Behind the Scenes of Oncology Nursing: Insights from Two Nursing Leaders at St. Jude's

The FreshRN Podcast with Kati Kleber

In this episode of the FreshRN Podcast, Kati interviews Morgan Melancon MSN, RN, CCRN-K and Annabeth Davis, MSN, RN, NPD-BC. It's Part II of our two-part interview.

Morgan is the director of Nursing Education and Professional Development at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, and Annabeth is the manager of Transition to Practice within the department of Nursing Education of the same organization.

We discuss:

• Special training required to give chemotherapy
• What people love about working oncology and what's particularly challenging
• End of life care
• Specific common nursing responsibilities unique to oncology

Show notes are located here: https://www.freshrn.com/st-judes-oncology/

If you're interested in learning more about St. Jude's nurse residency program, click here: https://www.stjude.org/jobs/hospital/clinical-careers/nursing/new-nurse-graduates.html

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