IV/Transfusion Service Inpatient Unit?

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Specializes in Oncology.

I came across a job posting for a RN on a IV/transfusion inpatient unit. Obviously its where patients are staying overnight, right? I have no clue what this could mean & I tried to google, but only stuff about blood transfusions come up lol. Please, anyone?

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Specializes in Oncology.

please :) anyone?

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Specializes in Post Anesthesia.

I've seen this kind of job where the unit provides Chemo and various theraputic infusions- remicaid, reclast... but never as an inpatient service. I wonder if it was a typo? I can't imagine a medical center getting approval for in-patient care of simple infusion therapy. Maybe some forms of Chemo- I'm no expert on this, but for most of the patients I've seen at our "infusion therapy unit" it is a 1-2 hr infusion and 1/2 to 1 hr of observation or education for post infusion care.

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

agree with above post. If not a typo they could be calling a 24 hr obs unit "in-pt". Why not ask the one who posted?

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.

For strictly chemo or transfusion, the pt is usually outpatient. If they need inpatient care, they are usually on the oncology unit.

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Specializes in Oncology.

thanks guys, i was thinking chemo too...but not for overnight :-/

classicdame, the person in charge of the position is out of office for the week :(

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