The Oncology Nursing Podcast

By Oncology Nursing Society

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What's The Oncology Nursing Podcast about?

Where ONS Voices Talk Cancer.

Join oncology nurses as they sit down to discuss the topics important to nursing practice and treating patients with cancer.

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Episode 288: Pharmacology ...

12.01.2023

“I think that there are certain agents that are so foundational in some diseases that they will remain. Whether they remain first-line, maybe not; maybe they’ll go to second line as we see things evolve with new agents. Some of ...

The Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes:

12.01.2023 Episode 288: Pharmacology 101: Antimetabolites “I think that there are certain agents that are so foundational in some diseases that they will remain. Whether they remain first-line, maybe not; maybe they’ll go to second line as we see things evolve with new agents. Some of ...
11.24.2023 Episode 287: Tools, Techniques, and Real-World Examples for Difficult Conversations in Cancer Care “I think the key in effective communication is building trust, because without trust, patients are not likely to engage in their care as effectively, which can influence patient well-being and their overall health outcomes. Building trust is, I think, crucial,” ...
11.17.2023 Episode 286: Pharmacology 101: Alkylating Agents “When I meet with patients, I try and remind them, ‘Yes, you do have these side effects that can happen’ and make sure that they’re informed, but also try and reassure them that not everyone gets it as severe as ...
11.10.2023 Episode 285: Transarterial Chemoembolization: The Oncology Nurse’s Role “I think oftentimes people think this is just a radiology procedure that is rather benign. That’s really the role of the oncology nurse, just to be [an educator], support, emotional support, and a coach,” Lisa Parks, MS, APRN-CNP, ANP-BC, nurse ...
11.03.2023 Episode 284: How AI Is Influencing Cancer Care and Oncology Nursing “We incorporate nurses and clinicians and users for any tool from the very beginning. They say, ‘You know, we need help with this.’ And then we start ideation: We start understanding the problem, we meet with them, we try to ...
10.27.2023 Episode 283: Desensitization Strategies to Reintroduce Treatment After an Infusion-Related Reaction “Having a nurse-driven protocol, at my facility we call them clinical practice guidelines, allows for that immediate action and swift intervention for the patient,” Maura Price, MSN, RN, AOCNS®, oncology clinical nurse specialist at the Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute ...
10.20.2023 Episode 282: Telehealth-Based Oncology Palliative Care “We really need to do our best to reach people who don’t have access to palliative care in their communities, and this is an innovative way for us to do that,” Carey Ramirez, ANP-C, ACHPN, nurse practitioner and manager of ...
10.13.2023 Episode 281: Nursing’s Role in AI in Health Care “I think the horizon, the trends that we are seeing today, are indicating that this technology is just going to explode and be integrated into everything we do in nursing or beyond. Many of the things with nursing are going ...
10.06.2023 Episode 280: Create a Culture of Safety: Learning Culture “As nurses and healthcare providers, we need to be up to date with the most current evidence-based practices. To achieve and maintain this, we must institute a learning culture. It is critical to promote a learning culture and healthcare institution ...
09.29.2023 Episode 279: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Scleroderma and Other Autoimmune Diseases “I think the most amazing thing we see is the softening of the skin, which can occur during the first two weeks of the conditioning regimen. The nurses on the floor see it, and I think it’s just a tremendous ...
09.22.2023 Episode 278: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Hepatic Complications “I think that as oncology nurses, we need to keep ourselves really educated and up to date with these new therapies, because I honestly feel like we still haven't really seen the long-term effects of this treatment,” ONS member Lisa ...
09.15.2023 Episode 277: Futility in Care: How to Advocate for Your Patients and Prevent Ethical Distress “One of the things about futility is many people will say, ‘Oh this is futile care,’ when what they really mean is, ‘Who in their right mind would want this?’ or ‘I would never ever want this,’ and that's different. ...
09.08.2023 Episode 276: Support Young Families During a Parent’s Cancer Journey “Reassuring doesn’t always mean providing solutions. Sometimes, it’s providing support. There are some key tips that can be helpful for supporting patients when they’re ready, when they’re asking, ‘What about my kids?’ Like, what are the things when you leave ...
09.01.2023 Episode 275: Bispecific Monoclonal Antibodies in Hematologic Cancers and Solid Tumors “It’s really important to look at where your target is and what the toxicities are associated with hitting that target. Make sure you include that thinking when you’re talking about bispecifics,” ONS member Rowena (Moe) Schwartz, PharmD, BCOP, professor of ...
08.25.2023 Episode 274: Music Therapy for Patients With Cancer “You don’t have to have any musical background to benefit from musical therapy,” ONS member Susan Yaguda, MSN, RN, manager of integrative oncology and survivorship in the Department of Supportive Oncology at the Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina, ...
08.18.2023 Episode 273: Updates in Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy “It’s really an exciting time to be in the field of oncology because we can have these specific drugs that target these specific variants rather than, back in the day, when we had to use kind of generic cancer therapies ...
08.11.2023 Episode 272: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Radiation Therapy for Emergent and Urgent Interventions “Like all emergencies, they’re unpredictable. I have seen them at the very beginning and sometimes, unfortunately, that can be the patient’s first sign or symptom that they have cancer. It can be something like they’ve lost the ability to walk, ...
08.04.2023 Episode 271: Intraventricular and Intrathecal Administration: The Oncology Nurse’s Role “These patients have very intense regimens of chemotherapy. They’re tired a lot of the time. Between their oral chemotherapy, their IV chemotherapy, their hospitalizations, and then coming in. Everything takes longer than we would like it to for these patients. ...
07.28.2023 Episode 270: Meet the ONS Board of Directors: Brown, MacIntyre, and Woods What is it like to guide a professional association that serves more than 100,000 oncology nurses? ONS Chief Executive Officer Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN, and 2023–2026 Directors-at-Large Susan Brown, PhD, MSN, CENP, Jessica MacIntyre, DNP, MBA, APRN, AOCNP®, and ...
07.21.2023 Episode 269: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Gastrointestinal Complications “Since gastrointestinal complications are so broad, you will see these types of complications in really any oncology setting,” ONS member Kara Freedman, MS, RN, AGCNS-BC, PCCN, OCN®, clinical nurse specialist in ambulatory GI surgery/medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ...
07.14.2023 Episode 268: Race in Research: From Subjects to Scientists, ONS Scholar-in-Residence Has a Career Commitment to Racial Equity “If we’re not driving our own research agenda and we’re not asking the questions we see as important, we are not realizing the full potential of nursing. We know, because we are with patients, what the issues are for patients, ...
07.07.2023 Episode 267: Side-Effect Management for CAR T-Cell Therapy for Hematologic Malignancies “I think the take-home message here, though, is to have very specific guidelines at your institution to manage both CRS and ICANS. The protocols should be readily available to all practitioners who may participate in the care of these patients,” ...
06.30.2023 Episode 266: Create a Culture of Safety: Reporting Culture “We need to continue to remind everyone that reporting culture improves safety, that events are usually because of a system or process gap, and there is a clear difference between a system gap and neglectful or at-risk behavior,” ONS member ...
06.23.2023 Episode 265: Intravesical Administration: The Oncology Nurse’s Role “Sometimes you think, ‘Oh, these are just bladder patients; it’s different.’ But it might not be different. They still have a cancer diagnosis; this is still going to be a very fearful and unsettling time for that patient and their ...
06.16.2023 Episode 264: Stop the Stressors and Improve Your Mental Health as a Nurse “The mental and physical health of the healthcare team, especially the nurses, has to come first because if you are not physically and mentally and spiritually in a good place, you cannot help other people. We’re going to have less ...
06.09.2023 Episode 263: Oncology Nursing Storytelling: Renewal An essential act of well-being, the practice of storytelling creates a social connection that fosters a sense of community and mutual support in both the storyteller and listener. During the Second Annual ONS Storytelling session held at the 48th Annual ...
06.02.2023 Episode 262: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Nursing Care Begins With Using Supportive Language “Being an ally means you’re coming from a place where you know what issues are going on, you stay up to date about what’s happening in the world, and just because you don’t identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community, ...
05.26.2023 Episode 261: CAR T-Cell Therapy for Hematologic Malignancies Requires Education and Navigation “Just like with anything we do in oncology, a lot of education is required. Nurses and coordinators are critical to start the education and provide effective resources that are reinforced throughout the treatment,” ONS member Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APN-BC, ...
05.19.2023 Episode 260: Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials “I think it’s important to ensure that you consider each person uniquely. Because no matter how much I know or the nurse knows about the population, everybody is a little bit different. It’s really important to personalize every approach and ...
05.12.2023 Episode 259: Patient Education for Health Literacy and Limited English Proficiency “I think there’s a big misconception that health literacy means someone’s ability to read or write, and really it’s much more than that,” ONS member Regina Carlisle, MS, BSN, RN, OCN®, senior cancer information nurse at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer ...
05.05.2023 Episode 258: ONS Through the Ages: Stories From the Early Days With Cindi Cantril and George Hill “The reason that oncology nursing developed at the moment it did was from you and the other few people who were real leaders in your field. . . . It happened in that particular moment because of you and [the ...
04.28.2023 Episode 257: Redefining the Bell: The Ethics of Hope for Oncology Nurses and Patients “The bell can have so much more meaning and significance than just the end of treatment. So, work with your patients to define what the significance of that bell can mean,” ONS member Monica Cfarku, RN, MSN, BMTCN®, CCM, NE-BC, ...
04.21.2023 Episode 256: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Hematologic Complications “When someone is faced with a cancer diagnosis, you want to really try to work to make that patient an active part of their care team. Understand that there are things out of their control, but there are also things ...
04.14.2023 Episode 255: Public Thanks for Deserving Oncology Nurses Oncology nurses provide remarkable care every day, without even realizing the impact it has on their patients and families. Organizations like the DAISY Foundation provide a meaningful way for patients and nursing peers to recognize and thank the inspiring oncology ...
04.07.2023 Episode 254: Oncology Nursing Certification Affects the Entire Cancer Care System “Certification increases nurses’ knowledge, ensures that they are up to date on cancer care, and helps them to be prepared to effectively manage symptoms associated with cancer and cancer treatments. They will acquire effective therapeutic communication skills while caring for ...
03.31.2023 Episode 253: The Ethics of Caring for People You Know Personally “Nursing ethics is relationship centered because when your friend, family member, or colleague becomes a patient, that relationship can’t be uninformed by how you know that person before they got sick. The first thing is to recognize you know them, ...
03.24.2023 Episode 252: Intraperitoneal Administration: The Oncology Nurse’s Role “Before you even get started, you have to do your checks. Just like you do with a regular systemic infusion. You’re going to be doing your physical assessment prior to starting your patient, looking at your orders to make sure ...
03.17.2023 Episode 251: Palliative Care Programs for Patients With Cancer “The idea of early palliative care was really a strategy for preventing people from going through unnecessary and unwanted suffering, treatments, and things that were not consistent with their values and preferences. . . . For people who have a ...
03.10.2023 Episode 250: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Dermatologic Complications “Sometimes when we talk about skin toxicities, it can get lost in translation for these patients when we start talking about nausea, vomiting, all those other things. . . . They don’t take into consideration how serious these skin toxicities ...
03.03.2023 Episode 249: Developmental Disabilities and Cancer “We as oncology nurses have to understand who is this patient, where do they come from, and who is going to touch that patient, so that we can provide comprehensive, good care without these barriers, or at least to eliminate ...
02.24.2023 Episode 248: The Basics of Evidence-Based Practice for Every Oncology Nurse “Evidence-based practice is asking the right clinical question, searching the evidence and then really appraising and determining what is the quality of the evidence, and synthesizing it to move forward with a recommendation or a possible implementation plan,” Caroline Clark, ...
02.17.2023 Episode 247: Tobacco Treatment for Patients With Cancer “It’s the oncology nurse who might be the only cheerleader this person has to keep them motivated moving forward. We need to make sure our patients’ motivation and competence stay high so that they can stay on this journey of ...
02.10.2023 Episode 246: Create a Culture of Safety: Fair and Just Culture “I love the motto, ‘If you see a problem, you can solve a problem.’ So, no matter what level you fall on on the clinical ladder or within your administration, you always have the opportunity to promote and create positive ...
02.03.2023 Episode 245: Biosimilar Basics for Oncology Nurses and Patients “The way I approach patient education conversations is to discuss it, address it, but not to emphasize it. I really like to focus on what the drug is. I mention if it’s a biosimilar, I explain it, I give resources ...
01.27.2023 Episode 244: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Cardiovascular Complications “When I draw the interprofessional team for the management of cardio-oncology patients, I always place nurses in the center of it, besides the patient, because nurses are the eyes and ears of interprofessional care 24 hours a day,” ONS member ...
01.20.2023 Episode 243: Culturally Competent Cancer Care “Cultural competence is about being able to deliver care while respecting and valuing the differences people bring with them to the table. Did we consider their uniqueness? Have we done our best to care for them in a way that’s ...
01.13.2023 Episode 242: Oncology Pharmacology 2023: Today’s Treatments and Tomorrow’s Breakthroughs “It’s incumbent on us as nurses to stay informed about these newly approved drugs or new indications in drugs because we’re the front line in helping these patients manage adverse events,” Teresa Knoop, MSN, RN, AOCN®, nurse consultant in Nashville, ...
01.06.2023 Episode 241: 2023 Is Your Year to Advocate With ONS “It’s important for all nurses to advocate—for themselves, for their practice, for their profession, for their patients. Without the nursing community advocating for itself, no other entity will. It is the nurses’ responsibility to be their own advocate,” Alec Stone, ...
12.30.2022 Episode 240: Spirituality in Cancer Care “When we are able to connect with the things that give us meaning in our life, it makes us stronger, it makes us happier, it makes our life more fulfilled,” Caroline Peacock, ACPE certified educator, LCSW, Episcopal priest, and director ...
12.23.2022 Episode 239: Meet the ONS Board of Directors: Allen, Mathey, and Robison What is it like to guide a professional association that serves more than 100,000 oncology nurses? ONS Directors-at-Large Deborah “Hutch” Allen, PhD, RN, CNS, FNP-BC, AOCNP®, Kris Mathey, MS, APRN-CNP, AOCNP®, and Jeanene “Gigi” Robison, MSN, APRN, AOCN®, reflect on ...

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The Oncology Nursing Podcast

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The Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes:

Episode 288: Pharmacology 101: Antimetabolites

Episode 287: Tools, Techniques, and Real-World Examples for Difficult Conversations in Cancer Care

Episode 286: Pharmacology 101: Alkylating Agents

Episode 285: Transarterial Chemoembolization: The Oncology Nurse’s Role

Episode 284: How AI Is Influencing Cancer Care and Oncology Nursing

Episode 283: Desensitization Strategies to Reintroduce Treatment After an Infusion-Related Reaction

Episode 282: Telehealth-Based Oncology Palliative Care

Episode 281: Nursing’s Role in AI in Health Care

Episode 280: Create a Culture of Safety: Learning Culture

Episode 279: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Scleroderma and Other Autoimmune Diseases

Episode 278: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Hepatic Complications

Episode 277: Futility in Care: How to Advocate for Your Patients and Prevent Ethical Distress

Episode 276: Support Young Families During a Parent’s Cancer Journey

Episode 275: Bispecific Monoclonal Antibodies in Hematologic Cancers and Solid Tumors

Episode 274: Music Therapy for Patients With Cancer

Episode 273: Updates in Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy

Episode 272: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Radiation Therapy for Emergent and Urgent Interventions

Episode 271: Intraventricular and Intrathecal Administration: The Oncology Nurse’s Role

Episode 270: Meet the ONS Board of Directors: Brown, MacIntyre, and Woods

Episode 269: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Gastrointestinal Complications

Episode 268: Race in Research: From Subjects to Scientists, ONS Scholar-in-Residence Has a Career Commitment to Racial Equity

Episode 267: Side-Effect Management for CAR T-Cell Therapy for Hematologic Malignancies

Episode 266: Create a Culture of Safety: Reporting Culture

Episode 265: Intravesical Administration: The Oncology Nurse’s Role

Episode 264: Stop the Stressors and Improve Your Mental Health as a Nurse

Episode 263: Oncology Nursing Storytelling: Renewal

Episode 262: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Nursing Care Begins With Using Supportive Language

Episode 261: CAR T-Cell Therapy for Hematologic Malignancies Requires Education and Navigation

Episode 260: Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials

Episode 259: Patient Education for Health Literacy and Limited English Proficiency

Episode 258: ONS Through the Ages: Stories From the Early Days With Cindi Cantril and George Hill

Episode 257: Redefining the Bell: The Ethics of Hope for Oncology Nurses and Patients

Episode 256: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Hematologic Complications

Episode 255: Public Thanks for Deserving Oncology Nurses

Episode 254: Oncology Nursing Certification Affects the Entire Cancer Care System

Episode 253: The Ethics of Caring for People You Know Personally

Episode 252: Intraperitoneal Administration: The Oncology Nurse’s Role

Episode 251: Palliative Care Programs for Patients With Cancer

Episode 250: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Dermatologic Complications

Episode 249: Developmental Disabilities and Cancer

Episode 248: The Basics of Evidence-Based Practice for Every Oncology Nurse

Episode 247: Tobacco Treatment for Patients With Cancer

Episode 246: Create a Culture of Safety: Fair and Just Culture

Episode 245: Biosimilar Basics for Oncology Nurses and Patients

Episode 244: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: Cardiovascular Complications

Episode 243: Culturally Competent Cancer Care

Episode 242: Oncology Pharmacology 2023: Today’s Treatments and Tomorrow’s Breakthroughs

Episode 241: 2023 Is Your Year to Advocate With ONS

Episode 240: Spirituality in Cancer Care

Episode 239: Meet the ONS Board of Directors: Allen, Mathey, and Robison