We’re delighted to announce that several of our authors are part of the prestigious American Academy of Nursing class of 2017 fellows. They include Dorothy Brockopp, Barbara Holmes Gobel, Lynette Hamlin, and Nancy Short.
This year’s class includes 173 distinguished nurse leaders selected for their “significant contributions to nursing and health care.” The new fellows will be inducted into the Academy at their 2017 Transforming Health, Driving Policy conference in Washington, D.C. this fall.
Topics: American Academy of Nursing, Author, Barbara Holmes Gobel, Dorothy Brockopp, Lynette Hamlin, Nancy Short, nursing
Today marks the start of Oncology Nursing Month, a month-long celebration of the vital work that oncology nurses do every day. This year, Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) has chosen the theme of "Fearless Commitment. Endless Compassion" to embody the "steadfast and selfless" care that oncology nurses provide to patients and their families. According to ONS,
Topics: Barbara Holmes Gobel, cancer nursing, Connie Henke Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, Gail M. Wilkes, Margaret Barton-Burke, nursing, oncology, oncology nursing drug handbook, Oncology Nursing Month
We are so proud to announce the publication of Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice, Eighth Edition by Connie Henke Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, and Barbara Holmes Gobel. With contributions from the foremost experts in the field, it has remained the definitive reference on the rapidly changing science and practice of oncology nursing for more than 25 years.
Completely updated and revised to reflect the latest research and developments in the care of patients with cancer, the Eighth Edition includes new chapters on the biology of cancer, sleep disorders, and palliative care across the cancer continuum.
Topics: Barbara Holmes Gobel, cancer nursing, Connie Henke Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, New Edition, nursing, oncology, oncology nursing
February 4 is World Cancer Day, a global initiative in the fight against cancer. Celebrated annually, World Cancer Day aims to save lives from preventable deaths and raise "awareness and education about the disease, pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action." This year’s theme is "We can. I can." Its goal is to draw attention to the ways that we can address cancer individually, communally, and internationally.
According to Professor Tezer Kutluk, President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC),
Topics: Barbara Holmes Gobel, cancer nursing, Connie Henke Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, nursing, oncology, UICC, Union for International Cancer Control, WCD, World Cancer Day
The acclaim continues for Cancer Symptom Management, Fourth Edition by Connie Henke Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, and Barbara Holmes Gobel, our first place award winner in the 2013 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Palliative Care and Hospice Category. Doody's Review Service recently published a review praising its "excellent quality" content.
Topics: Barbara Holmes Gobel, cancer symptom management, Connie Henke Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, Doody's Review Service, oncology, oncology, Review
Are you an oncology nurse looking for the most up-to-date and reliable cancer symptom management reference? We recently published a new edition of Cancer Symptom Management just for you!
Topics: Barbara Holmes Gobel, Connie Henke Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, New Edition, oncology, oncology nursing
Are you an oncology nurse preparing to take the Certified Breast Care Nurse (CBCN) examination? Take a look at this recent review of Breast Care Certification Review by Connie Henke Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, and Barbara Holmes Gobel from Doody's Review Service. According to reviewer Sandra Joy Peacock, RN, BSN, MBA at the University of New Mexico Cancer Center,
Topics: Barbara Holmes Gobel, Breast Cancer, CBCN, Certified Breast Care Nurse, Certified Oncology Nurse, Connie Henke Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, navigate, Navigate TestPrep, ONCC, oncology, oncology nurse, oncology nursing certification corporation, oncology nursing society, ons, Review
Jones & Bartlett Learning recently published Breast Care Certification Review by Connie Henke Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, and Barbara Holmes Gobel. Providing numerous practice questions with comprehensive answer rationales, it is the essential guide for nurses planning to sit for the Certified Breast Care Nurse (CBCN) examination.
Topics: Barbara Holmes Gobel, Breast Cancer, CBCN, Certified Breast Care Nurse, Certified Oncology Nurse, Connie Henke Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, ONCC, oncology, oncology nurse, oncology nursing certification corporation, oncology nursing society, ons, Recently Published