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iNSiDE ONS Leadership Development Institute ONS members discuss their experiences with the ONS Leadership Development Institute and how finding the leader within them has affected their careers and life. 10 Up frONT AlSO iN ThiS iSSUE 7 EDiTOr’S NOTE Take an active approach to leadership. JUST iN News from the oncology field 8 16 A Year in the Life— Month Five fivE-MiNUTE iN-SErviCE Up ClOSE & prOfESSiONAl 17 wEB CONNECT Find financial aid information online. CApiTOl CONNECTiON ONS cohosts nursing workforce meeting. Beth and Lynne discuss what they value in a leader. 18 20 PutConstipation in Patients With Cancer Evidence Into Practice to Prevent and Manage The ONS Putting Evidence Into Practice® team evaluates the evidence and offers recommendations for practice. 19 NOTiCE NUrSiNG NOw Communicate early and often when leading. 19 CArEGivEr CArE How to accept change in your work and life 22 Giant Database Allows Scientists to Share Information NEw TrEATMENTS, NEw hOpE 27 CAlENDAr Of EvENTS ONS programs and deadlines for spring and summer 29 wOrKiNG fOr YOU ONS offers many opportunities for leadership. Computer system stores information on more than 100,000 cancer tissue microarrays. 30 STAYiNG ON TOp Format your resume for electronic viewing. Visit ONS Connect online at www.ONSConnect.org to read this issue’s Board Briefs. ONS Connect is indexed in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature®, MEDLINE®, and the International Nursing Index. The Oncology Nursing Society and the ONS Connect Editorial Board do not assume responsibility for the opinions expressed by authors. Editorials represent the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Oncology Nursing Society. Acceptance of advertising or corporate support does not indicate or imply endorsement by ONS Connect or the Oncology Nursing Society. Mention of specific products and opinions related to those products do not indicate or imply endorsement by ONS Connect or the Oncology Nursing Society. Web sites published in ONS Connect are provided for information only; the hosts are responsible for their own content and availability. Postage Privileges: Periodical rates paid at Pittsburgh, PA, and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to ONS Connect, Oncology Nursing Society, 125 Enterprise Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1214 USA. Published monthly by the Oncology Nursing Society, P.O. Box 3510, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-3510 USA. Yearly subscription rates are $29.99 for individual nonmembers and $39.99 for institutions. As part of ONS membership dues, $5 are for a one-year subscription to ONS Connect. Vol. 23, No. 5. ISSN: 1935-1623. Copyright © 2008 by the Oncology Nursing Society. Blanket permission for copying any material in ONS Connect is granted to ONS members. Please recycle this publication. MAY 2008 ONS CONNECT 5 http://www.ONSConnect.org

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ONS Connect - May 2008

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