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New Books and Resources From ONS

The updated and expanded standards of oncology nursing practice are available now! Reflecting the dynamic, evolutionary changes in oncology nursing practice, the Statement on the Scope and Standards of Oncology Nursing Practice focuses on your role as a professional oncology nurse.

Telephone Triage for Oncology Nurses has the symptom-focused telephone protocols or guidelines you need to develop your telephone triage skills, guidelines, and protocols. Perfect for oncology nurses just learning the telephone nursing role as well as veterans who wish to develop a formalized system of practice.

Lung cancer represents one of the most challenging health threats in the United States and around the world. If you are involved in the care of patients with this deadly disease, you’ll want to add Lung Cancer, the first volume in the Site-Specific Cancer series, to your oncology nursing library.

To order these publications, please click on the links above, visit esource.ons.org, or call ONS Customer Service at 866-257-4667 or 412-859-6100.

News on Oncology Nursing Certification
Save $75 on Certification Renewal
Nurses who will renew their certification by ONC-PRO in 2004 will save $75 if their application and ONC-PRO Logs are received by September 15, 2004 (all applications must be received by October 15, with full fee). Applications and ONC-PRO logs may be submitted online at www.oncc.org.

Save $100 on AOCNP and AOCNS Tests
ONCC will offer a $100 discount on computer-based AOCNP and AOCNS Tests offered in January and April 2005. Learn more at http://www.oncc.org/?p=43007 or at www.oncc.org.

2005 Test Dates on ONCC Website
ONCC will offer quarterly computer-based test dates in January, April, July, and October 2005. The test dates are posted on the ONCC Web site at www.oncc.org. Applications will be published in the 2005 Oncology Nursing Certification Bulletin, which will be available in a few weeks.

Locate a Review Course
ONCC publishes a list of certification review courses on its Web site at www.oncc.org. To locate a course, click here.