One person credits an entire oncology nurse team for going above and beyond during cancer treatment.
It is my humble opinion and from experience, every nurse from Aquilino Cancer Center in Rockville, Maryland, should be nominated for this award because they all were extraordinary. In fact, the entire team at Aquilino Cancer Center is phenomenal.
Editor’s Note: This is an essay submitted by Sherry King for the 2021 Extraordinary Healer Award. Click here to read more about CURE®’s Extraordinary Healer® Award for Oncology Nursing event on April 30, 2021.
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