APHON Counts Fall 2010

APHON Counts is a quarterly newsletter published by the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON). Access to full-text of current and back issues is available from the Members Only section of this site and is restricted to individual APHON members.

1

Boundaries—Professional Use of Social Networking
Lisa M. Logan, MSN RN CPNP CPON^®
Adolescent/Young Adult Coordinator
Cook Children’s Medical Center

2

Providing Quality Care While Maintaining Professional Boundaries
Karla Wilson, MSN RN FNP-C CPON^®
Nurse Practitioner
Center for Cancer Survivorship City of Hope, Editor

3

President’s Pen — Celebrations
Deborah Echtenkamp, MSN RN CPON^®
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Medical City Children's Hospital

4

Administrative Tidbits—Professional Boundaries: A Legal, Ethical, and Administrative Perspective
Toby Bressler, MPA RN OCN^®
Patient Care Director, Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Transplantation Unit
Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital/Columbia University

6

Treatment Innovations — The Role of the Pediatric Oncology Nurse Caring for a Patient on a Developmental Therapeutic Clinical Trial
Jody Dahl, MS RN CNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
University of Minnesota Physicians

7

Practice Corner — Weighing Competence Versus Expertise in Clinical Promotion
Nancy E. Kline, PhD RN CPNP FAAN
Director of Nursing Research
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

8

Local Chapter News — Local Chapter Events
Cheryl Rodgers, PhD CPNP CPON^®
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Texas Children’s Hospital

9

Childhood Cancer Updates — Highlights of Recent Publications
Deborah McBride, MSN RN CPON^®, Column Editor
Staff Nurse III
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center and assistant professor
Samuel Merritt University

APN Updates — Advanced Practice Nursing in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Amy Newman, MSN RN CPON^®
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Michelle Lynn Burke, MSN ARNP CPN CPON^®
Clinical Specialist
Miami Children’s Hospital

Libby Montoya, MSN APN CNS-BC
Clinical Nurse Specialist
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Jennifer Madden, MSN RN CPNP (AC/PC)
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
The Children’s Hospital, University of Colorado

Kathy Perko, MS PNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

Kristin Stegenga, PhD RN CPON^®
Nurse Researcher
Children’s Mercy Hospital

13

COG Feature of the Quarter — Diverse Nursing Roles Within the Children’s Oncology Group
Carol Kotsubo, MPH MS APRN ONC^® CPON^®
Advanced Practice Nurse
Kapiolani Medical Center

15

My Most Memorable Case
J. Katherine Youngblood, MS BSN RN CPON^®
Pediatric Oncology Nurse V
St. Jude Children’s Hospital