The ONS Podcast

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 Attribut...

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 strategi...

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 immunothera...

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  epicent...

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 Creat...

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 evid...

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 le...

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...

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 ad...

ONS Past President Pamela (PJ) Haylock, PhD, RN, FAAN, editorial board member for the American Journal of Nursing, member of the San Antonio ONS Chapter, and coeditor with ONS Past President Carol Curtiss, MSN, RN-BC, of Cancer Survivorship: Interprofessional, Patient-Centered Approaches to the Seasons of Survival , joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss how nurses can prepare...

ONS President Laura Fennimore, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, and ONS Chief Executive Officer Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN, discuss the Year of the Nurse and Midwife—as 2020 is designated by the World Health Organization—and what it means for the oncology nursing profession. They also talk about ONS's 45th anniversary in 2020, how the Society plans to celebrate and elevate oncology nursing, and ways nurses ca...

ONS member Diane Otte, MSN, RN, OCN ® , president of the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Board of Directors, staff nurse at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, WI, and member of the Southeast Minnesota ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss ways to engage employers in the certification process, how nurses can advocate for certification at...

Kristine B. LeFebvre, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, AOCN ® , ONS oncology clinical specialist, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss chemotherapy administration in non-oncology settings, how oncology nurses can support their non-oncology colleagues, and ways institutions are addressing the demand for oncology RNs in a variety of settings. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin Ma...

ONS member Susan Rawl, PhD, RN, FAAHB, FAAN, professor in the science and nursing care department and director of the Advanced Training in Self-Management Interventions Program at Indiana University School of Nursing in Indianapolis, and member of the Central Indiana ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss barriers to patient education, how healthcare disparities a...

ONS Director of Government Affairs Alec Stone, MA, MPA, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS's staff writer/producer, to discuss the nursing advocacy achievements of 2019, what legislation and policies will be significant in 2020, what expect during a presidential election year, and how nurses can affect the health policy conversation in 2020 and beyond. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeo...

ONS member Lisa Blackburn, MS, APRN-CNS, AOCNS ® , clinical nurse specialist at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute in Columbus, OH, and member of the Columbus ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss the importance of oncology nursing resilience, ways the THRIVE program helps...

This episode was supported by funding from Mylan. ONS member Kristi Orbaugh, RN, MSN, RNP, AOCN ® , nurse practitioner for Community Hospital Oncology Physicians in Indianapolis, IN, and member of the Central Indiana ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss what nurses need to know about biosimilars, the need for biosimilar patient education resources, and how ONS a...

ONS member Heidi Donovan, PhD, RN, professor in the Department of Health and Community Systems at the University of Pittsburgh, ONS Congress speaker, and member of the Greater Pittsburgh ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss multisymptom management strategies, the WRITE system for symptom interventions, and how oncology nurses can advance symptom management for t...

On this bonus episode, Diane Scheuring, ONS manager of learning and development, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss changes to the ONS election for 2020, how and when members can vote, and how to get involved in ONS leadership opportunities. Then, each 2020 ONS election candidate shares a brief message. Candidates are presented in reverse alphabetical order. Music Credit:...

ONS members Melissa Thess, PT, CLT, director of education and quality, and Amanda Hodges, BSN, RN, OCN ® , director of implementation, from ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation in Mechanicsburg, PA, join Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss the impact of physical activity on patient care, ways nurses can encourage their patients to exercise, and the American College of Sports Medicine's...

ONS Congress speaker, Eloise Theisen, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, president-elect of the American Cannabis Nurses Association, adult geriatric nurse practitioner, and cofounder of Radicle Health in Walnut Creek, CA, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss medical cannabis use in practice, common misconceptions associated with the drug, and ways nurses can discuss cannabis with their pa...

This episode was supported by funding from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. ONS member Laura Wood, RN, MSN, OCN ® , renal cancer research coordinator at the Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center in Ohio and member of the Cleveland ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss patient education for immune checkpoint inhibitors, overcoming communication barriers, and the best strate...

This episode was supported by funding from Mylan. ONS member Kristi Orbaugh, RN, MSN, RNP, AOCN ® , nurse practitioner for Community Hospital Oncology Physicians in Indianapolis, IN, and member of the Central Indiana ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss the recent biosimilar focus group held at ONS, the key takeaways from that meeting, and how the Society will s...

ONS member Suzanne Carroll, MSN, RN, AOCN ® , clinical nurse manager at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY, and member of the Western New York ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss ethical distress, how it impacts patient care, and ways nurses can navigate distress in their practice. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" Kevin MacLeod (incom...

ONS member Seth Eisenberg, RN, ADN, OCN ® , BMTCN ® , professional practice coordinator of infusion services at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance in Washington and member of the Puget Sound ONS Chapter, joins Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer/producer, to discuss the important aspects of safe handling in oncology nursing, what the upcoming USP chapter launch will mean for practice, and how healthcare pr...