Developed to augment existing standards of nursing practice, this publication addresses practice requirements and expected competencies for oncology practitioners at the RN, graduate-level-prepared RN, and advanced practice RN levels.

Scope of oncology nursing practice -- Definition of oncology nursing -- Historical perspective of the oncology nursing specialty -- Scope of the oncology nursing role -- Populations served by oncology nurses -- Oncology nursing practice environments -- Requirements to be an oncology nurse -- Ethics -- Provisions -- Trends in oncology -- Access to and affordability of care -- Changes to the insurance environment -- Aging population and comorbidities -- Opioid epidemic and oncology care needs -- Precision medicine and immunotherapy -- Value-based care -- New sources of data : access and knowledge -- Trends in oncology nursing -- Essential oncology competencies -- Expanding use of technologies -- Evidence-based translational practice -- Usefulness in practice -- Standards of oncology nursing practice and professional performance -- Standards of practice -- Standards of professional performance.