*Registration payment includes Credit Cards and Interfund Transfers ONLY.
This course is intended for staff nurses, nurse managers and educators practicing in the area of oncology nursing. It is also ideal for RNs who are new to the specialty, those re-entering the field who desire a refresher course or RNs transitioning from another area into oncology nursing.
This concise review course is designed to meet the needs of oncology nurses in the oncology setting. Those nurses who are preparing for the Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) exam as well as nurses seeking a comprehensive oncology review will benefit from the curriculum.
LOCATION FOR LIVE PRESENTATION:
This course will be held at Levine Cancer Institute
1021 Morehead Medical Drive, Charlotte, NC 28204
Conference Room 3035 A, B & C for Live Presentation
2018 OCN Test Content Outline Topics:
•Care Continuum
•Oncology Nursing Practice
•Treatment Modalities
•Symptom Management and Palliative Care
•Oncologic Emergencies
•Psychosocial Dimensions of Care
Learning Objectives:
List equipment and practices nurses are required to use for safe handling and disposal of cytotoxic agents.
Describe interventions that may prevent or minimize hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs).
Describe proposed mechanism of action for broad categories of chemotherapy and immunotherapy agents.
Identify four potentially lethal adverse .events of chemotherapy.
List eight metabolic and five structural events as potential oncologic emergencies.
Discuss similarities and differences between hospice and palliative care.
Define roles and responsibilities of oncology nurses for practice across the continuum of care.
Speaker:
Barbara J. Wilson, MS, RN, AOCN, ACNS-BC
WellStar Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, GA
CE Credit:
WellStar Health System is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Alabama State Nurses Association, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This program has been awarded 6.0 contact hours by the Alabama State Nurses Association. Please call Tara Truscott at WellStar Health System at (470) 956-6431 for more information about contact hour approval.
Nurses must attend full course to receive credit; no partial credit will be awarded.
Laura Magennis DNP MSN RNC-OB RN-BC
