Posting With a Purpose: Improving Social Media Strategies to Communicate With Younger Generations.

The presence of four generations in the workplace and professional associations, paired with the advent of social media outlets as a dominant form of communication, suggests opportunities for improving communication strategies to better appeal to younger generations. This process improvement initiative sought to improve communication processes within a local chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society by using more diverse posting strategies that would speak to members' professional needs and included strategies encouraging members to view and engage with posts.

Cancer biology and implications for practice.

The media seem to announce a new scientific discovery related to cancer daily. Oncology nurses are challenged to keep up with the explosion of new knowledge and to understand how it ultimately relates to the care of patients with cancer. A framework for classifying new knowledge can be useful as nurses seek to understand the biology of cancer and its related implications for practice.

The biology of cancer genetics.

Objectives: To review cancer biology and associated genetic change.

Data Sources: Professional journals, texts, monographs, and Internet websites.

Conclusion: Several types of genetic damage occur in cancer cells: activation of protooncogenes into oncogenes that give cells an abnormal growth advantage; inactivation of tumor suppressor genes that would normally slow or stop abnormal cell growth; the bypass of genes that cause aberrant cells to die by apoptosis; the ability to establish vasculature, and the ability to override genes that regulate cell senescence.

Professional organizations and their role in advocacy.

Objectives: To review the role of professional organizations in advocacy using the ONS as a paradigm.

Data Sources: Professional journals, organization publications, personal experiences, and internet websites.

Conclusions: Professional organizations are a crucial component of the legislative process as they seek to develop and implement sound public policy.