Mercy Cancer Services
Oncology Nursing at Mercy
Your nursing care at Mercy is
recognized as among the best in the nation. Mercy Health Center is the
first hospital in Oklahoma to be named a
Magnet hospital - the
American Nurses Associations highest honor. Of more than 5,000 hospitals
in the nation, only three percent have earned this prestigious award.
Mercy is proud of our
oncology nursing leadership. Together this team works to achieve
excellence in oncology services at Mercy Health Center.
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Tracy Higgs, RN, MS, CNS, AOCN,
administrator of Oncology Services for Mercy Health Center, also
serves as director of the inpatient oncology unit, outpatient
infusion services and the Cancer Resource Center.
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Johnna Rupe, RN, BSN, nurse manager of
Inpatient Oncology and Outpatient Infusion combines oncology
experience with strong management experience to help guide the
nursing care in our oncology unit.
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Steve Fontenot, RN, MSN, is pioneering
the role of clinical nurse leader on our inpatient oncology unit.
The clinical nurse leader acts as a liaison between the medical team, identifies
patient needs for resources after discharge and serves as a clinical
expert for oncology nurses in the unit.
Mercy Health Center employs
nurse navigators, who guide patients and their families as they “navigate”
through what is often a complex journey of diagnosis and treatment.
Nurse navigators address every phase of diagnosis and treatment on an
individual and personal basis. Their goal is to take the mystery out of
the treatment process, to help patients overcome barriers to care, and
to provide spiritual, social and emotional support.
Many nurses on the Mercy oncology unit are OCN
certified (oncology certified nurse) offering additional resources
and a higher level of professional expertise to our patients and staff.
All Mercy oncology nurses are licensed and attend specialized oncology
education that is renewed every two years.
All nurses who administer chemotherapy (100%)
on the Mercy oncology unit have also received special training in
chemotherapy and biotherapy. This training is coordinated through the
Oncology Nursing Society, the organization that establishes the gold
standard of oncology nursing practice.
In addition to clinical quality, Mercy Health
Center’s 38 bed oncology unit has consistently ranked in the top 10%
of the nation’s hospitals in patient satisfaction surveys, according to
Press Ganey Associates, the healthcare industry’s largest independent
patient satisfaction measurement company.
Nursing research
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