Lisa Kennedy-Sheldon, PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP®, FAAN, ONS clinical and scientific affairs liaison, joins Chelsea Backler, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS®, ONS oncology clinical specialist and former home care nurse, to discuss how the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic affects antineoplastics administration and safety considerations for in-home cancer care. More information is available in ONS's recent position statement, linked in the episode notes. This episode is supported by an educational grant from Gene...
Sep 18, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 121
ONS member George Ebanks, RN, BSN, OCN®, medical oncology nurse in the cutaneous oncology program at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL, and member of the Greater Tampa ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss managing cancer treatment-related skin toxicity. George was also on the panel that developed the ONS Guidelines for skin toxicities, which published in September 2020. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed und...
Sep 11, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 120
ONS members Anne Ireland, MSN, RN, AOCN®, CENP, director-at-large on the ONS board of directors and member of the Greater Los Angeles and Inland Empire ONS chapters, Kristin Ferguson, DNP, RN, OCN®, treasurer for the ONS board of directors and member of the National Capital Area ONS Chapter, and Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN-BC, OCN®, previous chair of ONS's leadership development committee and member of the North Carolina Triangle ONS Chapter, join ONS Immediate Past President Laura Fennimore, DN...
Sep 04, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Lisa Richardson, MD, MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, joins Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, APRN, AOCNP®, FAAN, ONS's clinical and scientific affairs liaison, to discuss CDC's initiatives for cancer prevention and screening during the COVID-19 coronavirus and flu season. The conversation also covers how oncology nurses can help improve declining screening rates and access a new database of cancer incidence and biomark...
Aug 28, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 118
ONS member Barbara Rogers, CRNP, MN, AOCN®, ANP-BC, nurse practitioner at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA, member of the Bucks Montgomery Counties ONS chapter, and member of ONS's Putting Evidence Into Practice anorexia project team, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss nursing considerations when screening for malnutrition, dietary management strategies and tips, and providing patient education to individuals with cancer. This podcast epi...
Aug 21, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 116
ONS member Jane Greene, RN, LMT, massage therapy coordinator at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY, and member of the New York City ONS chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss complementary therapy with body techniques, such as massage, reflexology, therapeutic touch, and Reiki, and its role in integrative cancer care. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 E...
Aug 21, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Retired ONS member Georgia Decker, MS, RN, CS-ANP, FAAN, past ONS president and retired member of the ONS New York Capital District chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss herbals, misconceptions about natural remedies, and what research tells us about integrative therapies for cancer care. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 Episode Notes Check out these resources from today...
Aug 07, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 115
ONS member Clara Beaver, MSN, RN, AOCNS®, ACNS-BC, clinical nurse specialist at Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, MI, member of the ONS Metro Detroit Chapter, and secretary/treasurer for the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Board of Directors, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss intravesicular chemotherapy, how it differs from other chemotherapy treatments, and safe handling recommendations that oncology nurses should be aware of...
Jul 31, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 114
ONS member Marcelle Kaplan, MS, RN, a breast oncology clinical nurse specialist, and a member of the panel that developed the ONS Guidelines for Cancer Treatment–Related Hot Flashes in Women With Breast Cancer and Men With Prostate Cancer, and member of the ONS Long Island/Queens Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss ONS's new guidelines and what nurses need to know about the different interventions for managing hot flashes, especially how the...
Jul 24, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 113
ONS member Celeste Adams, RN, BSN, MBA, nurse navigator at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, UT, and member of the ONS Intermountain Chapter, and Kathleen Wiley, RN, MSN, AOCNS®, director of oncology nursing practice at ONS, discuss how nurse navigators can help patients and caregivers understand genomic advancements, how someone's genes affect cancer prevention and treatment, and the impact that genomics testing can have on a patient's quality of life. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Sta...
Jul 17, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Lee Aase, communications director for Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, and presenter at the 2020 ONS Bridge™ virtual conference, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss various social media platforms clinicians use to enhance their practice, the guidelines and risks to be aware of, and benefits of using social media in health care. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 Episode Notes Check ...
Jul 10, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Mitch Zeller, JD, director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Center for Tobacco Products, joins Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, APRN, AOCNP®, FAAN, ONS's clinical and scientific affairs liaison, to discuss tobacco's effect on American health, communication strategies for patients with cancer who want to quit, and what FDA is doing to mitigate its harm. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 Episode Notes Check out th...
Jul 03, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 110
ONS member Abigail Baldwin Medsker, MSN, RN, OCN®, associate director of digital transformation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and member of the ONS New York City Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss best practices in telehealth, commonly used strategies, and resources for oncology nurses and patients navigating cancer care in a digital world. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creati...
Jun 25, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 109
ONS Member Pam Grubbs, APRN, CNS, MS, AOCNS®, clinical nurse specialist and assistant professor in nursing at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, MN, and member of the ONS Southeast Minnesota Chapter, and Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, discuss radioactive targeted therapies, safety recommendations, and common misconceptions. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 Episode No...
Jun 19, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Deborah Watkins Bruner, RN, PhD, FAAN, senior vice president of research and professor in the department of radiation oncology at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and a presenter at the 2020 ONS Bridge™ virtual conference, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss social determinants of health, their impact on cancer care, and what oncology nurses should be aware of when providing care to all populations, no matter a patient's background. Music Credit: "Fi...
Jun 12, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Tara A. Schwetz, PhD, acting director of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and associate deputy director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), joins Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, APRN, AOCNP®, FAAN, ONS's clinical and scientific affairs liaison, to discuss how nurse researchers are responding to the COVID-19 coronavirus and how NINR is looking to the future. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 Episode Notes...
Jun 05, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 106
ONS Chief Executive Officer Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN, and members of the ONS Board of Directors from across the United States share a conversation with U.S. Representative Donna E. Shalala (D-FL) on Shalala's role in the Institute of Medicine's historic Future of Nursing report, how the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic influenced global perspectives on nurses, and ways that nurses can advocate for improved healthcare policy reform. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licen...
May 29, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Annette Quinn, RN, MSN, program manager in the department of radiation at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and member of the ONS Greater Pittsburgh Chapter, joins ONS's Kathleen Wiley, RN, MSN, AOCNS®, director of oncology nursing practice, to discuss what all oncology nurses need to know about caring for patients receiving radiation treatment, the different types of radiation therapies, collaboration with medical oncology, and monitoring and managing radiation's late effects in surv...
May 22, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 104
ONS member Debi Boyle, RN, MSN, AOCNS®, FAAN, an oncology clinical nurse specialist with Advanced Oncology Nursing Resources in Huntington Beach, CA, member of the Orange County ONS Chapter, and author of The Caregiver's Companion , sits down with Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss how nurses can support caregivers, safe handling and precautions for in the home, and misconceptions about the caregiver's role. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin...
May 15, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Richard Pazdur, MD, director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Oncology Center of Excellence (OCE), joins Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, APRN, AOCNP®, FAAN, ONS's clinical and scientific affairs liaison, to discuss oncology nurses' contributions to cancer care, OCE's initiatives, and the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic's implications for oncology drug approvals. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 Episode Notes Check out t...
May 08, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 102
In celebration of Oncology Nursing Month in May, nine ONS members share their testimonies on why they love the work that they do and why they can't imagine any other calling. Today's guest speakers, in order of appearance, are Renee Yanke, ARNP, MN, AOCN®, Susan Yackzan, PhD, APRN, MSN, AOCN®, Hayley Dunnack, BSN, CMS-RN, OCN®, Ann Malone Berger, PhD, APRN, AOCNS®, FAAN, Danya Garner, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, OCN®, Michele Gaguski, MSN, RN, AOCN®, NE-BC, APN-C, Charmaine A. McKie, PhD, MPH, RN, OCN®, CC...
May 01, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Anne Bunting, 2019 ONS Congress Career Fair presenter and senior recruiter for nursing at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, joins us to discuss how to build a successful resume, common misconceptions about resumes, and ways nurses can stand out in a competitive job market. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 Episode Notes Check out some resources relevant to today's discussion: The NCPD activity for this episode has e...
Apr 24, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 100
2019 ONS Annual Congress Career Fair presenter Erica Fischer-Cartlidge, MSN, RN, CNS, CBCN®, AOCNS®, nurse leader of evidence-based practice, and clinical nurse specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, joins us to share considerations for implementing a goal-setting practice, including the importance of creating goals and how to establish successful strategies for advancing, no matter where you are in your nursing career. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Ke...
Apr 17, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 99
ONS member Lisa Kottschade, MSN, APRN, CNP, nurse practitioner at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, and member of the Southeast Minnesota ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss how immunotherapies are combined with other treatments, ways evolving treatment indications influence nursing practices, and how to keep patients safe when receiving combination immunotherapy treatments. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commo...
Apr 10, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 97
ONS President-Elect Nancy Houlihan, RN, MA, AOCN®, director of nursing and evidence-based practice at MSK Cancer Center in New York, NY, and Kathleen Shannon-Dorcy, RN, MN, PhD, director of clinical research, education, and practice at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and staff scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA, the first U.S. city and initial epicenter of confirmed COVID-19 cases, discuss their institutions' response to the outbreak, lessons they've learned alon...
Apr 03, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Lisa Kennedy Sheldon, PhD, APRN, AOCNP®, FAAN, ONS's chief clinical officer, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss the COVID-19 coronavirus and cancer, its impact on personal protective equipment availability, and ways nurses and patients can successfully navigate the complexities of the pandemic. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Episode Notes: Check out these resources from today's episode: The NCPD...
Mar 27, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 96
ONS member Darcy Burbage, DNP, RN, AOCN®, CBCN®, ONS director-at-large, quality and safety education specialist for Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE, and member of the Delaware Diamond ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss evidence-based practice processes and models, why they're crucial to nursing practice, and ways nurses lead the charge for evidence-based practice at their institutions. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licen...
Mar 20, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 95
ONS member Marcy Adams, DBA, MBA, RN, BHA, 2019 ONS Congress Career Fair presenter, deputy director of targeted medicine at Bayer Pharmaceuticals in Whippany, NJ, and member of the Greater Kansas City ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss color-by-number leadership, different leadership personalities in practice, and why oncology nurses are the perfect fit for leadership roles. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Comm...
Mar 13, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Rhone Levin, MEd, RDN, CSO, LD, inpatient oncology dietitian at Duke University in Durham, NC, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss ways diet can affect patient outcomes, how to overcome nutrition issues for patients with cancer, and how nurses can collaborate with their dietitian colleagues in practice. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Episode Notes Check out these resources from today's episode: T...
Mar 06, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 93
ONS member Christine Rimkus, RN, MSN, AOCN®, clinical nurse specialist for the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, and member of the St. Louis ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss doxorubicin—otherwise known as the red devil—chemotherapy administration, what nurses need to know about vesicants in practice, and how to support and advocate for patients receiving doxorubicin treatment. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin M...
Feb 28, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 92
