News and Insights for Oncology Nurses

Oncology Nurse Discusses the Importance of National Nurses Week

Cancer Nursing Today Contributor Fatemeh Youssefi, PhD, RN, OCN, who has been an oncology nurse for over 2 decades, discusses National Nurses Week, held May 6-12, 2024.

“Recognizing the week of the celebrations of our discipline and our profession is so important,” she said.

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Health Literacy and Patient Education on GI Cancers: What Oncology Nurses Should Know

Fatemeh Youssefi, PhD, RN, OCNGI Cancer | May 10, 2024

Fatemeh Youssefi, PhD, RN, OCN, discusses how oncology nurses can promote health literacy regarding GI cancers.

Self-Image Concerns in Patients With GI Cancer: How Oncology Nurses Can Provide Support

Fatemeh Youssefi, PhD, RN, OCNGI Cancer | May 10, 2024

Learn how oncology nurses can provide support and resources when body image concerns arise in patients with GI cancer.

Study Shows Why Outpatient Malnutrition Screening Is Critical in Patients With GI Cancer

Melinda Mayorga, RN, MSN, CNS, AGCNS-BC, OCNConferences | May 9, 2024

Learn how a team implemented a simple tool to screen for malnutrition in patients with GI cancer.

Oncology Nursing Guide for Managing GVHD Steroid-Induced Hyperglycemia

Elaine S. DeMeyer, RN, MSN, AOCN®, BMTCN®GVHD | May 8, 2024

This common complication occurs in up to two-thirds of patients receiving steroids.

Quality Improvement Initiative for GVHD Steroid-Induced Hyperglycemia Management

Elaine S. DeMeyer, RN, MSN, AOCN®, BMTCN®GVHD | May 8, 2024

Side effects of steroids can be immediate, gradual, and distinctive.

Christina Matousek, MSN, RN, OCN, Reflects on Oncology Nursing Month

Christina Matousek, MSN, RN, OCNProfessional Development | May 7, 2024

Christina Matousek, MSN, RN, OCN, shares why Oncology Nursing Month is "a great time to reinvigorate ourselves.”

Radiation NP Reflects on How ONS Congress Shaped Her Career

Shaghayegh Rezaie, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, OCNConferences | May 5, 2024

Shaghayegh Rezaie, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, OCN, shares her ONS Congress story with Fatemeh Youssefi, PhD, RN, OCN.

Rafat Abonour, MD, on the Expanded Indication for Ide-Cel in Myeloma

Rafat Abonour, MDVideos | May 2, 2024

Dr. Abonour speaks about what the expanded indication means for patients and what nurses should know about ide-cel.

‘A Breath of Fresh Air’: Oncology Nurses Share ONS Congress Highlights

Fatemeh Youssefi, PhD, RN, OCNConferences | May 2, 2024

Fatemeh Youssefi, PhD, RN, OCN, and Kim Marchand, RN, OCN, discuss the impact of attending ONS Congress.

Combination Therapy Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Recurrent High-Grade Glioma

Cecilia BrownPatient Voice | May 8, 2024

Patients receiving the combination therapy also required lower steroid doses than those receiving temozolomide alone.

Oncology Nursing Month: A Time to Celebrate Our Profession and Ourselves

Pamela K. Ginex, EdD, MPH, RN, OCNNews | May 1, 2024

May is Oncology Nursing Month, a time for oncology nurses to celebrate themselves and their profession.

ONS Congress Content Planning Team Chair and Incoming Chair Discuss Congress Highlights

Colleen McCracken, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CHPN, OCNConferences | May 1, 2024

The team is already counting down to the 50th Annual ONS Congress, which will be held in Denver, Colorado.

Our Contributors

Theresa Brown, RNTheresa Brown, RN, is the New York Times best-selling author of "Healing" and "The Shift."

Elaine S. DeMeyer, RN, MSN, AOCN®, BMTCN®Elaine S. DeMeyer, RN, MSN, AOCN®, BMTCN®, is the owner of beyond Oncology Education, LLC.

Milagros Elia, MA, APRN, ANP-BCMilagros R. Elia, MA, APRN, ANP-BC, has 25+ years of oncology experience and is a highly regarded activist.

Pamela K. Ginex, EdD, MPH, RN, OCNPamela K. Ginex, EdD, MPH, RN, OCN, is an Assistant Professor at the Stony Brook University School of Nursing.

Teresa Hagan Thomas, PhD, RNTeresa Hagan Thomas, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing.

Amanda Brink, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AOCNPAmanda Brink, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AOCNP, is an oncology nurse practitioner at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Alicia Michaelsen, BSN, RN, BMTCN®Alicia Michaelsen, BSN, RN, BMTCN®, is a nurse with over a decade of experience.

Fatemeh Youssefi, PhD, RN, OCNFatemeh Youssefi, PhD, RN, OCN, is a nurse who has specialized in oncology for the past 20 years.

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Conference Highlights

Study Shows Why Outpatient Malnutrition Screening Is Critical in Patients With GI Cancer

Melinda Mayorga, RN, MSN, CNS, AGCNS-BC, OCNConferences | May 9, 2024

Learn how a team implemented a simple tool to screen for malnutrition in patients with GI cancer.

Radiation NP Reflects on How ONS Congress Shaped Her Career

Shaghayegh Rezaie, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, OCNConferences | May 5, 2024

Shaghayegh Rezaie, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, OCN, shares her ONS Congress story with Fatemeh Youssefi, PhD, RN, OCN.

‘A Breath of Fresh Air’: Oncology Nurses Share ONS Congress Highlights

Fatemeh Youssefi, PhD, RN, OCNConferences | May 2, 2024

Fatemeh Youssefi, PhD, RN, OCN, and Kim Marchand, RN, OCN, discuss the impact of attending ONS Congress.

ONS Congress Content Planning Team Chair and Incoming Chair Discuss Congress Highlights

Colleen McCracken, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CHPN, OCNConferences | May 1, 2024

The team is already counting down to the 50th Annual ONS Congress, which will be held in Denver, Colorado.

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