[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 10, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1760-E1761]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     TRIBUTE TO CATHERINE GLENNON AND THE ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY

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                          HON. DAVID E. PRICE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 10, 2003

  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased to honor 
my constituent, Catherine Glennon, for the contributions that she has 
made to the field of oncology nursing. Catherine has dedicated her 
career to individuals with cancer and their families, and she is 
currently the Oncology Services Health Center Administrator at the 
Private Diagnostic Clinic at Duke University Medical Center.
  Catherine has been a member of the Oncology Nursing Society since 
1976 and recently stepped down from serving on the Board of Directors. 
The Oncology Nursing Society, the

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largest professional oncology group in the United States, exists to 
promote excellence in oncology nursing and the provision of quality 
care to those individuals affected by cancer. As part of its mission, 
the Society honors and maintains nursing's historical commitment to 
advocacy for the public good.
  Catherine Glennon has received numerous awards and recognition for 
her work on behalf of individuals with cancer including the Oncology 
Nursing Foundation Nurse Administrator/Manager Career Development 
Award, participation in the Center for Nursing Leadership, and 
recognition in Who's Who in American Nursing. She has also authored a 
number of studies and articles on quality cancer care and the nursing 
shortage that have appeared in several distinguished publications. In 
addition, Catherine has given numerous presentations to national 
audiences on a host of cancer care, health, and nursing shortage 
issues.
  Over the last ten years, the setting where treatment for cancer is 
provided has changed dramatically. Oncology nurses like Catherine are 
the front-line providers of cancer care with responsibilities ranging 
from administering chemotherapy, managing patient therapies and side 
effects, working with insurance companies to ensure that patients 
receive the appropriate treatment, and providing counseling to patients 
and family members. Without an adequate supply of such nurses, we 
cannot provide quality cancer care to a growing population of people in 
need.
  I was proud to support the passage of the ``Nurse Reinvestment Act'' 
in the 107th Congress. This important piece of legislation expanded and 
implemented programs at HRSA to address the multiple problems 
contributing to the nationwide nursing shortage, including the decline 
in nursing student enrollments, shortage of faculty, and 
dissatisfaction with nurse workplace environments.
  I commend Catherine Glennon and the Oncology Nursing Society for all 
of their hard work to prevent and reduce suffering from cancer and to 
improve the lives of those 1.3 million Americans who will be diagnosed 
with cancer this year. I am hopeful that growing numbers of young 
people will follow in Catherine's footsteps and pursue a career in the 
rewarding and challenging profession of nursing.

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