ONCOLOGY NURSING

ONCOLOGY NURSING

Cancer News and Information
Bulletin Boards & Forums
Book Stores
CEU's
Clinical Information

Cancer News and Information

  • OncoLink- Cancer News from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
  • CancerTrack-"Tracking Cancer Online." Cancer news, medical info, and cancer disease specific data.
  • NurseFax- Current news, medical updates, and research brought to you by Network for Oncology Communication and Research
  • Cancer News - from "Cancer News on the Net"
  • NIH - Cancer News
  • Oncology Tools - "Welcome to the FDA Oncology Tools web site! Oncology Tools contains a variety of information related to cancer and approved cancer drug therapies"
  • About.com- Oncology News & Information
  • Cancernetwork.com- Current cancer headlines, disease info, and the latest research. This site requires you to log on, but it is well worth your time!
  • Cancernet - Cancer Care Advocacy
  • ONS- Oncology Nursing Society: "The Oncology Nurse is a professional registered nurse committed to the provision of optimal care to the individual diagnosed with [or at risk for developing] cancer and his/her family-ONS"
  • BAONS - Bay Area Oncology Nursing Society
  • CCONS - Chicago Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society
  • Hou-ONS- Houston Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society
  • Tri-state ONS - Tri-state Oncology Nursing Society
  • NOEP- "The Nurse Oncology Education Program (NOEP) is a statewide cancer education project of the Texas Nurses Foundation. Established in 1987 and generously funded by the Texas Cancer Council, NOEP is designed to educate and empower all nurses in all practice settings about cancer prevention, detection, treatment and rehabilitation."
  • APON- "The Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses (APON) is the leading professional organization for registered nurses caring for children and adolescents with cancer and their families. The highest standards of nursing practice are achieved through education, research, certification, advocacy and affiliation. "
  • ISNCC-"International Society of Nurses Cancer Care"
  • HPNA-"Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association"
  • ASPBOA-"American Society of Psychosocial and Behavioral Oncology/AIDS "
  • ASTRO-"American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology". Lot's of good info on this site
  • ONCC - "The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation was established for the development, administration, and evaluation of a program for certification in oncology nursing."
  • Oncology.com - Oncology.com for Nurses
  • CancerNurse.org- this website is in the beginning stages (as is mine)
  • CancerBACUP - "CancerBACUP services for doctors and nurses: Helping doctors and nurses to help their patients "
  • Medi-Smart- Oncology Nursing Resources: CEU's, Opportunities, Medical Images, Government & Organization Resources, Web Resources, Oncology Nursing Specific Resources, Online Journals, Newsletters & Newsgroups, and Patient Education & Support
  • OncologyNurseJobs.com- Post your resume, check out employers, find a job, compare salaries, etc...

    • Bulletin Boards & Forums

  • Allnurses.com- Oncology Nursing Bulletin Board
  • UK Cancer Nursing Alliance- discussion forum

    • Book Stores

  • Oncology Nursing Connection- nursing products, info, and resources
  • Nursingnetwork - Oncology Nursing book titles
  • Yahoo Oncology Titles- an alpheticle listing of oncology titles
  • Mosby- Search for an Oncology Nursing book online
  • Study Guide for the Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing, 3rd ed.
  • Mosby's Oncology Nursing Certification Review
  • J&B Publishers-Cancer Nursing online book store
  • OnTumor.com- "Oncology Journals in Alphabetical Order"

    • CEU's

  • CancerSourceRN - Drug Database, Pt Education, CE's, News,..
  • Online Oncology CEU's
  • NurseCEU.com - Online Oncology CEU's
  • CancerEducation.com - "Our mission is to improve cancer care through the dissemination of up-to-date and accurate educational programming and information for healthcare professionals, cancer patients and their family members"

    • Clinical Information

  • CancerNet- Great place to search for clinical information on cancer specific diseases and accociated problems
  • Screening and Prevention
  • Advocacy- "Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: Access, Advocacy, Action, and Accountability"
  • OncoNurse.com- "Help for onclogy nurses to better serve their patients. Our goal is to support your relationship with your patients by providing fact sheets and other resources related to patient education. Our fact sheets combine practical, emotional, and medical information reviewed by MDs. "
  • Merck Manual- Great resource for looking up cancer information, etc...
  • MedicineNet- Great drug resource
  • CancersourceRN- "2000 Oncology Nursing Drug Database. Developed in partnership with Jones and Bartlett Publishers, the Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook provides a comprehensive resource for cancer drugs and related nursing management issues."
  • Cancer-info.com- "Chemotherapy Drugs. A full list of the most current chemotherapy cancer drugs. Information on side effects etc"
  • Tigran Oncology Associate- "This is a partial list of chemotherapy drugs "
  • Nurse's PDR- Great resource for looking up Chemotherapy Agents and other commonly used drugs on an oncology unit. Here are some commonly used chemotherapeutic agents:
  • Carboplatin
  • Cisplatin (Platinol)
  • Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)
  • Cytarabine (ARA-C)
  • Doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin)
  • Etoposide (VePesid, VP-16)
  • 5-Fluorouracil, 5-FU
  • Ifosfamide (Ifex)
  • Paclitaxel (Taxol)
  • Vincristine sulfate (Oncovin)
  • Nursing Library- "Chemotherapy Complications"
  • Transfusion Practices- "Questions and Answers about Transfusion Practices" (Admin, PRBCs, Platelets, FFP, Adverse Effects..)
  • Red Blood Cells
  • Platelets
  • Fresh Frozen Plasma
  • Lab Values- Interpretation of lab test by Ed Uthman, MD, American Board of Pathology
  • Discovery Health- "Welcome to the Medical Tests Encyclopedia, where you can learn about a broad range of tests." Learn how to prepare your pt's for the test/procedure, what they can expect during the procedure and what the results mean.
  • MedicineNet- "Procedures & Tests Index"
  • CancerNet's Supportive Care- Learn about all the troubling side effects/associated problems of cancer and cancer treatments
  • Nausea and vomitting
  • Pain
  • Constipation, impaction, and bowel obstruction
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Fever, chills, and sweats
  • Oral complications of chemotherapy and head/neck radiation
  • Pain.com- Cancer Pain
  • MedScape- Cancer Pain Management
  • Assessment of Pain
  • Talaria- "The Hypermedia Assistant for Cancer Pain Management"
  • National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain- "Pain Management"
  • The Nurses of Duke University Medical Center's Adult Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Program - "The purpose of the site is to provide information about Stem Cell Transplantation (SCT) and the nursing process involved"
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation- Learn more about BMT & PBSCT from NCI
  • NIH Nursing Procedures- "NIH Clinical Center Nursing Department"
  • CCTC Protocals & Procedures- "Protocols and Procedures-Nursing"
    • LI>Nursingpower- "KNOW YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IN A CODE"
  • Baxter- "Basics of IV Therapy"
  • Nurse Web Search- IV & Catheter online resources
  • Medical College of Georgia- Radiation Safety for Nurses caring for Radioactive Patients
  • OncoLink- "Radiation Oncology"
  • OncoLink- Cancer News from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
  • "Quality of Life: A Nursing Challenge"
  • "End of Life Issues"