nicolemy0215

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1. BMT RN average pay

   nicolemy0215 replied to KDansereau's topic in Oncology

   I would say the best thing to do is simply contact HR. They can tell you based on your hospital/experience/specialty/etc exactly how much you would make in any position you are interested in before applying.

2. Welcoming "Newbie" Advice

   nicolemy0215 replied to RoVo70, RN's topic in Oncology

   Congratulations!!!! Any "new" situation can make even the most confident person nervous so just keep in mind that every nurse you work with was the "newbie" at one point. My advice is to ask questions!!! The more you ask and get involved in anythin...

3. Nurses- medical provider needs your opinion!

   nicolemy0215 replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing

   Just a thought on that "mentality", although it's common to see the us vs them between nurses and doctors, I've never understood it...we are part of a team. And maybe that thought process could help your SO with his frustrations....we are a team, I ...

4. Leaving the Profession - Burnout RANT

   nicolemy0215 replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

   Is a physician's office an option? Just as a way to get away from the stress for awhile.

5. Leaving the Profession - Burnout RANT

   nicolemy0215 replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

   That's the beauty of nursing, we have many options as to what TYPE of nursing we do....I went from ICU/crazy as fu** floor to an outpatient oncology unit...surprisingly just as busy but definitely changed my perspective on what a "bad day" is....have...

6. I Hate People (my rant)

   nicolemy0215 replied to AlyaMF's topic in Relations

   I think that you may be surprised at how differently you view people once you are taking care of them at a very low/weak point in their lives and learn more about them. Don't get me wrong, you WILL be annoyed/frustrated with many patients but you'll...

7. Nurses- medical provider needs your opinion!

   nicolemy0215 replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing

   Reiterating the majority of comments...most of the time, we (nurses) are just as annoyed to have to stop what we are doing to make the call as he is to receive the call...but it's pretty much drilled into us from nursing school on, that any change in...

8. port accessing tips.

   nicolemy0215 replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology

   Thank you for being so passionate about it. We do have orders authorizing us to do this. And no need for a "pi##ing" match. I'm simply giving a tip that I use and that works. My mistake was not including the pharmacology/intended use of heparin o...

9. port accessing tips.

   nicolemy0215 replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology

   To avoid being flicked in the head let me clarify, I did not state that heparin's function/use is to clear a port, I simply passed along a tip that does, in fact, work, despite that not being its intended use or capability. Much like many other thi...

10. What is it like to be an Oncology nurse?

    nicolemy0215 replied to EmBSNStudent's topic in Oncology

    I work in outpatient Onc, as a previous post mentioned, outpatient can be difficult due to the array of regimens/side effect management, you basically have to learn an entirely new "drug dictionary". Onc in general is a very emotionally taxing area ...

11. Help with gowning and gloving for chemo

    nicolemy0215 replied to Laura420's topic in Oncology

    Outpatient. Double glove/gown...would do the same even if it wasn't a requirement. You are protecting yourself, just keep that in mind.

12. What is the Oncology floor like?

    nicolemy0215 replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Oncology

    Time management is a skill that some of the most experienced nurses struggle with, so don't beat yourself up over that so early on. My outlook (since becoming a nurse) has always been to force myself to be in every situation that either frightened m...

13. port accessing tips.

    nicolemy0215 replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology

    As mentioned in previous replies, positioning your fingers around the port is the best way to ensure you won't miss. Don't be afraid to take your time in that part of accessing. Where you don't want to "take your time" is puncturing the skin...thin...