title: Promoting professional oncology nursing practice through position papers.
abstract: The position papers discussed in this article emphasize issues that relate to the clinical practice of oncology nursing and focus on promoting nursing roles, decreasing barriers to nursing practice, and address issues pertinent to nursing education and research. Position papers are not only helpful for advocating policy change with government and regulatory bodies, but nurses can use them to directly improve their work environments.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Mooney
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000592:standards; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D017236:Suicide, Assisted