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Diana Gordon on the Typical Day of a Pediatric Oncologist

Diana Gordon, RN, MSN, CPNP, CPON, Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and one of our 2016 Extraordinary Healer Award finalists, discusses what her average day as a pediatric oncologist entails.

Diana Gordon, RN, MSN, CPNP, CPON, Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and one of our 2016 Extraordinary Healer Award finalists, discusses what her average day as a pediatric oncologist entails.

Gordon has many duties throughout her day, including giving medications, working with other nurses, nurse practitioners and attending physicians, but she says that her favorite — and most rewarding— part of her job is seeing patients and their families.

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