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The Break Room: Chore Wars – Is It Time to Hold Your Fire & Grab a Mop Instead?
Michelle Bragazzi   5/16/2013   11 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi asks if you are at war with your family over household chores.
The Break Room: Is Homeschooling the New Private Education?
Michelle Bragazzi   5/9/2013   12 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi asks your thoughts on formal versus home education.
The Break Room: Proposed Legislation to Ban Lottery Ticket Sales to Welfare Recipients
Michelle Bragazzi   5/2/2013   15 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi shares a story about a proposed bill that could ban lottery ticket sales for those receiving welfare assistance.
The Break Room: Internet Taxes on the Way
Michelle Bragazzi   4/25/2013   19 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi asks if Internet sales tax was mandated, would you still continue to shop online?
The Break Room: Weighing In on Airline Ticket Costs
Michelle Bragazzi   4/18/2013   18 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi asks whether an airline pay-as-you-weigh policy is discriminatory or fair pricing.
The Break Room: The Leftovers From One Augusta Grocery – Capitalism or Public Safety?
Michelle Bragazzi   4/11/2013   17 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi asks if this is a story of protection or useless profit?
The Break Room: Caffe Sospeso for the Less Fortunate
Michelle Bragazzi   4/4/2013   22 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi asks if you feel suspending coffee is a good idea.
The Break Room: Silencing the Easter Bunny in Public Schools
Michelle Bragazzi   3/28/2013   20 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi asks if we should be using religious holiday terms within the public school system.
The Break Room: March 22 Is National Goof Off Day – How Will You Celebrate?
Michelle Bragazzi   3/22/2013   14 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi wants to know how you will celebrate National Goof Off Day.
The Break Room: Green Photo Contest -- It's Time to Cast Your Vote
Michelle Bragazzi   3/15/2013   25 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi asks you to cast your vote for in our Show Us Your Green photo contest.
The Break Room: Driver's License, Nursing License, Marriage License – Should They All Require Renewal?
Michelle Bragazzi   3/8/2013   11 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi asks if a marriage license should come with an expiration date.
The Break Room: Photo Contest – Show Us Your Green!
Michelle Bragazzi   3/1/2013   2 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi wants you to show us your green!
The Break Room: The Oscar Goes to…
Michelle Bragazzi   2/22/2013   24 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi wants to know what you have in store for Oscar night.
The Break Room: Photo Contest – It's Now Time to Cast Your Vote!
Michelle Bragazzi   2/15/2013   26 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi asks that you cast your vote for the Valentine's Day photo contest -- Show Us What You Love.
The Break Room: What Is Your Dream Job?
Michelle Bragazzi   2/8/2013   20 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi shares her thoughts on career choices and asks what your dream job may be.
The Break Room: Photo Contest – Show Us What You Love
Michelle Bragazzi   2/1/2013   9 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi wants you to show us what you love.
The Break Room: Sleeping in the Guest Bedroom for a Change of Scenery? You May Need a Vacation
Michelle Bragazzi   1/25/2013   24 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi shows us how we can plan a vacation that's budget-friendly.
The Break Room: Dear Abby, Your Candor & Wit Will Be Greatly Missed
Michelle Bragazzi   1/18/2013   13 comments
Community Editor Michelle Bragazzi remembers Dear Abby.
The Break Room: Cheers! Here’s to Tracking Your Alcohol Intake
Michelle Bragazzi   1/11/2013   15 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi discusses an invention that may help to monitor alcohol intake.
The Break Room: Have We Become the Land of Too Much Freedom?
Michelle Bragazzi   1/4/2013   19 comments
Community Editor Michelle Bragazzi asks if the US needs stricter regulations for a safer and healthier living environment?
The Break Room: New Year's Resolutions
Stephanie Wiseman   12/27/2012   15 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman shares five ways to make your New Year's resolutions successful.
The Break Room: Christmas Card or Email?
Stephanie Wiseman   12/20/2012   16 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman shares the dilemma she feels every year: send Christmas cards to friends and family, or just send an email?
The Break Room: Away With the Manger...
Michelle Bragazzi   12/14/2012   12 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi asks your opinion regarding the display of religious holiday decor on public and government property.
The Break Room: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Stephanie Wiseman   12/6/2012   21 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman shares her favorite holiday music. What's on your Top 5 list?
The Break Room: Walking in a Whisker Wonderland
Michelle Bragazzi   11/30/2012   15 comments
Community Editor Michelle Bragazzi suggests giving a pet adoption gift card this holiday season.
The Break Room: Do You Prefer to Turn a Page or Click a Button?
Michelle Bragazzi   11/16/2012   23 comments
Community Editor Michelle Bragazzi ask if you prefer e-readers to books?
The Break Room: Black Friday Cometh
Stephanie Wiseman   11/8/2012   14 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman wonders what all the fuss is about when it comes to Black Friday shopping.
The Break Room: I Promise to Love You, Cherish You & Reluctantly Take Your Last Name
Michelle Bragazzi   11/2/2012   28 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi asks if women should change their last name when they marry.
The Break Room: Honoring Beauty
Stephanie Wiseman   10/25/2012   13 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman offers Talia Castellano, a 13-year-old cancer patient and makeup guru, as an example of true beauty.
Sweetest Day: Just Another Hallmark Holiday?
Michelle Bragazzi   10/19/2012   17 comments
Community Editor Michelle Bragazzi explains the real significance behind the Sweetest Day holiday.
The Break Room: Couponing
Stephanie Wiseman   10/11/2012   14 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman shares her experience as a couponer and offers some strategies on how to start clipping and saving.
The Break Room: Ruffling a Few Feathers at the Expense of Public Education
Michelle Bragazzi   10/5/2012   15 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi explains the importance of public broadcasting.
The Break Room: The Cult of Coffee
Stephanie Wiseman   9/27/2012   22 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman says that while she doesn't understand what all the fuss is about, she does understand the health benefits of drinking coffee.
The Break Room: Are Smartphones Making You Dumb?
Michelle Bragazzi   9/21/2012   18 comments
They may be... and there's no app for that.
The Break Room: Why Are You Yelling? Social Media Faux Pas
Stephanie Wiseman   9/13/2012   16 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman discusses some people-types who can ruin the party of social media.
The Break Room: Hamburgers, Hotdogs & Football – Oh My!
Michelle Bragazzi   9/7/2012   13 comments
Community Editor Michelle Bragazzi asks for your favorite healthy recipes during this football season.
The Break Room: Fashion Rules Rule No More!
Stephanie Wiseman   8/30/2012   18 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman tells us we can throw out 10 fashion rules.
The Break Room: Reality TV Check – Has Quality Programming Gone Down the Boob Tube?
Michelle Bragazzi   8/24/2012   18 comments
Community Editor Michelle Bragazzi would like to hear your opinion regarding reality TV shows this week in The Break Room.
The Break Room: Let's Get Crafty!
Stephanie Wiseman   8/16/2012   20 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman shares some ideas to help you get your crafty side motivated again.
The Break Room: What Does Your Music Say About You?
Michelle Bragazzi   8/10/2012   39 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi ponders what our musical tastes may (or may not) say about us.
The Break Room: With Just a Flip of the Switch, You May Get Sick
Michelle Bragazzi   8/3/2012   21 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi discusses unwanted guests that may be lurking in your hotel room.
The Break Room: Has Work Become Your New Vacation Getaway?
Michelle Bragazzi   7/27/2012   23 comments
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi shares an article on why Americans no longer feel rested after a vacation.
The Break Room: How Would You Design the Break Room of Your Dreams?
Michelle Bragazzi   7/20/2012   19 comments
Community Editor Michelle Bragazzi asks what your ideal break room would be.
The Power of the Staycation
Stephanie Wiseman   7/13/2012   12 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman offers some advice on how to get the benefits of a vacation all while staying home.
The Break Room: Clean Eating
Stephanie Wiseman   7/5/2012   12 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman discusses the idea of clean eating and how to add it to your diet.
Yoga You Can Do at Work
Stephanie Wiseman   6/28/2012   18 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman shares 12 yoga poses you can do at work.
O's Summer Reading List
Stephanie Wiseman   6/28/2012   15 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman encourages TheONC membership to practice some self-care and read a good book.
What's in Your Bag?
Stephanie Wiseman   4/5/2012   13 comments
Community editor Stephanie Wiseman throws out a challenge: What is the one thing you have to have in your bag (as a nurse) and why? And she wants to see proof, too.
Latest Blog Roll
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi shares her collection of pictures from the ONS Annual Congress meeting in Washington, D.C.
Katie Mitchell asks if you know what's lurking in your dairy products.
Anne Booms conducted a survey to find out whether her role as an oncology nurse practitioner is effective and informative from a staff perspective.
Community editor Michelle Bragazzi asks if you are at war with your family over household chores.
Nutritionist Laura Newton explains the potential cancer risk associated with celiac disease.
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Anti-cancer drug related cardiotoxicity: A review and update by Gail M Wilkes RNC MS AOCN
Myths and Realities of Health Care Reform and the Affordable Care Act: Implications for Oncology Nurses and their Patients
Webinar Series
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 12:00 PM EDT

Presented by Denise Friesema, MS, RN, OCN, this webinar will:

  • Discuss the role of the oncology nurse in clinical trials
  • Provide an overview of the staff nurse and clinical trial nurse roles as clinical provider, coordinator, patient advocate, and data recorder
  • Offer participants a chance to ask questions during a live question and answer period

Register for this informative free webinar now!

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The 2013 Nurse Compensation Survey Results Are In
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In February, TheONC surveyed more than 600 oncology nurses to find out more about their careers. We wanted to know if they felt adequately compensated and satisfied within their ...
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