ONS Annual Congress

The addition of apalutamide to androgen deprivation therapy does not lead to a significant patient-reported side effect burden nor a reduction in health-related quality of life in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.

Patients with cancer were reported to have mixed expectations with immunotherapy as part of their oncology treatment.

The addition of ublituximab and umbralisib (Ukoniq; U2) to ibrutinib (Imbruvica) demonstrated a 77% undetectable minimal residual disease (uMRD) rate in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Laura Zitella, MS, RN, ACNP-BC, AOCN, discusses third-line treatment options for patients with diffuse large b-cell lymphoma.

Point-of-use shower filtration may be an effective strategy in reducing waterborne pathogens and protecting patients who underwent stem cell transplant from infection.

A patient-friendly stoplight tool with 3 different colored zones helped patients undergoing chemotherapy manage diarrhea and reduce hospital and emergency department visits.

Patients who receive medical cannabis in addition to standard opioids may require less overall opioid treatment to manage their pain.

Specialty nurse practitioners can help tailor pain management programs for patients with sickle cell disease and decrease hospital stay times.

Independent verification of documentation is paramount to patient safety.

The framework for establishing equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout oncology nursing already exists within the standard for health and safety, explains Aliènne Salleroli, MS, BSN, RN, OCN.

An implementation of nursing practice changes helped improve the fall rates among patients being treated by the surgical oncology team.

Laura Zitella, MS, RN, ACNP-BC, AOCN, reviews a case study where a 52-year-old female patient with metastatic colorectal carcinoma begins experiencing diffuse abdominal pain.

Oncology nurses found that the use of a flexible catheter for subcutaneous immunotherapy is linked with increased safety and satisfaction.

Very low dose radiation therapy was found to be an effective treatment approach in the palliative setting for patients with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Michelle Mollica, PhD, MPH, RN, OCN, of the National Cancer Institute, discusses how childhood cancer survivors may face different challenges than adult or geriatric patients.

Ilene Galinsky, BSN, MSN, ANP-C, senior leukemia protocol research nurse practitioner, at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, discusses how treatment for patients with acute myeloid leukemia has evolved in recent years.

Oncology nurses are in less control of their communication environment compared with other health care providers; however, certain strategies can help them communicate effectively with their patients.

At the 47th Annual ONS Congress, CURE® Media group honored oncology nurses at their 2022 Extraordinary Healer® Award ceremony.

The most important thing that an oncology nurse can do to help a patient navigate their sexual health is repeatedly offer them permission to have conversations surrounding their health.

From medical information cards to visual cues, a nurse navigator offers advice on ensuring quality care for patients who do not speak English.

When in-person classes on central venous catheter care were limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, educational videos became even more important.

Knowing your patient’s beliefs and goals is key to providing ethical cancer care.

Nurse practitioners are more valuable than ever in the world of cancer care.

Factors such as being younger in age, having more comorbidities, and more prior cancer treatments all contribute to higher levels of sleep disturbance in patients with gastrointestinal cancers.

In particular, patients reported improved knowledge in survivorship/surveillance and brain fog following the 6-week program.

When patients rely on lip-reading to communicate, mask mandates have major effects on their care.

The “cheat sheet” assisted advanced practice providers using a step-by-step guide that is updated frequently to allow for the most up-to-date information.

A recent study analyzed the benefits and work-related stressors of end-of-life care.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients’ and survivors’ care has changed, but one nurse and her team sought to make this population more comfortable and safe during these times with virtual visits.

Early research showed an improvement in provider recommendations of care for patients with breast cancer based on eight guideline metrics.