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Using a Genomics Taxonomy: Facilitating Patient Care Safety and Quality in the Era of Precision Oncology

Patricia Friend
Erin Dickman
Kathleen Calzone
CJON 2021, 25(2), 205-209 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.205-209
Oncology nurses need to be competent in the ever-expanding application of genomics in cancer care, and understanding foundational terms is necessary. A landscape analysis of Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) materials, a literature review, and expert opinion revealed inconsistencies and varying use of...
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Implanted Port Patency: Comparing Heparin and Normal Saline

Donna Egnatios
Crystle Gloria
CJON 2021, 25(2), 169-173 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.169-173
Background: To maintain implanted port patency, clinicians can better determine the difference between the use of heparin and normal saline, including risk to patients, unnecessary cost to the healthcare system, and whether heparin is effective in maintaining port patency. Objectives: The aim is to...
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Commentary

Rising to the Occasion During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Julie C. Martin
CJON 2021, 25(2), 115-116 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.115-116
Nurses across specialties continue to play a key role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Oncology nurses are no exception. In response to COVID-19 and other healthcare issues, nurses have established core competencies. These core competencies allow us to mentor others if we simply step up...
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Clinical Moment

How Can a New Nurse Graduate Secure a Nursing Position in Pediatric Oncology?

Emily Green
CJON 2021, 25(2), 224 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.224
I decided to become a nurse after spending much of my adolescence as an inpatient myself. I had to miss out on many important milestones during my adolescence. However, from my time as a patient, I was able to have the most developmentally normal experiences, thanks to care from my nurses.
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2021 National Institute of Nursing Research, National Cancer Institute, and Oncology Nursing Society Research Colloquium Abstracts

ONF 2021, 48(2), E3 DOI: 10.1188/21.ONF.E3
Abstracts appear as they were submitted and have not undergone editing or the Oncology Nursing Forum’s review process. These abstracts are sponsored in part by an anonymous private donor, the City of Hope Nursing Research, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer...
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