OCN versus ONS chemo biotherapy certified

Specialties Oncology

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We've been having a debate at work. Several of the OCNs think that they shouldn't have to take the ONS chemo/bio cert every 2 years because "I have my OCN that I renew every 4 years, that's WAY more intense than the chemo/bio class." I have made the argument that you need both. OCN says you are certified in the overall oncology field, while the ONS chemo/bio cert shows that you are specifically competent in chemo/bio admin which is a piece of oncology. Anyone have any thoughts, EBP, or policies to throw out there?

Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
would a radiation oncology nurse OCN be proficient to admin chemo? Probably not.

It depends on the setting. I knew a few that were.

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