Oncology and Psychiatry Rotation

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Hello to all,

Currently I am half way through my nursing curriculum. I have two more full semesters of nursing and each one consists of "minies rotation", as they call it in my school. My upcoming semester consists of both oncology and psychiatry each one 6 weeks long, totaling 12 weeks for one full semester. Im pretty nervous about starting in September so I was wondering if any of you guys can give me feedback on how onco and psych went for you. Any interesting stories in clinicals and what to expect etc..

Thank You.

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Didn't do any onc, but psych was...interesting to say the least. Definitely cemented that psych nursing was not for me and certainly appreciate those who specialize in it!

We were in a facility that had multiple units for adults (varying in acuity), older adult, and children. I think the hardest to be in were young adult and elderly. Young adult because it was mixed male and female, and there were a lot of situations I was in that I couldn't handle alone (needed security to intervene due to fights, making out, etc). Elderly was hard because it seemed like some needed skilled dementia care, which this facility was not.

I would just suggest going in with a positive attitude. Psych nursing is not like any other nursing I have witnessed. Prepare to not pass judgment and try to meet the patient where they are in their mental health journey. Might make you feel better to read up on facilities you will be in to see what the patient population is like beforehand. I'm sure you'll be fine! :D

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Moved to general student nursing

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