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The research blog on ONS Communities offers insights from researchers, highlights emerging studies, and fosters discussion around innovations in cancer care. en Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:28:06 GMT 2026-10-06T15:28:06Z en https://connect.ons.org/scholar-in-residence-blog/every-nurse-should-have-a-personal-research-agenda <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://connect.ons.org/scholar-in-residence-blog/every-nurse-should-have-a-personal-research-agenda" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://connect.ons.org/hubfs/Blog%20Featured%20Image%209.26%20(1200%20x%20627%20px).png" alt="Every Nurse Should Have a Personal Research Agenda" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3><span style="font-family: 'DM Sans'; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20.85px;">Oncology Nursing Takeaways</span></span><span style="background-color: #c6c6c6; line-height: 20.85px;"> </span></h3> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li><span style="line-height: 20.85px;">Oncology nurses’ observations and clinical expertise can reveal meaningful gaps in care, making them powerful starting points for research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice initiatives.</span><span style="background-color: #c6c6c6; line-height: 20.85px;"> </span></li> <li><span style="line-height: 20.85px;">Nurses do not need to wait for permission or hold a research doctorate to identify overlooked problems, build knowledge, and collaborate with others to improve patient care.</span><span style="background-color: #c6c6c6; line-height: 20.85px;"> </span></li> <li><span style="line-height: 20.85px;">Implementation science offers oncology nurses across roles a way to help close evidence-to-practice gaps by testing how proven interventions can be adopted, sustained, and scaled in real-world care settings.</span><span style="background-color: #c6c6c6; line-height: 20.85px;"> </span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-family: 'DM Sans'; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal;">What You Know Matters</span></h2> <p><span style="line-height: 20.7px;">When I was a newly minted staff nurse, my first job was on an inpatient oncology unit. Like many new nurses, I wasn't entirely confident that I knew what I was doing.</span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://connect.ons.org/scholar-in-residence-blog/every-nurse-should-have-a-personal-research-agenda" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://connect.ons.org/hubfs/Blog%20Featured%20Image%209.26%20(1200%20x%20627%20px).png" alt="Every Nurse Should Have a Personal Research Agenda" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3><span style="font-family: 'DM Sans'; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 20.85px;">Oncology Nursing Takeaways</span></span><span style="background-color: #c6c6c6; line-height: 20.85px;"> </span></h3> <ul style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li><span style="line-height: 20.85px;">Oncology nurses’ observations and clinical expertise can reveal meaningful gaps in care, making them powerful starting points for research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice initiatives.</span><span style="background-color: #c6c6c6; line-height: 20.85px;"> </span></li> <li><span style="line-height: 20.85px;">Nurses do not need to wait for permission or hold a research doctorate to identify overlooked problems, build knowledge, and collaborate with others to improve patient care.</span><span style="background-color: #c6c6c6; line-height: 20.85px;"> </span></li> <li><span style="line-height: 20.85px;">Implementation science offers oncology nurses across roles a way to help close evidence-to-practice gaps by testing how proven interventions can be adopted, sustained, and scaled in real-world care settings.</span><span style="background-color: #c6c6c6; line-height: 20.85px;"> </span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-family: 'DM Sans'; font-weight: 500; font-style: normal;">What You Know Matters</span></h2> <p><span style="line-height: 20.7px;">When I was a newly minted staff nurse, my first job was on an inpatient oncology unit. Like many new nurses, I wasn't entirely confident that I knew what I was doing.</span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=23539862&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.ons.org%2Fscholar-in-residence-blog%2Fevery-nurse-should-have-a-personal-research-agenda&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fconnect.ons.org%252Fscholar-in-residence-blog&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Scholar In Residence Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:07:16 GMT https://connect.ons.org/scholar-in-residence-blog/every-nurse-should-have-a-personal-research-agenda 2026-10-06T15:07:16Z Ellen M. Lavoie Smith, PhD, MSN, RN, AOCN®, FAA