Cross training Med Onc with Hematology?

[AshMac3, BSN]

I work in a Hematology/Medical Day Ambulatory clinic currently and we are building a new Cancer Centre. There had been discussions on cross training our Med Onc and Hem/BMT nurses to work in both areas. Any experiences at other centres with cross training in these areas? Do you have specific pods designated to type of treatments/disease/etc or is it all integrated together? We’re trying to brainstorm what would be best for patient care and staff training.
Thanks

[OncologyCat, BSN, RN]

I used to work on a mixed medical onc/heme onc/BMT (inpatient). We have a special pod for the BMT population, and also 2 beds for I-131 administration. Med onc and heme onc are all mixed together on the unit, and depending on bed availability ofc. There was a time when one pod has all med onc but the other pod is all heme onc ? All nurses are trained to care for med onc and heme onc pts, but they can’t care for BMT pts until they have at least one year of onc experience.