Oncology Nursing

[nerdyy.nurse, BSN, RN]

Hello beautiful people! I'm still new to this whole amazing field of nursing but I've decided that I wanted to become an Oncology nurse. Now there's plenty of forums on what it's like to be an Oncology nurse, however I've had plenty of experiences with these type of nurses because I've spent much time in clinics having lost 2 aunts to brain and breast cancer. I wanted to ask, how would I go about pursing this career... I've just finished applying to some accelerated BSN programs so this is after my program. Some sources I've seen say I need to get an MSN and some sources say I need some special additional certifications. Please give me your input, thanks so much!

[Atl-Murse]

Step 1 get admitted to a nursing program. Nothing else matters until then

[loriangel14, RN]

I would just wait until you get your BSN and some experience. You have no idea yet what kind of nursing you will enjoy. One step at a time.

[KendallAZ]

I knew the day I wanted to become a nurse that I wanted to become an oncology nurse. That was the first position I was hired into and I got the job before I even graduated.

I have my BSN, and I volunteered at my hospital before I started nursing school. I requested the oncology floor to volunteer on because I was so eager to be in that environment.

You don't need nursing school to know what kind of nurse you want to be, you just have to have that goal in mind!

Certifications come after you have a certain amount of hours on the floor as an RN. This is through the Oncology Nursing Society.

Good luck! You will be a great oncology nurse, those of us that truly love it make the biggest difference to the patient!