Oncology Nursing Society

Standards and Guidelines

Profession

Oncology Nurse Informaticists: An Evolving Role to Support Nursing Practice

Brianna D. King

Laurie A. Riemann

Jeannine M. Brant

CJON 2020, 24(3), 324-327 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.324-327

Nursing informatics is an evolving field in the burgeoning context of technologic and digital advances in health care. Nurse informaticists are integral in translating these advances into evidence-based clinical practice to improve the quality and safety of patient care and professional practice...

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NCPD Article

Oncology Nurse Practitioner Competencies: Defining Best Practices in the Oncology Setting

Lorinda A. Coombs

Kimberly Noonan

Fedricker Diane Barber

Heather Thompson Mackey

Mary E. Peterson

Tamika Turner

Kristine B. LeFebvre

CJON 2020, 24(3), 296-304 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.296-304

Background: The oncology nurse practitioner (ONP) role has evolved since the first ONP competencies were published by the Oncology Nursing Society in 2007. An update was completed in 2019 to reflect the rapidly expanding role. Objectives: The purpose of this article is to describe the process of...

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Position Statement From the Oncology Nursing Society

The Oncology Nursing Specialty

ONF 2020, 47(2), 125-126 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.125-126

The oncology nursing specialty seeks to reduce the risks, incidence, and burden of cancer by encouraging healthy lifestyles, promoting early detection, improving the management of cancer symptoms and side effects throughout the disease trajectory, and leading the coordination of complex care needs.

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NCPD Article

Nurse Case Manager: Measurement of Care Coordination Activities and Quality and Resource Use Outcomes When Caring for the Complex Patient With Hematologic Cancer

Doris Garnett

Lynda Hardy

Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Taylor Fisher

Lisa Graham

Janine Overcash

CJON 2020, 24(1), 65-74 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.65-74

Background: The lack of coordination of care for complex patients in the hematology setting has prompted nurse case managers (NCMs) to coordinate that care. Objectives: This article aimed to identify the frequency of NCM care coordination activities and quality and resource use outcomes in the...

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Quality & Safety

Managing Addiction: Guidelines for Patients With Cancer

Gretchen A. McNally

Ashley Sica

Tracy Wiczer

CJON 2019, 23(6), 655-658 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.655-658

Addiction in patients with cancer is not well described. Patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) and cancer experience worse outcomes; however, no guidelines exist for identifying and successfully managing these issues in oncology. With the goal to improve patient safety and outcomes, an...

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