A staff shortage of clinical research nurses leaves a few to cover the jobs of many, and heavy workloads lead to decreased quality care and practices. A new plan of hiring inexperienced nurses was implemented at a comprehensive cancer center to help quickly fill roles; however, challenges arose...

The clinical nurse leader (CNL) role has evolved since the American Association of Colleges of Nursing published a white paper on the role in 2007. Since then, various publications have evaluated the role of CNLs in enhancing quality outcomes for patients. The introduction of the CNL role in the...

Natural disasters cause challenges for healthcare organizations because of circumstances such as limited communication, restricted transportation, and the emotional toll of the devastation. For oncology nurses and providers, disasters present unique challenges, like maintaining chemotherapy...

As a new nurse, I was aware of how judging or stereotyping someone based on religion, gender, culture, or other bias can inhibit a caring nurse–patient relationship. Expectations or preferences of my patients and their family members in certain caregiving scenarios influenced our interactions, and...