One need only read the daily newspaper in any town in the United States or browse through popular magazines such as Reader’s Digest to find an article about the shortage of hospital registered nurses (RNs). Media stories have centered on problems nurses have experienced dealing with short staffing...

Purpose/Objectives: To ascertain the critical issues in current advanced practice nurse (APN) roles in oncology. Design: Descriptive. Setting: National. Sample: 368 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) APNs in oncology practice. Methods: Subjects completed an 11-page self-administered questionnaire...

Purpose/Objectives: To describe the development of the role of an oncology nurse practitioner (ONP) in a private practice. Data Sources: Articles, book chapters, and personal experience. Data Synthesis: Successful role implementation will be facilitated by using a collaborative model supported by a...

The goal of the Second Annual Institutes of Learning is to provide participants with a comprehensive learning experience in a focused area of oncology nursing.