Episode 125: Oncology Academy Orients Experienced RNs to Cancer Care

ONS member Cathy Ollom, RN, MSN, AOCNS®, retired clinical nurse specialist and nurse educator at Miami Cancer Institute Baptist Health South Florida and retired member of the Miami-Dade ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss nurse education and training; the Oncology Academy, which Ollom created for experienced nurses entering the oncology field at her institution; and how to develop similar programs at your own workplace. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod  Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0  Episode Notes  Check out these resources from today’s episode:  The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities. Connect with Cathy Ollom on the ONS Communities.  Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 52: The Growing Demand for Ambulatory Nursing–ONS Congress  ONS Voice article: Different Strategies Needed for Orienting New Graduates and Experienced Nurses to Ambulatory Oncology  ONS Congress session: Orienting New Graduates and Experienced Nurses to Ambulatory Oncology  ONS/ASCO Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards  ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate Course  ONS Oncology Nurse Generalist Competencies  ONS book: Scope and Standards of Oncology Nursing Practice  Association of Community Cancer Centers’ 2020 Innovator Award  Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s education resources