ONS Connect - April 2008 - (Page 10)

2008 ONS Congress Session Discusses Nursing Burnout Building Professional Resiliency—Preventing Burnout in Oncology Nurses: Nursing leaders from two Magnet hospitals will explore the topic of burnout, which occurs in all settings—from direct caregiving to management to academia. Oncology nurses may be at particularly high risk because of issues such as role conflict, role overload, no-win situations, moral distress, futility of care, spiritual distress, and chronic bereavement. The session will be held on Friday, May 16, from 2:30–4 pm. A recording of the session will be available for purchase at www.ons.org/ ceCentral/conferences/past.shtml after the conference. Janie Jessee Platt, RN, BSN, OCN®, says that her institution uses a leadership development program to increase staff satisfaction. holiday, free of charge to anyone working that day. Other programs include a home ownership assistance plan, 10 $1,000 college scholarships per year to children of employees, an adoption assistance program, a daycare with licensed kindergarten, and an on-site childcare service for mildly ill children called Cuddle Care. “When your children don’t feel well, it’s great to be able to bring them to work, know they’re comfortable and in great hands, and be able to check on them throughout the day—it’s right across the street,” Gehkre says. Leadership Development Although having the details of life under control makes a big difference, many nurses also want to feel appreciated and valued for the contributions they make in their professional lives. ONS member Janie Jessee Platt, RN, BSN, OCN®, bone marrow transplant program operations nurse manager at Brown Cancer Center in Louisville, KY, describes a leadership development “It is a huge benefit to be able to come to work and concentrate—and not have to think constantly of all of those things you still have to get done at home.” 10 ONS CONNECT APRIL 2008 http://www.ons.org/ceCentral/conferences/past.shtml http://www.ons.org/ceCentral/conferences/past.shtml

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ONS Connect - April 2008 Contents Editor's Note Just In Work-Life Balance A Year in the Life—Month Four Web Connect Capitol Connection Notice Nursing Now Enhance Your Professionalism in Your Daily Practice Help Patients Integrate Yoga Into Cancer Care Caregiver Care Epigenetics Offers New Options for Cancer Diagnosis Working for You Calendar of Events Staying on Top

ONS Connect - April 2008

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