Onc Nurse on Call

In this podcast, experts Alissa J. Cooper, MD; Kelly Goodwin, NP; Stephanie J. McDonald, MSN, FNP-BC, AOCNP; and Rebecca W. Repetti, NP, provide a nursing-centered approach to administering DLL3-targeting drugs and managing their unique toxicities.

In this episode of the Onc Nurse on Call podcast, we dive deep into the clinical aspects of chemotherapy safety. Join hosts Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, Stephanie Desrosiers, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN as they speak with MiKaela Olsen, DNP, APRN-CNS, AOCNS, FAAN; and AnnMarie Walton, PhD, MPH, RN, OCN, CHES, FAAN; about the transition from "flush and rush" to modern engineering controls like CSTD...

Guest: Jessica MacIntyre, DNP, MBA, APRN, NP-C, AOCNP Hosts: Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN; and Stephanie Desrosiers, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN Key Discussion Points: The APP Infrastructure: Building specialized orientation and fellowship programs for advanced practice providers (APPs) to ensure retention and clinical excellence. The Evolution of Survivorship: Shifting the definition of "survivor"...

Episode Title: Beyond Chemotherapy: Mastering the New ASCO-ONS Antineoplastic Safety Standards with MiKaela Olsen Release Date: April 1, 2026 Hosts: Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, and Stephanie Desrosiers, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN Guest: MiKaela M. Olsen, DNP, APRN-CNS, AOCNS®, FAAN Episode Overview The landscape of cancer treatment is evolving at a breakneck pace. To keep up, the Oncology Nursin...

Welcome to Onc Nurse On Call , the new podcast from Oncology Nursing News , hosted by editors-in-chief Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, and Stephanie Desrosiers, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, delivering maximum impact in minimum time. This week, Jakel and Desrosiers are joined by Jamie S. Myers, PhD, RN, AOCNS, FAAN, a research associate professor at the University of Kansas School of Nursing who discu...

Welcome to Onc Nurse On Call , the new podcast from Oncology Nursing News , hosted by editors-in-chief Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, and Stephanie Desrosiers, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, delivering maximum impact in minimum time. This week, Jakel and Desrosiers are joined by Jacqueline Redeemer, RN, MN, AOCNS, a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) in solid tumor oncology at The University of Californi...

Welcome to Onc Nurse On Call , the new podcast from Oncology Nursing News , hosted by editors-in-chief Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, and Stephanie Desrosiers, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, delivering maximum impact in minimum time. In this episode, the hosts speak with Emely Alfaro, RN, CNS, OCN, a clinical nurse specialist at University of California San Francisco Health who oversees infusion servi...

Welcome to Onc Nurse On Call, the new podcast from Oncology Nursing News, hosted by editors-in-chief Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, and Stephanie Desrosiers, DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, delivering maximum impact in minimum time. This week Kelly Grosklags, LICSW, BCD, FAAGC, FT, shares advice for oncology nurses and advanced practice providers (APPs) dealing with grief at the end of patients’ lives....

Welcome to Onc Nurse On Call , the new podcast from Oncology Nursing News , hosted by editors-in-chief Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, and Stephanie Desrosiers (formerly Jackson), DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, delivering maximum impact in minimum time. This week, social worker Kelly Grosklags, LICSW, BCD, FAAGC, FT, founder of Conversations With Kelly, shared advice for dealing with difficult conversa...

Welcome to Onc Nurse On Call, the new podcast from Oncology Nursing News , hosted by editors-in-chief Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, and Stephanie Desrosiers (formerly Jackson), DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, delivering maximum impact in minimum time. This week delivers the second part of an interview with ethics expert Katherine Brown-Saltzman, MA, RN, president of Ethics of Caring, the organization...

Welcome to Onc Nurse On Call, the new podcast from Oncology Nursing News , hosted by editors-in-chief Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, and Stephanie Desrosiers (formerly Jackson), DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, delivering maximum impact in minimum time. This episode’s guest, Melinda Mayorga, RN, MSN, CNS, AGCNS-BC, OCN, a clinical nurse specialist at Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Sout...

Onc Nurse On Call is the new podcast by Oncology Nursing News, hosted by editors-in-chief Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, and Stephanie Desrosiers (formerly Jackson), DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, delivering maximum impact in minimum time.  This week, our hosts sit down with Lillian Rodich, PA-C, MPH, an integrative oncology physician assistant at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Bendheim Integr...

Welcome to Onc Nurse On Call! Are you seeking practical insights to maximize your impact while staying at the forefront of cancer care? You’ve found the right place. Onc Nurse On Call is the new podcast by Oncology Nursing News, hosted by editors-in-chief Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, and Stephanie Desrosiers (formerly Jackson), DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, delivering maximum impact in minimum time...

Welcome to Onc Nurse On Call! Are you looking for practical insights for maximizing your impact while staying on the cutting edge of cancer care? You’ve found the right place. Onc Nurse On Call is the new podcast by Oncology Nursing News ’, hosted by editors-in-chief Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, and Stephanie Desrosiers (formerly Jackson), DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, delivering maximum impact in...

Welcome to Onc Nurse On Call! Are you looking for practical insights for maximizing your impact while staying on the cutting edge of cancer care? You’ve found the right place. Onc Nurse On Call is the new podcast by Oncology Nursing News ’, hosted by editors-in-chief Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, and Stephanie Desrosiers (formerly Jackson), DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, delivering maximum impact in...

Welcome to Onc Nurse On Call! Are you looking for practical insights for maximizing your impact while staying on the cutting edge of cancer care? You’ve found the right place. Onc Nurse On Call is Oncology Nursing News ’s new podcast, hosted by editors-in-chief Patricia Jakel, MN, RN, AOCN, and Stephanie Desrosiers (formerly Jackson), DNP, MSN, RN, AOCNS, BMTCN, delivering maximum impact in minimu...

In this special episode of The Vitals , we ring in the New Year 2024 by combing through 2023 FDA approvals. Listen as editor, Lindsay Fischer, recounts key approvals on a month-by-month basis. To read the full information surrounding the approvals, be sure to check out our news coverage below.  As always, thank you for listening to The Vitals , and for all the engagement in 2023. We look forward t...

In this episode of The Vitals, Beth Finley-Oliver, MSN, ARNP, AGNP-BC, a nurse practitioner who works in the outpatient hematology clinic at Moffitt Cancer Center, revisits her presentation from the 2023 JADPRO Live Annual Meeting and discusses the growing number of therapies for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Episode Highlights “A clinical trial upfront would be my first o...

In May 2023, the FDA granted accelerated approval to epcoritamab-bysp (Epkinly) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) DLBCL, including DLBCL arising from indolent lymphoma, and high-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBL), following 2 or more lines of systemic therapies. Shortly thereafter, in June 2023, the FDA granted accelerated approval to glofitamab-gxbm (Columvi) as a fixed...

In honor of lung cancer awareness month, for this episode of The Vitals , Nicole Gay, APRN-C, joins Oncology Nursing News to share how she counsels patients about lung cancer screening.  Gay is a nurse practitioner at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Clinic, and a nurse navigator for the clinic’s lung cancer screening program. In the conversation, she shares how she addresses...

In this episode of The Vitals , Holly Chitwood, DNP, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC, walks through a patient case with a 70-year-old male with metastatic colorectal cancer.1 His providers used circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing to monitor his minimal residual disease (MRD) levels throughout active treatment. This approach, although not currently addressed in National Comprehensive Cancer Center Guidelines, a...

In this episode of The Vitals , Patricia Jakel, RN, MN, AOCN, co–editor-in-chief with Oncology Nursing News, sits down with Quanna Batiste-Brown, DNP, RN, NEA-BC , FAAN, to discuss the reality of racism in nursing. Batiste-Brown is an adjunct associate professor and Chief Nursing Officer at UCLA health. The pair discuss the implications of the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing, whic...

In this episode of The Vitals , Ryan Tamargo, NP, AONCP, a nurse practitioner with the inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, talks about IBC and why it is often misdiagnosed. She discusses the launch of an online IBC Scoring System tool, which was developed through Susan G Komen, the Milburn Foundation, and the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation....

In this episode of The Vitals , Heather Santone, an oncology nurse navigator with Allegheny Health Network, shares which unique challenges nurse navigators face when caring for geriatric patients. She points out that many of these patients have difficulty securing transportation to and from their appointments, or struggle to navigate online applications or internet services. Luckily, nurse navigat...

In this episode of The Vitals , Shawna Douglas, BSN, RN, a head and neck oncology nurse navigator with Allegheny Health Network, highlights the unique challenges that this population faces, including access to proper dental care, nutrition specialists, and postsurgery speech and swallow therapy. She draws from personal experience to share a story of how she used the resources available at her inst...