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 can champion their profession through the Year of the Nurse and beyond.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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Episode Notes:

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• Every Year Is the Year of the Nurse
• The Work We Do Now Affects Health Care’s Future
• Get Involved at ONS
• Leadership Development Committee
• ONS Congress
• American Nurses Association – Year of the Nurse
• Nurses on Boards Coalition
• World Health Organization’s Year of the Nurse and the Midwife 2020