Navigation seeks to assess and address barriers that hinder a patient’s access to care. With the success of the nurse navigation program at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, leadership expanded navigation to neuro-oncology. The purpose of this article is to describe this population’s unique...

I wrapped my bright yellow stethoscope around my neck, pockets heavy with essential nursing tools and my clipboard clenched in my right hand. It was my first shift off orientation on the bone marrow transplantation unit at a teaching hospital in North Carolina. As I listened to the change-of-shift...

Background: The Oncology Nursing Society published Oncology Nurse Navigator (ONN) Core Competencies in 2013. However, a 2016 role delineation study (RDS) indicated that the role had evolved since their release. The RDS also indicated that a growing number of nurse navigators have extensive oncology...

Background: Cancer-related infections lead to increases in mortality, antibiotic use, and hospital stays. Other adverse outcomes include dose delays and reductions, which can result in suboptimal treatment outcomes. Objectives: Effective implementation of risk assessment and evidence-based...