lgoins

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1. Redneck Humour

   lgoins replied to gwenith's topic in Humor

   Thanks so much!! they are great!. I'm sure I met Sue Ellen once..

2. Joke Poker - Bottled Blondes

   lgoins replied to gwenith's topic in Humor

   A friend recently told me that there are no new jokes. Just jokes we've replaced the "victim" in. To prove it, take any joke about bottled blondes, rednecks, ethnic groups, or whatever & insert George Bush. It makes a great joke & there's no ...

3. Most Embarassing Moment

   lgoins replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Humor

   I was covering for a nurse on break. She had admitted a 50'ish y.o. man earlier in the shift. I answered his call light. The patient's wife told me that "Frank" needed to go to the bathroom. I looked at the 300+, minimally responsive patient sitting ...

4. lung ca question

   lgoins replied to angelbear's topic in Oncology

   I do not know of any oncology nurses or docs that treat smokers with lung cancer or any other type of cancer, differently than other patients. It's always best if the patient can stop smoking. It helps decrease the chance for pneumonia & other in...

5. case studies

   lgoins replied to Bernie's topic in Oncology

   Trust me, this is definitely good. I never stop learning. I have inserted a link to the ONS library page (you'll probably have to cut & paste). Even though this won't help your case study homework, it's an incredible read. It is a personal journa...

6. Oncology RN with cancer

   lgoins replied to lgoins's topic in Oncology

   Paula, Feel free to PM me. You're in my prayers while you wait for your report. I am on a short break from my chemo. I had to stop my pump on Tuesday due to blisters and ulcers in my mouth, plus a bit of hand & foot syndrome that was getting awa...

7. Outpatient Clinic delimma

   lgoins replied to BSN/OncoNurse's topic in Oncology

   That sounds tough. Just as nurses have to be careful not to operate outside their scope of practice, so do CMAs. If she is certified she has agreed to act in a certain way. Maybe you could explain to her that she might be liable for problems created ...

8. case studies

   lgoins replied to Bernie's topic in Oncology

   You might want to check the Oncology Nursing web site and the University of Pennsylvania site: http://www.ons.org and http://cancer.med.upenn.edu/. I made up two oncology case studies for a project once. It was a lot of work. A great source of case s...

9. My grand has prostate ca

   lgoins replied to chae's topic in Oncology

   What a scary thing. It doesn't matter whether you're a cry baby or not, a cancer diagnosis can make your heart sink down to the pit of your stomache. Prostrate cancer is very slow growing. More men die with prostate cancer than from it!!! Prognosis d...

10. Oncology RN with cancer

    lgoins replied to lgoins's topic in Oncology

    Thanks Bernie - I do believe I will survive my cancer - most of the time. There are days it's harder, like when I'm caring for a patient with metastatic rectal cancer. I want to know what stage their disease was when it was diagnosed; did they have r...

11. Ovarian Ca

    lgoins replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in Oncology

    Bex, How are you coming with your presentation? Have you found enough information? There are so many great resources. Check if you still need some.

12. IV push meds & dilution practices

    lgoins replied to rileygrl11's topic in Oncology

    Tory, I'm sure you've researched your question by now. I hope I can add to your research. There are exceptions to almost every rule. I don't think we should "always" do anything with every single meds, except the 5 rights. Normal saline is pretty saf...

13. I'm new here...

    lgoins replied to srose's topic in Oncology

    Congratulations on your new job. What does a nurse tech do? Is it like a CNA? I work on an oncology unit that does autologous stem cell transplants. We are mostly an RN unit, except for 1-2 CNAs per shift. The CNAs check VS, help patients with ADLs ...

14. Oncology RN with cancer

    lgoins replied to lgoins's topic in Oncology

    Thanks for your words of support & encouragement. I struggled so much with my diagnosis at first. I was off work for 7 weeks after my surgery. I'm on continuous 5FU via a Port. This has minimized some of the more drastic side effects of receiving...

15. Oncology RN with cancer

    lgoins posted a topic in Oncology

    I have been an Oncology nurse for 9 yrs. I work on an inpatient medical oncology unit. I have a great passion for what I do. I learned early on what I needed to do to provide great care & not burn out. Most of our patients are admitted for symtpo...