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Sep 15, 2009 12:45 PM

outpatient cancer centers

by esrun00

I have an interview tomorrow for an RN position in an outpatient Oncology center, it is part of a hospital.

I would just like to know what your day is like working in one of these centers. I have worked oncology on a floor in a hospital.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Kristy


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from ORSmurf
Old Sep 19, 2009, 06:54 PM

Default Re: outpatient cancer centers
I work for an outpatient cancer center and all I can say it it's busy! It's harder work than most people think.
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from prowlingMA
Old Sep 21, 2009, 12:47 PM

Default Re: outpatient cancer centers
I am a CMA at a Cancer Center.
Our nurses on a given day have assigned 4-10 patients depending on the day. Most patients will come at their appointment time, see a Dr, and the go to the "tx room".
The tx can last from 10 minutes to 6 hours, depending on the drug.
many of the patients have Port-caths for access. Some have to have IV's.
CMA's can do basic labs on non-tx patients.
Most days there are Rx refills needed, tracking down the Dr. for orders, and lots of phone calls.

A back ground in Onc. nursing and IV experience is a plus.
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