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 their institution, and programs from ONCC that can help simplify the certification process.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Episode Notes:

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

• The Value of Oncology Nurse Certification
• What Does the Research Say About Oncology Nursing Certification?
• Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
• ONCC FreeTakeTM Program
• ONCC Resources for Employers and Advocates