Advanced Nursing Practices

Oncology Nursing

An oncology nurse cares for cancer patients and requires advanced certifications and more extensive clinical experiences in oncology than those provided by the typical bachelor's degree nursing program. Oncology nursing addresses the diverse needs of cancer patients over the course of their illness, including appropriate screenings and other preventative practices, symptom management, care to keep functioning as regular as possible, and measures end-of-life support. Oncology nurses have proper training in the administration, handling, side effects, and dosage of chemotherapy. One of the primary roles of the oncology nurse is the assessment of patients who have presented due to treatment side effects, as well as the assessment of patients before, during, and after chemotherapy.

Oncology nursing is the most challenging and rewarding areas of nursing. They care about our most difficult and intimate moments in life, those who are at our bedside, educate us, encourage us.