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Health Policy Priorities and Agenda ONS

WEBHealth Policy Priorities. ONS bolsters cancer care and empowers oncology nurses through strategic policy on both the legislative and regulatory levels. Our primary …

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Nurses Are the Key to Achieving Health Equity ONS Voice

WEBIn May 2021, the National Academy of Medicine released its next iteration of the Future of Nursing report: 2020–2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity. In it, …

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Not All Barriers to Care Are Created Equal ONS Voice

WEBCantril cited a recent study conducted at Sutter Bay Medical Foundation where researchers used electronic health records of 1,052 COVID-19-positive patients …

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Stop Stigma and Discrimination in Health Care to Improve Equity …

WEBIn two articles in the February 2024 issue of the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing (CJON), ONS member Gretchen A. McNally, PhD, ANP-BC, AOCNP ®, …

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Creating an Educational Plan That Meets the Learning Needs …

WEBClinical Journal of Oncology Nursing Volume 10, Number 2 Creating an Educational Plan That Meets Learning Needs 257 Joan Such Lockhart, PhD, RN, CORLN, AOCN ®, …

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Nurses Must Understand Health Disparities to Provide Effective …

WEBNurses Must Understand Health Disparities to Provide Effective Patient Education. Susan M. Rawl, PhD, RN, FAAHB, FAAN, is a professor in the science and …

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Health Literacy: Exploring Nursing Challenges to Providing

WEBDOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.53-61. Background: As patient advocates, oncology nurses must attend to varying levels of health literacy among patients and families. However, little is …

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Social and Economic Factors Have a Bigger Influence on Health …

WEBBetween 10%–20% of health outcomes are a direct result of clinical care, whereas 40% are attributed to social and economic factors such as education, employment, income, family …

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Here’s How the 21st Century Cures Act Is Affecting Patients and

WEBThe latest in a line of legislation designed to promote health information technology interoperability and reduce information blocking, the 21st Century Cures Act began …

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Cancer Prevention, Screening, and Early Detection

WEB4 Advanced Oncology Nursing Certification Review and Resource Manual detection is defined as testing for cancer when no symptoms are present (ONS, 2002). Secondary …

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Nursing Advocacy Creates Real Change in Health Policy

WEBNursing Advocacy Creates Real Change in Health Policy. Advocacy is a pillar of nursing. Nurses instinctively advocate for their patients, in their workplaces, and …

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Social and Community Context Matter in Cancer Care ONS Voice

WEBSocial and Community Context Matter in Cancer Care. August 30, 2022. By Jennifer Kue, PhD, and Kristine K. Browning, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP. A person’s zip …

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States Have a Role in Creating Public Health Policies

WEBMedicinal Cannabis. In January 2018, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new federal policy regarding marijuana. The Department of Justice …

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ONS Team Achievement Award

WEBJanet McKiernan, RN ANP OCN® Megan Dunne, RN ANP-BC AOCNP® Kate Keenan, RN ANP . 2017 . Lancaster General Health/Penn Medicine . Lancaster, PA

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Why It Takes So Long for a Healthcare Bill to Become a Law

WEBConstitutional provisions, whose primary purposes are to create obstacles, govern the process that a bill goes through before it becomes law. The founders believed that …

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Nursing Informaticists Are the Backbone of Technology-Driven Care

WEBNurse informaticists walk the floor, sit in the room, and watch how providers are using technology so they can identify problems or gaps and develop solutions. They …

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Raise Awareness in July for Ultraviolet Safety and Skin Cancer Risk

WEBInvasive melanoma represents about 1% of all skin cancer cases, but it accounts for the majority of skin cancer deaths with an estimated 87,110 new cases of …

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Nurses Have the Purpose, Power, and Passion to Make a Difference

WEBAs we enter the final few months of 2020, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, I find myself thinking about the …

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How Our Personal Biases Affect Our Well-Being and Patient …

WEBOur personal implicit biases may cause us to feel defensive, resentful, fearful, or anxious when our views are challenged or discussed. Those significant …

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No Place Like It: Home Care for Patients With Cancer

WEBMcClelland recommends that oncology nurses interested in at-home cancer care should know what separates the home setting from working in an institution. “Home care is very …

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