Posts tagged with: oncology

From Austin to Boston – 2011 ONS Congress

The plane wing sliced through the clouds like a warm knife through butter. Squealing tires on the tarmac soon lead to a quick trip on public transportation. As I walked a few blocks from the bus stop to the hotel,... Read More

Drumroll for ONS Congress

It’s here. It’s finally here. The Oncology Nursing Society Annual Congress is this week in Boston. I am looking forward to so many things, and I hope to meet many colleagues in real life at Congress. I am super excited... Read More

A Ratio Only Few Understand – 19 Nurses: 12 Million People

You think your patient ratio is bad? Try being one of 19 nurses working in the nation’s only cancer hospital serving 12 million people. For a handful of Zambian nurses, this is reality. Biemba Maliti details the challenges of oncology nursing... Read More

Hold Her Hand

I held her head forward as she vomited blood time and time again. All I managed to do otherwise was look at her frightened husband and say, “Mr. K., hold her hand.” He did.   I started my night shift... Read More

Poster Love: Perspectives in Oncofertility

Here’s one of my favorite posters presented at the November 2010 LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance meeting. Enjoy!... Read More