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.

To provide feedback or otherwise reach ONS about the podcast, email pubONSVoice@ons.org.

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