nanablue2 replied to AmyRN1227's topic in Oncology
Way to go AmyRN and welcome to Oncology Nursing. Hope you love it as much as I do. I recommend "The Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing", by Itano, published by Saunders. You can order it from Amazon at a good price. Good luck to you...
nanablue2 replied to nanablue2's topic in Oncology
Congratulations ChemoRN...I passed too!!! Isn't it a great feeling! I know for me it was a personal goal and I studied very hard. Julie,SN, I recommend the Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing and the companion study guide to prepare. Also found the...
Taking the OCN Test next Saturday and have been preparing for months. Getting last minute jitters. Any words of wisdom? What did you use to review and or study? My CNS said that the Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing covers it all. Thanks in advan...
Does charge nurse = "bad guy" where you work? Do you meet with daily arguments from staff about the assignments you made no matter how fair you try to be? Does everyone run when you have an admit coming and give you a million reasons why they shouldn...
nanablue2 replied to scootermcnutt's topic in Medications
I've seen this type of response to compazine. It's in a class of drugs known as phenothiazines. You may also see it with phenergan. Parients have described an overwhelming fear of losing control and wanting to run. I've seen previously calm patients ...
Our hospital just lost 30+ nurses to a competitor offering a 15K sign-on bonus with a 2 year contract. They also pay an average of 7$ more an hour than most of the hospitals in the area. Now our administration is asking us about retention ideas. Per...
There are many exscuses for the current nursing shortage but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know it is ALL about money. Two of my children, high school graduates only, make more than most nurses working as front desk receptionists M-F at high ...
Jason, I wish you had been on our unit tonight to respond to the most outrageous request I've ever heard by a patient and their family. The nurse was called to the room to clean up the dump left on the floor by the patients' visiting pooch. The nurse...
Our hospital claims they do not require mandatory overtime. WHat is this? We are frequently told that if administration cannot staff the next shift it is considered patient abandonment if you do not voluntarily stay for a double. Can this be done?
There are days when I feel like I am reaarranging deck chairs on the titanic during my shift but I can honestly say that despite short staffing, bad attitudes of co-workers, and pay issues, there is rarely a night that I don't feel really great about...