurses to Ambulatory Oncology
- ONS/ASCO Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards
- ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate Course
- ONS Oncology Nurse Generalist Competencies
- ONS book: Scope and Standards of Oncology Nursing Practice
- Association of Community Cancer Centers’ 2020 Innovator Award
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s education resources
To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities.
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