Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course

Target Audience

 

Participants must be licensed registered nurses who have been employed as such for a minimum of six months. This course content is appropriate for nurses who are new to chemotherapy administration as well as for those who want a comprehensive review. 

 

Cost

Value $540
Cost $189 with  promo code: 65PD

Methodist and Jennie Ed employees please use the health system promo code for a 100% discount.

The book, "ONS Chemotherapy Guidelines" will be provided for each registered participant. 

Course Description

Purpose Statement:

The Oncology Nursing Society's (ONS) Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course provides a comprehensive review of the knowledge needed to administer cytotoxic and biotherapeutic agents.
 

Participants will be able to:

• Identify various therapeutic modalities used to treat cancer with emphasis on chemotherapy and biotherapy.
• Describe the investigational process all drugs undergo to gain approval for use.
• Review ethical and legal issues related to cancer therapy.
• Identify factors affecting response to cancer therapy.
• Identify selected commonly used agents, their mechanisms of action, and any unique administration issues.
• Discuss safety precautions necessary when handling cytotoxic agents.
• Review chemotherapy dose calculations and practice examples.
• Identify nursing procedures and interventions for administering cytotoxic and biologic agents.
• Discuss two immediate complications of cancer therapy, extravasation and hypersensitivity, and the nursing measures required to prevent and/or reduce these complications.
• Identify selected systematic side effects of cytotoxic and biotherapeutic agents and the nursing interventions required to manage these side effects.
• Review specific patient and family education that may prevent and/or reduce the impact of systemic side effects.

The ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course is NOT a certification course, and is not intended to measure competency. Individual institutions are responsible for determining their own requirements for assessing clinical competency. Upon successful completion of the course and post-test and evaluation, registered nurses will receive an ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Card. This card validates the registered nurse has the theoretical foundation needed to administer cytotoxic and biotherapeutic agents. The card is valid for two years. 

Agenda

Time	Agenda
5/23/13
8:00-8:30 am	Registration
8:30-10:30 am	Review of chemotherapy agents
10:30-10:50 am	Break
10:50-12:30 pm	Review of chemo agents
12:30-1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30-2:30 pm	Review of chemo agents
2:30-2:50 pm	Break
2:50-5:00 pm	Review of cytotoxic and biotherapeutic agents
5/30/13
8:00- 8:30 am	Registration
8:30-10:30 am	Review of chemo agents
10:30-10:50 am	Break
10:50-12:30 pm	Review of chemo agents
12:30-1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30-2:30 pm	Review of chemo agents
2:30-2:50 pm	Break
2:50-5:00 pm	OCN Test/Evaluation

 

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Speakers

 Katie Holling, BSN, RN-OCN

Credit Information

Nebraska Methodist College Professional Development awards educational credit to the disciplines listed below. Each professional is accountable to understand their accrediting/licensing body's standards and requirements. The definitive source of information on continuing education requirements is your state or national regulatory board.

In order to obtain contact hours or CEU's for a continuing education event, participants are required to attend the entire event and return a completed evaluation.

ONS will award 13.5 contact hours to nurses who attend this program in its entirety.

ONS is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

ONS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California State Board of Registered Nursing, Provider No. 2850