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Oncolog-e Nurse Talk
Monday, March 1st, 2010
It seems like everyone knows someone or has had cancer themselves. But when we really look at what we are seeing today as compared to what was seen 30 years ago are we really seeing new things?



Friday, February 12th, 2010
Without a doubt, fear motivates many people in different situations. But is it really the best way to motivate people, to help them learn, and to make permanent changes?



Monday, December 14th, 2009
Although many of my patients over the years have received radiation therapy, I am by no means a radiation nurse or expert in the field. So when a patient recently asked me the differences in the types of radiation that they have been seeing advertised and what would be the best treatment for them, I had to do some studying.



Monday, November 23rd, 2009
I know I just wrote about breast cancer screening and how the more technologically advanced we get the more we see and perhaps the more invasive we are becoming with our treatments.



Thursday, November 12th, 2009

The “putting out to pasture” of seasoned, experienced nurses is happening more often and for a variety of reasons.




Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Maybe I’m naïve or maybe I just like to see the good side of people, but since I’ve been a nurse I have always heard the terrible saying that nurses “eat their young.” My experience has been anything but that.






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Colleen O'Leary, RN, MSN, AOCNS
Colleen O'Leary, RN, MSN, AOCNS, is a oncology clinical nurse specialist at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, IL. She was the recipient of a Compassionate Care Award in the Cancer Program at NMH in 2006, and has helped lead a new orientation program for new nursing graduates. Colleen also initiated the Schwartz Center Rounds in the hospital, a monthly program that allows caregivers to talk about the psychosocial issues.
Oncolog-e Nurse Talk
Colleen O'Leary, RN, MSN, AOCNS
An oncology nurse talks about her own learn-as-you go model in healthcare technology education.

 
   

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