oncrnmom

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1. Security Issue----Name Tags? What do you do?

   oncrnmom replied to ERguru's topic in Emergency

   We have both first and last names on our badges here in in the ED where I am. We see 70,000+ pts. a year. To add insult to injury the BON in GA lists our addresses with our names on their website. I guess if someone is so inclined they can easily fi...

2. how do i get into onco nursing? pls give your 2 cents.

   oncrnmom replied to inwyte's topic in Oncology

   I also started on an oncology unit directly after graduation from nursing school. Apply and try to talk to the nurse-manager on the oncology unit. Your med-surg experience would make your transition an easy one in my opinion.

3. The Bullying Thread

   oncrnmom replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

   How about a precepter for a dept. that puts you on orientation for weeks longer for things like not documenting an IV site already documented in pre-printed nursing notes. Threatening to report you to a supervisor every time you turned around for su...

4. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   oncrnmom replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   I had the cutest couple..married 40+ years that were asking me adivice about the husband's recurrent bouts with FLEA-BITE-US! It was the hardest thing to keep a straight face!

5. Help need info on DCIS

   oncrnmom replied to angle71054's topic in Oncology

   I asked one of our Onc Docs. who specializes in breast cancer. DCIS is very curable usually with the biopsy...everyone seems to have a different opinion about following up with radiation and Tamoxifin. But to quote one Doc when asked about a friend ...

6. Changing Specialties -ATTN: Managers

   oncrnmom posted a topic in Emergency

   I am trying to change specialties and although I see many postings on job sites for new grads etc, when I try to apply for ER positions I don't even get to the interview. "I am sorry we are looking for people with ER experience." I am working on ACLS...