littleredmare

littleredmare

GYN-ONC, MED/ONC, HEM/ONC

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About littleredmare

littleredmare has 7 years experience and specializes in GYN-ONC, MED/ONC, HEM/ONC.


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  1. How much does an Oncology Nurse Practitioner make per year?

    Oooh I always used to get the willies when I had the "mental status change" patient on my timecard. It usually involved something being thrown at me and an eventual change of scrubs. But that was a looong time ago...
  2. Bone Marrow Biopsy

    In response to the previous poster, yes if my patient asks for pain meds or anti-anxiety meds prior to the procedure, of course I will give it to them. The last thing I want is my patient (who already has enough ill stuff going on if they need a BMB)...
  3. Bone Marrow Biopsy

    I work in outpatient hem/onc. We do biopsies at the bedside outpatient clinic. They should not hurt. If they hurt, your MD/NP/PA has not numbed up the area enough/used enough lidocaine. The most important part is to make sure that the periosteum (out...
  4. Northeastern Direct-Entry NP

    Hi folks, I went to this program. It was great. PM me to discuss in more detail.:)
  5. How much does an Oncology Nurse Practitioner make per year?

    I work for a hospital in town. I do have to pay for parking which runs $40 a week. I live in the burbs so my rent is cheap. I actually really am looking to transition out of Oncology and into Occ Health because Oncology Nursing is an evil succubus th...
  6. How much does an Oncology Nurse Practitioner make per year?

    90K in Boston. But if you're anything like me the burnout makes it not worth it. I wish I had gone to acupuncture school instead so I could really help people instead of pump them full of chemo for them to suffer anyway. I would not recommend it. Bu...
  7. Tufts nurses vote 70% to authorize strike

    I work at this hospital. The whole thing is really scary. I am an NP but I feel for the nurses on the floors. It will actually be an (at least) 5 day strike because they have to pay the hire-ins for 5 days. All nurses that work at Tufts will be "lock...
  8. RN or Accupuncture?

    I am so, so glad for this post. I first want to thank the OP for posting this topic as it is such a good one. I am an Oncology Nurse Practitioner. I have only ever done oncology, both as a nurse and an NP. I am applying to Acupuncture school in abou...
  9. Can we talk drug reps?

    I bring my lunch. I don't know about everyone else, but I am way to busy lately to take a lunch break, let alone sit and gab with a drug rep. Don't get me wrong, some have some very interesting information...but so far I can get everything I need to ...
  10. Coumadin, yes or no?

    Any sort of cancer history? A lot of folks who end up with clots have a malignancy floating around somewhere...or are bound for one.
  11. How bad is it...

    The other thing that factors in is that I will be interviewing (3rd and final interview) for my dream job this week and hope and pray that I get offered the position-it looks really good and they have me meeting with all members of the staff and MD's...
  12. Job interview ? on salary expectations

    I like to say the following, after doing some research about the mean salaries of NP's in the geographic area: "I'd like to make a salary comparable/on par with what NP's in area are making." If they try to get a number out of me I really try to dodg...
  13. Anemia: am I the only one who thinks it's all complicated?

    If you are suspecting B12 def check a 'MMA' methylmelonic acid-better indicator of B12 def. Most people who are B12 def got there in the first place because they do not absorb or do not have the intrinsic factor (in stomach) to synthesize B12, or ar...
  14. How bad is it...

    Hello all, Thought I bounce something off an objective source. So here is a dilemma, hopefully not too vague. How bad is it to accept a job offer, and then reneg it if a more suitable situation arises in the time between acceptance and starting? And ...
  15. Oncology NP

    I think that some med/surg is helpful but not paramount. I think that you get exposure to a lot of med/surg issues when working in oncology (people have issues despite their cancer, or as a result of their cancer) such as ARF related to ureters being...