AOCNP Topics

Screening, Prevention, Early Detection and Genetic Risk

  • Cancer Nursing, Prevention and Early Detection for the Adult Patient 
  • Identifying Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Carcinogens: Occupational Hazards
  • HPV Vaccination Guidelines

Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment Planning

  • Overview of Metastases
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis
  • Prostate Cancer Prognosis
  • Understanding Mammogram Results
  • Common Metastatic Sites of Breast Cancer

Cancer Treatment

  • Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Certificate Course
  • Surgery in Cancer Treatment
  • Novel Treatments in Leukemia
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Access Devices: The Virtual Clinic

Side Effect and Symptom Management

  • Cancer-Related Genitourinary Complications
  • Oral Mucositis in Patients with Cancer
  • Chemo Brain: Managing Cognitive Changes
  • Pain Management in Patients Receiving Palliative Care
  • Sleep-Wake Disturbances

Oncologic Emergencies

  • Cancer-Related Sepsis
  • Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
  • Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections: Beyond Policy and Procedure
  • Extravasation Management 

Survivorship

  • Returning to Work after Diagnosis
  • Fertility Options after Treatment
  • Chemo Brain: Dealing with Cognitive Changes
  • Facing Discrimination
  • Developing Secondary Cancers

End-of-Life Care

  • Death, Dying and Bereavement
  • Discussing End of Life Options
  • Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Care
  • Health Reform and Palliative Care Update
  • Caregiver Support in End-of-Life

Psychosocial Issues

  • Female Sexuality and Reproduction in Patients with Cancer
  • Depression in Patients with Cancer
  • Caregiver Support
  • Enhancing Body Image in Cancer Patients
  • Cultural Competence

Coordination of Care

  • Cancer Navigation: Reducing Barriers to Timely Care 
  • Depression in Patients with Cancer
  • Resources for Cancer Patients: Returning to the Community
  • Case Management of the Cancer Patient
  • Distress Management: Implementing New Standards of Care

Professional Practice

  • Reducing Compassion Fatigue
  • Leadership Development in Nurses
  • Safe Handling in Chemotherapy
  • Preventing Medication Errors
  • Understanding MAGNET Status and other Accreditation Standards

Roles of the Advance Practice Nurse

  • Implementing Programs in APN-Run Clinics
  • Educating New Nurses: Understanding the Roles of Preceptors
  • Translating Guidelines into Practice
  • Breaking Down Evidence-Based Practice
  • The Power of Research