Annual School of Nursing Oncology

Nurses and other care providers should not assume that they know what a patient wants when it comes to expectations for their treatment.

Nurses can serve in a variety of roles when it comes to clinical trials – from being a research nurse or a vital piece of the multidisciplinary team, according to Maria Hendricks, MSN, RN.

At the 3rd annual School of Nursing Oncology (SONO) meeting, we got the chance to sit down with Madelaine Kuiper RN, MSN, and talk about what adverse events come with immune therapy for patients with breast cancer.

When nurses understand their patients' health literacy levels, as well as what kind of additional supports they need, it could lead to better drug compliance, according to one advanced practice nurse.

While the treatment landscape for lung cancer continues to grow, nurses must stay up-to-date on the most recent advances and approvals across each subgroup of patients.

To assist in treating patients with immune-related adverse events (irAEs), nurses can follow 5 pillars: prevent, anticipate, detect, treat, and monitor.

Understanding CLL is important for all oncology nurses, regardless if they specialize in hematologic or solid malignancies.

Derek Hough spoke to a crowd of oncology nurses at the 3rd Annual School of Nursing Oncology conference.

Nurses play a key role in addressing the barriers associated with patients with cancer entering a clinical trial, according to Maria Hendricks, MSN, RN.

With various FDA approvals in the last year alone, nurses must stay up-to-date on the changing treatment landscape of breast cancer to properly treat these patients.