GAIL MALLORY, PhD, RN, CNAA, is Director of Research,
Oncology Nursing Society, Pittsburgh, PA.
The
Oncology Nursing Society is a professional organization of over 35,000 registered nurses and other healthcare providers dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, research and administration in oncology nursing.
The
Oncology Nursing Society s review of Mosby s Skills will help ensure the oncology-related skills offer the best content in the industry.
Leonard Mafrica, CAE, is executive director of communications and publisher for the
Oncology Nursing Society, based in Pittsburgh.
I want to thank the
Oncology Nursing Society for their insightful and thoughtful discussion of this vitally important topic--their work is so very much appreciated
Organizations participating in the inaugural meeting included the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Georgia Chapter of the American Association of Neurology Nurses, Georgia Council of PeriOperative Registered Nurses, Georgia Society of Legal Nurse Consultants, Atlanta Black Nurses Association, Georgia Association of Nurse Educators, Georgia Hospice & Palliative Care, Georgia Organization of Nurse Leaders, Georgia Chapter of the International Association of Forensic Nurses, Georgia Chapter of the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists,
Oncology Nursing Society, United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Georgia, Georgia Chapter of the Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurses Society and the Georgia Association of School Nurses.
28-May 1 The 30th Annual Congress of the
Oncology Nursing Society, in Orlando, FL; call 866/257-4667; www.
a for profit subsidiary of the
Oncology Nursing Society, Pittsburgh, can clearly relate to much of what was discussed in the article.
The Emergency Nurses Association and the
Oncology Nursing Society each have approximately 40,000 to 50,000 members in their organizations.
The literature supports the use of hyaluronidase secondary to the infiltration of vinblastine and vincristine (Dorr, 1994;
Oncology Nursing Society, 1992).
The
Oncology Nursing Society selected Moldawer to receive the 1998
Oncology Nursing Society/Schering Excellence in Biotherapy Award for educating medical professionals and patients about biotherapy cancer treatments and for her clinical nursing research on kidney cancer.
Foundation grantees and partners from Europe and the United States gathered before ICCN to share best practices and participate in educational sessions led by global health experts and cancer advocates from the World Health Organization, the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC), European
Oncology Nursing Society, National Cancer Institute of Brazil and other organizations around the globe.
