Episode 138: Why Higher Education May Be the Next Step in Your Oncology Nursing Career

ONS members Joan Such Lockhart, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, professor and director of the MSN nursing education program at Duquesne University’s School of Nursing in Pittsburgh, PA, and member of the Greater Pittsburgh ONS Chapter, and Melinda Oberleitner, DNS, RN, FAAN, dean at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s College of Nursing and Allied Health and member of the South Central Louisiana ONS Chapter, join Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss why all oncology nurses should consider pursuing higher education. 

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod  

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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. 

• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Graduate Nursing Education: Selecting the Right Program to Match Career Goals 

• Oncology Nursing Forum article: Considerations for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree 

• Oncology Nursing Forum article: The Research Doctorate in Nursing: The PhD 

• ONS book: Nursing Professional Development for Clinical Educators

• ONS book: Standards of Oncology Nursing Education 

• ONS resources for educators 

• ONS resources for student nurses 

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing essentials 

• Association for Nursing Professional Development 

• National League for Nursing 

• Professional Nurse Educators Group 

• Seminars in Oncology Nursing article: Oncology Resources for Students Enrolled in Pre-Licensure and Graduate Nursing Programs in the United States: A Scoping Review of the Literature 

To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities.

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