me5115

me5115 specializes in Med/surg and Oncology.

Latest Activity

1. Oncology NP

   me5115 replied to me5115's topic in NP

   I think all new grads should work atleast 1-2 years med/surg. It brings everything together that you learned in school. The hospital I work at requires med/surg experience to work oncology. There is always the option to do both, thats my plan, wor...

2. Oncology NP

   me5115 replied to me5115's topic in NP

   Warren, PA Its really rural. We mostly send pts to Pitts. for second opinions.

3. Oncology NP

   me5115 replied to me5115's topic in NP

   Thanks so much for the in-put. I love what I'm doing right now but feel like I could do more. I really trust my nurse manager and feel he would be honest with me. I could see our one doctor being difficult to work with, but she will probably have ...

4. Oncology NP

   me5115 posted a topic in NP

   I have been working as a RN in an out patient Cancer Center for 4 years. I recently got my OCN certification. I am planning on returning to school part time to become a NP. I currently have my associates so my first step is my BSN. I hope to work ...

5. Rituxan dosing, ? Excessive

   me5115 replied to bea56's topic in Oncology

   Can you ask a drug reb? Next time there at my center Ill ask. Or I can ask my pharmacist. My center is very open. We are always asking the docs questions. Everyone needs back up checks. The 375/m2 sounds fine. We usually do 8 weeks. When are...

6. Becoming Chemo Certified

   me5115 replied to cubbynurse's topic in Oncology

   You can look up chemotherapy biotherapy courses they are offered at different places throughout the year. Im taking one in sept in harrisburg pa. If you dont work oncology at all, it would be helpful to have some experience. It would hard to follo...

7. Becoming Chemo Certified

   me5115 replied to cubbynurse's topic in Oncology

   you can take a chemotherapy/biotherapy course with an exam at the end. You get a certificate at completion. Its not the same as the ONC exam.

8. Mediport access prob. HELP

   me5115 replied to jlynn3324's topic in Oncology

   When I first started at my job, I was sure I drew a waste tube on a pt. A similiar thing happened and all of her blood counts came back low. We were getting ready to blood band her and I thought Im going to redraw jic. Well the second tube came back ...

9. Okay, I'll say it PROCRIT

   me5115 replied to RNOCN2311's topic in Oncology

   We joke and call it THE NUMBER OF THE DAY....we even posted it on the dry erase board. right now we are using 11.4 for renal less than 10 for chemo pts. and we have to check ferritin level every 3 months. We are giving a ton of blood transfusions ...

10. how to flush a picc

    me5115 posted a topic in Infusion

    I work at an out pt cancer center, most of our pts have mediports. sometimes we end up with pts with picc lines. none of us are exactly sure how to flush them. We were told if it is a gershong it only needs flushed with saline. If it is a plain p...

11. Chemotherapy on med/surg unit

    me5115 replied to veronica butterfly's topic in Oncology

    I work in a hospital base out pt chemo center, Its sounds very similar to your situation, Its a small community hospital. Except our in pt med surg nurses NEVER HANG CHEMO. We have a union and they probably would throw a fit. For the same reasons,...

12. does smoking really cause lung cancer?

    me5115 replied to cumberland40's topic in Oncology

    The vast majority of Lung ca pts will be dead within a year, its a horrible disease and a horrible death....

13. chemo for dogs?

    me5115 replied to mcubed45's topic in Oncology

    I went to vet assistant school and worked at a vet clinic for a year prior to nursing school. I currently work at an out pt. cancer center. My personal experience with pets with chronic ilnesses is not good. I have seen very sick dogs with peritin...

14. chemo error!!!

    me5115 replied to me5115's topic in Oncology

    People make mistakes and thats why the checks are in place. But they are only as good as the poeple who use them. What happened with the aranesp thing, was the pt ok? My biggest fear is that the topotecan will drop the pts already low platelet c...

15. chemo error!!!

    me5115 posted a topic in Oncology

    The worse thing that could happen, happened today!!! The nurse I was working with gave a pt the wrong chemo. She hung another pts Topotecan instead of mesna... It makes me sick thinging about it. I have worked here for almost 2 years and I always d...