Oncology Education Days 5/16/23

May 16, 2023

Oncology nursing is a rapidly growing field, and nurses working in this field need at least annual updates in order to properly and safely care for their patients.

Contact: Linda K. Reid-Kelly, RN - EMAIL : reidlk@upmc.edu

Target Audience

Oncology Nurses

Learning Objectives

Explain the rationale for recent changes to the policies for administration of chemotherapy

Discuss nursing management considerations for 2 drugs used to treat patients with oncology diagnoses.

Explain specific use of the nursing process for managing adverse patient events and symptom management in the oncology population.

Discuss best practices for symptom management in the oncology patient.

Describe the chemotherapy order verification process and describe how to correctly administer intravenous chemotherapy.

Discuss best practices in central line care and infection prevention related to the oncology patient.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
05/05/2023
Course expires: 
05/29/2023
Event starts: 
05/16/2023 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
05/16/2023 - 4:30pm EDT
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Oncology nursing is a rapidly growing field, and nurses working in this field need at least annual updates in order to properly and safely care for their patients.

UPMC Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Wendy Lucas, MSN, RN, BMTCN

Markie Rearick, MSN, RN, BMTCN

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4 contact hours.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
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