If You Let It, Nursing Will Change Your Life
Posted May 24th, 2021
Karen Arnold-Korzeniowski, BSN, RN
It was during my first year practicing as a nurse that I had an experience that deeply affected me. On our unit was a young mother of 4 little girls who was admitted for symptom management of late-stage cancer. She was having pain, was not always coherent, and was unable to walk on her own. […]
To My Fellow Nurses
Posted May 13th, 2021
OncoLink Team
by Ashley Drake BSN, RN March 11, 2020. No longer a placeholder on the calendar, but rather an inflection point in life as we knew it. Nurses around the world have undoubtedly played an intimate, yet integral role in this monumental event, the COVID 19 global pandemic. A threat was introduced and all eyes were […]
It Might Sound Trite But…
Posted May 11th, 2021
Marisa Healy, BSN RN
This past weekend I had the chance to see some nursing friends I hadn’t seen in a while. All vaccinated and sitting at an outdoor table for brunch, it felt like no time had passed. Of course, over a year had gone by since we were able to sit face-to-face and enjoy each other’s company. […]
The Year of the Nurse & Midwife
Posted January 21st, 2020
Marisa Healy, BSN RN
“Nursing is a progressive art such that to stand still is to go backwards.” -Florence Nightingale The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated 2020 as “The Year of the Nurse and Midwife.” They are doing so in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the most famous nurse—Florence Nightingale! Both professions play such […]
Nursing’s Strong Suit
Posted May 6th, 2019
Marisa Healy, BSN RN
I’m sure by now many of you have heard the clip or read about the Washington senator who, speaking about a proposed new law requiring uninterrupted lunch breaks for nurses, mentioned that nurses, “probably play cards for a considerable amount of the day.” As a nurse, obviously I was baffled by this statement…if not a little amused. […]
Nurses – From The Cancer Caregiver’s Perspective
Posted May 16th, 2016
Marlys Johnson
I remember the nurse – after the surgery where we learned the cancer had already spread – who brought blankets and pillows so I could sleep in the recliner next to Hubby’s hospital bed. Because I didn’t have the courage to go home and sleep alone in our bed that night. And I remember how an oncology […]
Continuing Education for Social Workers and Nurses
Posted September 30th, 2014
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
Continuing Education for Social Workers and Nurses from 10:00am – 12:30pm ET at Hirst Auditorium, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, First Floor, Dulles Building.
Bridging the Gap in Cancer Care: Penn Congratulates Oncology Nurses in Tanzania, the First Graduates of the OncoLink Cancer Nurse Education Program
Posted April 17th, 2012
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
On March 27, 2012, 20 nurses from the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) in Tanzania graduated from the first ever OncoLink Cancer Nurse Education Program.