Liz Burkholder

lburkholder Liz Burkholder, RN, BSN, OCN®, is a team leader/charge nurse on the oncology/medical unit at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC. She is currently pursuing a family nurse practitioner degree at George Washington University. She lives in Arlington, VA and enjoys spending time with her husband, their new baby girl, and their dog. Other hobbies include reading, interior decorating, and arts & crafts. --

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Prevent the Spread of Disease and Illness

Can you answer the fol­low­ing ques­tion cor­rectly? What is the best way to pre­vent the spread of dis­ease and illness?

a) Vac­ci­na­tions
b) Cov­er­ing your mouth when cough­ing and sneez­ing
c) Hand wash­ing
d) Stay­ing away from sick people

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Why Oncology?

Often, when I men­tion that I am an oncol­ogy nurse, peo­ple imme­di­ately get a con­fused, sym­pa­thetic look on their face. They usu­ally reply with some­thing along the lines of, “Wow, that must be hard.” Well, yes, it is hard—very hard. So, why oncology?

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