onc nurse

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1. Handling and Administration of Chemotherapy for nononcolgic reasons

   onc nurse replied to allonczy's topic in Oncology

   At our hospital, chemo nurses must go to the ED to give MTX for ectopic pregnancies. However, this is not the same for gangcyclovir. It is given by any RN on any floor.

2. How long can port-a-cath go without flushing

   onc nurse replied to fakemusician's topic in Oncology

   4 weeks is standard.

3. Neutropenia and Nutrition

   onc nurse replied to NurseLite's topic in Oncology

   You could research "neutropenic diet" to give you exact details to follow. When she is neutropenic with an ANC

4. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   onc nurse replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   1. Tell your family member to stay in the darn room and quit stalking me down the halls every 5 minutes for ice. 2. Stop asking specifically for the nurse when an aide is perfectly qualified for the job. 3. Just because it's 8:01 does not mean y...

5. Crazy things patients say.....

   onc nurse replied to RS0302's topic in General Nursing

   our floor is all private rooms. had a patient ask "how much would it cost to rent out the room next door? i have family coming in from out of town and they want to stay near me"

6. Psych or Cancer?

   onc nurse replied to Burgh_Student's topic in Career Support

   I am an oncology/BMT nurse and absolutely love my job. I agree with the previous posting that you get a lot of psych experience with oncology nursing. For the most part, you will not be dealing with the delusional psych disorders (however, our floor ...