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Oncology nurses and APPs play a role in supporting caregivers while the patient they care for receives a diagnosis and cancer treatment.

Converting operating rooms into those that are able to filter surgical smoke and biological contaminants can make workplaces safer for nurses and other health care staff.

Sarah Montini, BSN, RN, OCN, provides an in-depth look at abemaciclib for the treatment of patients with breast cancer in a downloadable reference sheet.

Sharon Kauffman, PhD, RN, CNE, NPD-BC, OCN, provides an in-depth look at pirtobrutinib in a downloadable reference sheet.

Shawna Douglas, a head and neck nurse navigator, weighs in on the unique needs of this patient population.

Heather Santone breaks down some of the barriers that geriatric patients with cancer face—and how nurse navigators can help them overcome these obstacles.

Shawna Douglas, BSN, RN, discusses the role that nurse navigators play in caring for patients with head and neck cancer.

Meredith Cummings, BSN, RN, OCN, discusses the potential benefit of machine learning in predicting symptoms for patients with head and neck cancer.

Meredith Cummings BSN, RN, OCN, highlights her research on machine learning and its potential application in optimizing symptom management.

Melanie Darvish, BSN, RN, shares her experience attending the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress with an ONS Scholarship.

Lenvatinib is approved in combination with pembrolizumab for the treatment of patients with advanced endometrial cancer who have disease progression after systemic therapy, are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation, and who are mismatch repair proficient or not microsatellite instability–high.

Seon Jo Park, PharmD, BCOP and Heather Kennihan, MSN, RN, OCN, discuss the best practices that their institution uses to ensure the safe handling of immunotherapy.

Advanced practice providers play a critical role in increasing palliative care referrals.

In an unprecedented age of health care burnout, hospital administrators may need to think outside of the box to find ways to engage and support employees.

Two oncology nurses with Allegheny Health Network discuss how they guide patients through their diagnosis, treatment, and life after cancer.

In this episode of “The Vitals,” Matt Iwaniec, PsyD, discusses the value of integrated behavioral health programs in cancer care.

An expert with Allegheny Health Network discusses the value of behavioral therapy and how access and stigma often play a role in preventing patients from receiving this form of care.

A licensed clinical health psychologist with Allegheny Health Network discusses fully integrated behavioral health programs and how their design alleviates potential barriers to care that patients may experience.

In this episode of “The Vitals,” Nikki Urban, RN, discusses the successful implementation of a phone triage program at Allegheny Health Network.