Brenda Nevidjon, Oncology Nursing Society

Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN is the Chief Executive Officer of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), a professional association of close to 40,000 members committed to promoting excellence in oncology nursing and quality cancer care. After two decades in oncology clinical and administrative settings, she transitioned to health care executive practice, culminating with her being the first nurse and the first woman to be a chief operating officer of Duke University Hospital.

In this episode, Brenda discusses her career as a nurse and how she came upon teaching at the School of Nursing for Duke. She also discusses the challenges OSN and it’s members have seen in the past year due to the virus.