Episode 254: Oncology Nursing Certification Affects the Entire Cancer Care System

<p class="MsoNormal">“Certification increases nurses’ knowledge, ensures that they are up to date on cancer care, and helps them to be prepared to effectively manage symptoms associated with cancer and cancer treatments. They will acquire effective therapeutic communication skills while caring for people with cancer, their caregivers, and other members of the interprofessional team,” ONS member<span class="TextRun SCXW150881003 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW150881003 BCX0"> </span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW150881003 BCX0">Kerstin Scheper, DNP, RN</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW150881003 BCX0">-BC</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW150881003 BCX0">, OCN®,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW150881003 BCX0">CHPN,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW150881003 BCX0">interim assistant vice president at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW150881003 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW150881003 BCX0">Somerville</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW150881003 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW150881003 BCX0">, NJ</span></span>, and Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation Board of Directors member, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a discussion about oncology nursing certification. You can earn free NCPD contact hours by completing the evaluation we’ve linked in the episode notes.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> Music Credit: “</span><a href= "http://www.incompetech.com/"><span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Fireflies and Stardust</span></a><span style= "mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fa