ONS Is Committed to Creating a Website of Value
byPaula T. RiegerRN, MSN, CAE, FAANONS Is Committed to Creating a Website of ValueTo continue providing the best possible ONS membership experienceOctober 3, 2012byPaula T. RiegerRN, MSN, CAE, FAAN
View ArticleThank You for All You Do as an Oncology Nurse Leader
byMary GullattePhD, RN, ANP-BC, AOCN®, FAANThank You for All You Do as an Oncology Nurse LeaderNearly four centuries ago, the first Thanksgiving, known at that time as the autumn harvest feastNovember...
View ArticleWhat’s in Store for the Future of Learning?
byPaula T. RiegerRN, MSN, CAE, FAANWhat’s in Store for the Future of Learning?USA Today recently celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special supplement December 3, 2012If you liked this, you...
View ArticleONS President Shares the 2012 State of the Society
byMary GullattePhD, RN, ANP-BC, AOCN®, FAANONS President Shares the 2012 State of the SocietyIn 2012, ONS achieved a number of significant outcomes. March 15, 2013byMary GullattePhD, RN, ANP-BC, AOCN®,...
View ArticleWhat Will Your Job Look Like in 10 Years?
byPaula T. RiegerRN, MSN, CAE, FAANWhat Will Your Job Look Like in 10 Years? As the healthcare landscape continues to change, the world in which we practice changes with it. As part of the ONS...
View ArticleLet’s Lead the Future of Oncology Nursing Together
byMary GullattePhD, RN, ANP-BC, AOCN®, FAANLet’s Lead the Future of Oncology Nursing Together In the three years since the Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing report was published, ONS has...
View ArticlePatients Look to You as a Leader in Understanding New Healthcare Laws
byPaula T. RiegerRN, MSN, CAE, FAANPatients Look to You as a Leader in Understanding New Healthcare LawsIn her address at the ONS 38th Annual Congress earlier this year, ONS President Mary Gullatte,...
View ArticleWe Need Strong, Visionary, and Innovative Leaders to Transform Cancer Care
byMary GullattePhD, RN, ANP-BC, AOCN®, FAANWe Need Strong, Visionary, and Innovative Leaders to Transform Cancer CareAs I reflect on the honor the ONS membership bestowed on me to serve as your...
View ArticleTo All of You, I Bid a Fond Farewell
byPaula T. RiegerRN, MSN, CAE, FAANTo All of You, I Bid a Fond Farewell This is my last column as the CEO of ONS. Such life transitions spur reflection on what was and what will be.June 2, 2014byPaula...
View ArticleWhat Does the ONS Board of Directors Do?
byMargaret Barton-BurkePhD, RN, FAANWhat Does the ONS Board of Directors Do?Recently, an ONS member asked me, “What does the ONS Board of Directors do?” Her question got me thinking: I wonder how many...
View ArticleAlthough Methods May Change, Member Communication Will Always Be a Key Factor...
byBrenda NevidjonRN, MSN, FAANAlthough Methods May Change, Member Communication Will Always Be a Key Factor in ONS’s SuccessJada Pinkett Smith captured the importance of communication when she said,...
View ArticleStrategic Planning Is One of Many Ways That Members Can Get Involved in ONS
byMargaret Barton-BurkePhD, RN, FAANStrategic Planning Is One of Many Ways That Members Can Get Involved in ONSBeing a member of an organization means being involved. Yet sometimes we think that being...
View ArticleWhat I Know for Sure About the 40 Years of ONS
byBrenda NevidjonRN, MSN, FAANWhat I Know for Sure About the 40 Years of ONSIn her magazine, Oprah Winfrey has a column called “What I Know for Sure,” where she reflects on topics and life lessons. Our...
View ArticleI Am Nurse, Hear Me Roar
byBrenda NevidjonRN, MSN, FAANI Am Nurse, Hear Me RoarA few months ago, a thoughtless comment on a daytime TV show galvanized the nursing community. I am sure you remember the comments about Miss...
View ArticleChange Is the Name of the Game
byMargaret Barton-BurkePhD, RN, FAANChange Is the Name of the GameWebster’s online dictionary defines change as “making something different,” but Webster’s online thesaurus presents a different...
View ArticleMaximize Your ONS Experience by Making Your Membership Work for You
byBrenda NevidjonRN, MSN, FAANMaximize Your ONS Experience by Making Your Membership Work for YouDo you know that more than 1,000 of your colleagues and more than 100 ONS staff work for you year-round?...
View ArticleBe the Change You Want to See in Cancer Care
byMargaret Barton-BurkePhD, RN, FAANBe the Change You Want to See in Cancer CareCHANGE has been a theme throughout my presidency. Think about it. The ONS staff leadership changed, bringing on the third...
View ArticleHow Oncology Nurses Are Working on the Cancer Moonshot Initiative
byBrenda NevidjonRN, MSN, FAANHow Oncology Nurses Are Working on the Cancer Moonshot InitiativeIn his last state of the union address of his presidency, on January 12, President Obama announced a new...
View ArticleWhy We Need to Look Back to Move Forward
bySusan SchneiderPhD, RN, AOCN®, FAANWhy We Need to Look Back to Move ForwardAs I start this amazing adventure as your new ONS president, I can’t help but pause and reflect on how I got here. Those of...
View ArticleOur Work to Define the Elusive Optimal Staffing Levels
byBrenda NevidjonRN, MSN, FAANOur Work to Define the Elusive Optimal Staffing LevelsA question often posed to the ONS clinical inquiries inbox is what ONS recommends for staffing in inpatient cancer...
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