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Nurses in ONN roles should possess comprehensive oncology expertise, as evidenced by certification through the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation or other oncology nursing certification accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.
The ONN advocates for adherence to evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and pathways and participates in the collection and analysis of patient outcome data to optimize patient and organizational outcomes.
Determination of ONN workload and allocation of resources should be based upon data from reliable and valid metrics, including health system standards and measures sensitive to the ONN contribution to the navigation process.
References
Gordlis-Perez, J., Schneider, S.M., Gabel, M., & Trotter, K.J. (2017). Oncology Nurse Navigation: Development and implementation of a program at a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing 21(5), 581-588.
Munoz, R., Farshidpour, L., Chaudhary, U.B., & Fathi, A.H. (2018). Multidisciplinary cancer care model: A positive association between oncology nurse navigation and improved outcomes for patients with cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing 22(5), E141-E145.
Oncology Nursing Society. (2017). 2017 oncology nurse navigator core competencies. Retrieved from https://www.ons.org/sites/default/files/2017ONNcompetencies.pdf
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Establishing Effective Patient Navigation Programs in Oncology: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Temucin, E. & Nahcivan, N.O. (2020). The effects of the nurse navigation program in promoting colorectal screening behaviors: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Cancer Education 35(1).
Valverde, P.A.; Burhansstipanov, L., Patierno, S., Gentry, S. Dwyer, A., Wysocki, K.L., Patterson, A.; Krebs, L.U., Sellers, J. & Johnston, D. (2019). Findings From the National Navigation Roundtable: A Call for Competency-Based Patient Navigation Training. . Cancer:...
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Credentialing including navigation:
Optimal Resources for Cancer Care. ACoS CoC Standards 2020. https://www.facs.org/-/media/files/quality-programs/cancer/coc/optimal_resources_for_cancer_care_2020_standards.ashx
National Accreditation of Breast Cancer Programs (NABCP)– Standards Manual (2018). American College of Surgeons.
https://accreditation.facs.org/accreditationdocuments/NAPBC/Portal%20Resources/2018NAPBCStandardsManual.pdf
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