Episode 147: Oncology Nurses Reflect on COVID-19 One Year Later

ONS members Trey Woods, MSN, NP- C, faculty administrator and instructor of radiation oncology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson; Bonnie Shaffer, DNP, RN, CNS, OCN®, clinical nurse specialist at St. Mary's Regional Hospital and Medical Center in Grand Junction, CO; and Marge Karas, MSN, RN, OCN®, CMSRN, staff nurse and nursing supervisor at the Wisconsin Emergency Assistance Volunteer Registry, join Anne Ireland, MSN, RN, AOCN®, CENP, director-at-large on the ONS board of directors, to discuss what they’ve learned and how they’re managing one year into the pandemic. The advertising messages in this episode are paid for by G1 Therapeutics, Inc.  

Episode Notes 

Check out these resources from today’s episode:  

• NCPD contact hours are not available for this episode. 

• ONS Voice article: COVID-19’s Implications for People With Cancer and Oncology Nurses 

• ONS Voice article: Emotional Coping Strategies for COVID-19 

• ONS Voice article: Should Patients With Cancer Receive COVID-19 Vaccines? Here’s What Oncology Nurses Need to Know 

• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 96: The COVID-19 Coronavirus and Cancer Care 

• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 97: COVID-19 Cancer Care Lessons From Seattle and New York 

• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 118: CDC’s Perspective on Cancer Prevention, Treatment, and Care—Even During a Pandemic 

• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 122: NCI Director Shares Research and Innovation During COVID-19 

• New York Times short film on a COVID-19 intensive care unit