Oncology Nursing CJONPlus is an exciting series of podcasts highlighting the journal club articles from the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing (CJON). Featuring insightful and informative interviews with actual CJON authors, CJONPlus expands on the topics and questions raised in ONS’s clinical journal to help supplement your educational experience. Fri, 28 May 2010 16:00:00 EST Wed, 1 Jun 2011 08:30:00 EST http://www.ons.org/Publications/CJON/CJONPlus en-us ℗ & © 2008 Oncology Nursing Society no http://www.ons.org/media/ons/CJONRssFeed.xml http://www.ons.org/media/ons/images/JournalPodcastsSmall.jpg CJONPlus is an exciting series of podcasts highlighting the journal club articles from the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing (CJON). Featuring insightful and informative interviews with actual CJON authors, CJONPlus expands on the topics and questions raised in ONS’s clinical journal to help supplement your educational experience. http://www.ons.org/Publications/CJON/CJONPlus CJONPlus is an exciting series of podcasts highlighting the journal club articles from the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing (CJON). Featuring insightful and informative interviews with actual CJON authors, CJONPlus expands on the topics and questions raised in ONS’s clinical journal to help supplement your educational experience. Oncology Nursing Society Oncology Nursing Society ONS Caring for patients with cancer can cause work-related stress, leading to employee dissatisfaction and mental exhaustion. The stress comes in part from "burnout," or the chronic psychological syndrome of perceived demands from work outweighing perceived resources in the work environment. Compassion fatigue, the traumatization of helpers through their efforts at helping others, is a relational source of stress that also weighs heavily on oncology nurses. Caring for patients with cancer can cause work-related stress, leading to employee dissatisfaction and mental exhaustion. The stress comes in part from "burnout," or the chronic psychological syndrome of perceived demands from work outweighing perceived resources in the work environment. Compassion fatigue, the traumatization of helpers through their efforts at helping others, is a relational source of stress that also weighs heavily on oncology nurses. http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON3_1010.mp3 no Fri, 01 Oct 2010 8:00:00 EST 12:16 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a group of diverse medical and healthcare systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. Complementary therapies are commonly used by people with cancer in the management of side effects caused by cancer or cancer treatment. This month’s CJONPlus podcast highlights the August CJON article "Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Women With Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review" and features an interview with the article’s lead author Ausanee Wanchai, RN, MSN, and her advisor and co-author Jane Armer, PhD, RN, FAAN. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a group of diverse medical and healthcare systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. Complementary therapies are commonly used by people with cancer in the management of side effects caused by cancer or cancer treatment. This month’s CJONPlus podcast highlights the August CJON article "Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Women With Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review" and features an interview with the article’s lead author Ausanee Wanchai, RN, MSN, and her advisor and co-author Jane Armer, PhD, RN, FAAN. http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON2_0810_English.mp3 no Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:00 EST 12:21 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common side effect of many agents and may last a long time after treatment ends. To date, there is no evidenced-based intervention to prevent or manage it. Common questions related to CIPN include: What does it feel like for patients who have it? What happens to someone’s daily life as a result of having CIPN? How do patients deal with it? What can we learn from patients’ experiences that may help us counsel future patients about CIPN? Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common side effect of many agents and may last a long time after treatment ends. To date, there is no evidenced-based intervention to prevent or manage it. Common questions related to CIPN include: What does it feel like for patients who have it? What happens to someone’s daily life as a result of having CIPN? How do patients deal with it? What can we learn from patients’ experiences that may help us counsel future patients about CIPN? http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON1_0610.mp3 no Fri, 28 May 2010 16:00:00 EST 24:32 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS Listen in as CJON Editor Deborah K. Mayer, RN, PhD, AOCN, FAAN, interviews CJON author and ONS President Carlton G. Brown, PhD, RN, AOCN, about the ABNS survey and the December 2010 article "The Value of Oncology Nursing Certification," which reported the survey’s findings. Listen in as CJON Editor Deborah K. Mayer, RN, PhD, AOCN, FAAN, interviews CJON author and ONS President Carlton G. Brown, PhD, RN, AOCN, about the ABNS survey and the December 2010 article "The Value of Oncology Nursing Certification," which reported the survey’s findings. http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON4_1210.mp3 no Wed, 1 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST 14:33 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS In this installment of CJONPlus, CJON Editor Deborah K. Mayer, RN, PhD, AOCN®, FAAN, interviews Amy Edgington, RN, NP-BC, and Mary Ann Morgan, PhD, FNP-BC, about these comorbid conditions and the article on the topic they coauthored titled "Looking Beyond Recurrence: Comorbidities in Cancer Survivors" (February 2011 CJON). In this installment of CJONPlus, CJON Editor Deborah K. Mayer, RN, PhD, AOCN®, FAAN, interviews Amy Edgington, RN, NP-BC, and Mary Ann Morgan, PhD, FNP-BC, about these comorbid conditions and the article on the topic they coauthored titled "Looking Beyond Recurrence: Comorbidities in Cancer Survivors" (February 2011 CJON). http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON5_0211.mp3 no Tue, 1 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST 13:02 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS This month's podcast features CJON Associate Editor Mallori Hooker, RN, MSN, NP-C, AOCNP®, interviewing CJON author Kathryn Trotter, MSN, CNM, FNP, about this innovation in healthcare delivery and the April 2011 CJON article on this topic titled "Innovation in Survivor Care: Group Visits." This month's podcast features CJON Associate Editor Mallori Hooker, RN, MSN, NP-C, AOCNP®, interviewing CJON author Kathryn Trotter, MSN, CNM, FNP, about this innovation in healthcare delivery and the April 2011 CJON article on this topic titled "Innovation in Survivor Care: Group Visits." http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON6_0411.mp3 no Tue, 31 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EST 23:48 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS Genetic advancements in recent years have presented individuals, the healthcare community, and legislators with numerous genetic discrimination predicaments. Oncology nurses need to be knowledgeable about the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 and its applications to clinical practice. Understanding how GINA modifies existing federal laws governing health insurance coverage and employment discrimination can assist oncology nurses in educating and advocating for their patients and extended families. Genetic advancements in recent years have presented individuals, the healthcare community, and legislators with numerous genetic discrimination predicaments. Oncology nurses need to be knowledgeable about the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 and its applications to clinical practice. Understanding how GINA modifies existing federal laws governing health insurance coverage and employment discrimination can assist oncology nurses in educating and advocating for their patients and extended families. http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON7_0611.mp3 no Wed, 1 Jun 2011 08:30:00 EST 15:39 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS Sleep-wake disturbances, especially insomnia, are among the most prevalent and distressing symptoms experienced by patients with cancer. Cognitive behavioral therapy is considered the standard of care for the treatment of insomnia in the general population and is part of the ONS Putting Evidence into Practice recommendations as "likely to be effective" for patients with cancer. Sleep-wake disturbances, especially insomnia, are among the most prevalent and distressing symptoms experienced by patients with cancer. Cognitive behavioral therapy is considered the standard of care for the treatment of insomnia in the general population and is part of the ONS Putting Evidence into Practice recommendations as "likely to be effective" for patients with cancer. http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON8_0811.mp3 no Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:00:00 EST 19:17 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS Despite medical advances, febrile neutropenia experienced by chemotherapy recipients remains a potential life-threatening emergency that requires timely antibiotic administration. In this CJONPlus podcast, authors Erika Hawley, RN, BSN, MBA, OCN®, Molly Loney, RN, MSN, AOCN®, and Michelle Wiece, RN, OCN®, discuss their recent CJON article titled "A Multidisciplinary Team's Development of Tools and Processes to Improve Treatment Times." Despite medical advances, febrile neutropenia experienced by chemotherapy recipients remains a potential life-threatening emergency that requires timely antibiotic administration. In this CJONPlus podcast, authors Erika Hawley, RN, BSN, MBA, OCN®, Molly Loney, RN, MSN, AOCN®, and Michelle Wiece, RN, OCN®, discuss their recent CJON article titled "A Multidisciplinary Team's Development of Tools and Processes to Improve Treatment Times." http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON9_1011.mp3 no Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:00:00 EST 17:31 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS In this installment of CJONPlus, associate editor Mallori Hooker, RN, MSN, NP-C, AOCNP®, interviews author Rita Wickham, PhD, RN, AOCN®, about her December CJON article "Osteoporosis Related to Disease or Therapy in Patients With Cancer" and her inspiration to enlighten readers about osteoporosis and bone density loss as they relate to a patient's disease and his or her cancer treatment. In this installment of CJONPlus, associate editor Mallori Hooker, RN, MSN, NP-C, AOCNP®, interviews author Rita Wickham, PhD, RN, AOCN®, about her December CJON article "Osteoporosis Related to Disease or Therapy in Patients With Cancer" and her inspiration to enlighten readers about osteoporosis and bone density loss as they relate to a patient's disease and his or her cancer treatment. http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON10_1211.mp3 no Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EST 18:12 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS This month's CJONPlus podcast features an interview with Rebecca H. Lehto, PhD, RN, OCN®, author of the February 2012 CJON article "The Challenge of Existential Issues in Acute Care: Nursing Considerations for the Patient With a New Diagnosis of Lung Cancer." During the interview, Dr. Lehto expands on her article and discusses her inspiration for sharing the existential and death concerns of patients with lung cancer as well as practical strategies and resources available to nurses caring for these patients. This month's CJONPlus podcast features an interview with Rebecca H. Lehto, PhD, RN, OCN®, author of the February 2012 CJON article "The Challenge of Existential Issues in Acute Care: Nursing Considerations for the Patient With a New Diagnosis of Lung Cancer." During the interview, Dr. Lehto expands on her article and discusses her inspiration for sharing the existential and death concerns of patients with lung cancer as well as practical strategies and resources available to nurses caring for these patients. http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON11_0212.mp3 no Mon, 30 Jan 2012 2:30:00 EST 14:01 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS This month features two different CJONPlus podcasts to help enhance your CJON experience. Listen in as CJON Associate Editor Mallori Hooker, RN, MSN, NP-C, AOCNP, interviews Joanne Frankel Kelvin, RN, MSN, AOCN, about the options for fertility preservation available to patients with cancer, regardless of their age, and the importance of having these discussions with patients early on in the cancer journey. Kelvin, lead author of April CJON's Oncology 101 column titled "Fertility Preservation for Patients With Cancer," is a clinical nurse specialist in Survivorship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY. This month features two different CJONPlus podcasts to help enhance your CJON experience. Listen in as CJON Associate Editor Mallori Hooker, RN, MSN, NP-C, AOCNP, interviews Joanne Frankel Kelvin, RN, MSN, AOCN, about the options for fertility preservation available to patients with cancer, regardless of their age, and the importance of having these discussions with patients early on in the cancer journey. Kelvin, lead author of April CJON's Oncology 101 column titled "Fertility Preservation for Patients With Cancer," is a clinical nurse specialist in Survivorship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY. http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON12_0412.mp3 no Mon, 30 Mar 2012 2:30:00 EST 16:55 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS Also available this month is a special second podcast from CJON's Heart of Oncology column. Two bouts with breast cancer and recent reconstructive surgery have helped put it all into perspective for award-winning oncology nurse Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS. In this podcast, Lillie shares her story about personal courage and paving a course for future oncology nurses as she reads the very funny, inspiring, and moving keynote address that she gave to the 2011 Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing graduating class. Shockney is University Distinguished Associate Professor of Breast Cancer and an associate professor in the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Also available this month is a special second podcast from CJON's Heart of Oncology column. Two bouts with breast cancer and recent reconstructive surgery have helped put it all into perspective for award-winning oncology nurse Lillie D. Shockney, RN, BS, MAS. In this podcast, Lillie shares her story about personal courage and paving a course for future oncology nurses as she reads the very funny, inspiring, and moving keynote address that she gave to the 2011 Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing graduating class. Shockney is University Distinguished Associate Professor of Breast Cancer and an associate professor in the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_HON1_0412.mp3 no Mon, 30 Mar 2012 2:30:00 EST 10:41 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS Older adults constitute the greatest percentage of cancer survivors in the country, with 61% being 65 years and older. Assessing older cancer survivors beyond chronological age to include changes in functional status is essential to help nurses anticipate cancer treatment impact and aide in planning individualized survivorship care. This CJONPlus podcast features lead author Denice Economou, RN, MN, CNS, CHPN, discussing her June 2012 CJON article titled "Integrating a Cancer-Specific Geriatric Assessment Into Survivorship Care." Economou is a senior research specialist in the Department of Nursing Research and Education at City of Hope in Duarte, CA Older adults constitute the greatest percentage of cancer survivors in the country, with 61% being 65 years and older. Assessing older cancer survivors beyond chronological age to include changes in functional status is essential to help nurses anticipate cancer treatment impact and aide in planning individualized survivorship care. This CJONPlus podcast features lead author Denice Economou, RN, MN, CNS, CHPN, discussing her June 2012 CJON article titled "Integrating a Cancer-Specific Geriatric Assessment Into Survivorship Care." Economou is a senior research specialist in the Department of Nursing Research and Education at City of Hope in Duarte, CA http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON12_0412.mp3 no Wed, 30 May 2012 5:00:00 EST 22:54 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS Darcy Alimenti is a student at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Within the past five years, her older brother was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia, her mother was diagnosed with a rare stage IV cancer called uterine-based leiomyosarcoma, and her grandmother was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. This special bonus podcast features Darcy reading a very moving essay she wrote that recounts her experiences being a primary caregiver for her loved ones and how she was able to find light during such a dark time. Darcy Alimenti is a student at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Within the past five years, her older brother was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia, her mother was diagnosed with a rare stage IV cancer called uterine-based leiomyosarcoma, and her grandmother was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. This special bonus podcast features Darcy reading a very moving essay she wrote that recounts her experiences being a primary caregiver for her loved ones and how she was able to find light during such a dark time. http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_HON2_0612.mp3 no Wed, 30 May 2012 5:00:00 EST 7:03 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS New trends have emerged in treating patients with autoimmune diseases with medications traditionally utilized in oncology. In his August 2012 CJON article "Chemotherapy and Biotherapeutic Agents for Autoimmune Diseases," author Eric Zack, RN, MSN, ACNP, B.C., AOCN, has summarized a comprehensive literature review to identify effective chemotherapy and biotherapeutic agents for treating each of the main autoimmune subtypes. This podcast features Zack being interviewed about the article by CJON Associate Editor Mallori Hooker, RN, MSN, NP-C, AOCNP New trends have emerged in treating patients with autoimmune diseases with medications traditionally utilized in oncology. In his August 2012 CJON article "Chemotherapy and Biotherapeutic Agents for Autoimmune Diseases," author Eric Zack, RN, MSN, ACNP, B.C., AOCN, has summarized a comprehensive literature review to identify effective chemotherapy and biotherapeutic agents for treating each of the main autoimmune subtypes. This podcast features Zack being interviewed about the article by CJON Associate Editor Mallori Hooker, RN, MSN, NP-C, AOCNP http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON14_0812.mp3 no Mon, 30 July 2012 3:00:00 EST 12:45 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS As oncology nurses, we all have met patients who inspire us, but only some of them touch us in ways that truly change us. This month's Heart of Oncology Nursing podcast features Cindy Hansard, RN, OCN, and Sandra Shelton, RN, OCN, interviewing each other on their inspiration to write about the patient who most inspired them. Their stories, "Nurse Recalls a Most Amazing, Gentle Woman" and "First Patient With Cancer Teaches That Life Is a Gift," appear in the August 2012 issue of CJON. Hansard is the team leader in outpatient therapy at University Cancer Specialists in Seviersville, TN, and Shelton is a staff nurse in the Outpatient Cancer Center at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. As oncology nurses, we all have met patients who inspire us, but only some of them touch us in ways that truly change us. This month's Heart of Oncology Nursing podcast features Cindy Hansard, RN, OCN, and Sandra Shelton, RN, OCN, interviewing each other on their inspiration to write about the patient who most inspired them. Their stories, "Nurse Recalls a Most Amazing, Gentle Woman" and "First Patient With Cancer Teaches That Life Is a Gift," appear in the August 2012 issue of CJON. Hansard is the team leader in outpatient therapy at University Cancer Specialists in Seviersville, TN, and Shelton is a staff nurse in the Outpatient Cancer Center at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_HON3_0812.mp3 no Mon, 30 July 2012 3:00:00 EST 12:46 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS Motivational Interviewing is a counseling approach that has gained support for use in a number of settings and for a variety of behaviors; however, most practitioners who have been trained to use it have been professionals rather than lay persons. This podcast features an interview with Marlyn Allicock, PhD, MPH, lead author of the October 2012 CJON article "The Use of Motivational Interviewing to Promote Peer to Peer Support for Cancer Survivors". Listen in as Allicock describes how a motivational interviewing-based program was put into practice for cancer survivors and their caregivers to deliver peer support. Allicock is a research assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Motivational Interviewing is a counseling approach that has gained support for use in a number of settings and for a variety of behaviors; however, most practitioners who have been trained to use it have been professionals rather than lay persons. This podcast features an interview with Marlyn Allicock, PhD, MPH, lead author of the October 2012 CJON article "The Use of Motivational Interviewing to Promote Peer to Peer Support for Cancer Survivors". Listen in as Allicock describes how a motivational interviewing-based program was put into practice for cancer survivors and their caregivers to deliver peer support. Allicock is a research assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON15_1012.mp3 no Mon, 1 Oct 2012 9:00:00 EST 11:00 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS "Heart of Oncology Nursing" Podcast Tells Story of Remarkable Child Who Inspired All Who Knew Her. As oncology nurses, we are so often faced with challenging situations. Sometimes it is our youngest patients who help guide us through those difficult times. Listen to Catherine Fiona Macpherson, RN, PhD, CPON^®, tell her very touching and emotional story titled "The Final Chapter" about a beautiful child with amazing strength and indomitable spirit. Catherine is a staff nurse in the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Inpatient Unit at Seattle Children's Hospital and a clinical assistant professor of family and child nursing in the School of Nursing at the University of Washington in Seattle. "Heart of Oncology Nursing" Podcast Tells Story of Remarkable Child Who Inspired All Who Knew Her. As oncology nurses, we are so often faced with challenging situations. Sometimes it is our youngest patients who help guide us through those difficult times. Listen to Catherine Fiona Macpherson, RN, PhD, CPON^®, tell her very touching and emotional story titled "The Final Chapter" about a beautiful child with amazing strength and indomitable spirit. Catherine is a staff nurse in the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Inpatient Unit at Seattle Children's Hospital and a clinical assistant professor of family and child nursing in the School of Nursing at the University of Washington in Seattle. http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_HON4_1012.mp3 no Mon, 1 Oct 2012 9:00:00 EST 11:44 ONS Oncology Nursing Society ONS The use of oral hormonal, chemotherapeutic, and targeted biologic agents has increased exponentially over the past decade. Practices to ensure safe storage, handling, administration, and disposal of these agents are needed to prevent unnecessary exposure of hazardous substances to the environment, professionals, patients, family members, and caretakers. In this CJONPlus podcast, author Joanne Lester, PhD, CRNP, AOCN^®, discusses her December 2012 CJON article “Safe Handling and Administration Considerations of Oral Anticancer Agents in the Clinical and Home Setting.” The use of oral hormonal, chemotherapeutic, and targeted biologic agents has increased exponentially over the past decade. Practices to ensure safe storage, handling, administration, and disposal of these agents are needed to prevent unnecessary exposure of hazardous substances to the environment, professionals, patients, family members, and caretakers. In this CJONPlus podcast, author Joanne Lester, PhD, CRNP, AOCN^®, discusses her December 2012 CJON article “Safe Handling and Administration Considerations of Oral Anticancer Agents in the Clinical and Home Setting.” http://podcasts.ons.org/cjon/ONS_CJON16_1212.mp3 no Fri, 30 Nov 2012 9:00:00 EST 15:12 ONS Oncology Nursing Society