For as long as I can remember I have always been intrigued in pediatric oncology. The oncology specialty focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of the disease cancer. Sometimes it is what we go through in life before our nursing career that forms what specialty we would like to go into. Personally, I have no family history or experience with cancer; it is the hope, strength and optimism children with cancer carry that sparks my interest in caring for such a population. They give me the courage to want to learn more about the specialty and to make their fight just a little more comfortable. I would like to learn more about in-patient and out-patient oncology therapy and the difference in environments. I would also like to learn about various nursing techniques that are used to optimize patient’s comfortability during chemotherapy treatments. When treating patients, it is important to treat them based on evidence. When thinking about evidence-based practice I assume the care being provided is accurate as it is supported by a reliable source. I also assume that research is needed to be done before practicing, ensuring accuracy when carrying out various task. Nursing interventions such as sitting patients up during feedings and elevating the lower extremities during prolonged bedrest are done to aid in prevention. As nurses, before performing a task we always ask ourselves the “why” because there is always a reasoning that is supported by evidence-based practice. My assumptions about evidence-based practice are based on the actions of nurses. What I learn in evidence-based practice will help me provide the best quality of care in my future practice. I will use the knowledge I gain from this course in other courses by utilizing techniques in finding evidence to support my thought process. Out in the clinical setting I will apply what I learned in evidence-based practice by collecting all the data and analyzing the situation at hand before making any decision regarding the patients care plan. By gathering the needed information as a nurse, we can then identify the problem and carryout nursing actions based on evidence. Evidence-based practice should determine how the nurse should proceed with a treatment plan.