OncologyCat replied to DavidFR's topic in Oncology
I haven’t heard anything about avoiding tylenol for immunotherapy. For standard of care immunotherapy such as Daratumumab or Rituxan we still give tylenol as premed. The policy in our workplace for...
OncologyCat replied to DavidFR's topic in Oncology
I work with phase I and phase II clinical trials. Depending on each protocol, the principal investigator will specify in the protocol which drugs to give in case of hypersensitivity reactions. Some...
OncologyCat replied to caryrey02's topic in Oncology
OCN is more comprehensive for all cancer types; you’ll get questions about both solid and liquid cancers throughout your test. There could also be questions about radiation oncology in the test....
OncologyCat replied to Hithere121's topic in Oncology
I would think so! When I did my practice tests at home, I didn't feel prepared and usually scored around 60-70%, but the actual exam was less challenging for me, to be honest with you. I had to think...
I didn’t realize they changed it either until I saw your question! Doesn’t seem like they made a big announcement on their homepage either; I just looked through the list of credentials offered by...
OncologyCat replied to frenchxtoast's topic in Oncology
Join the ONS. They have many good resources about oncology. Many institutions also use ONS as a source of education (such as chemotherapy class, BMT class, oncology foundations) so it’ll be good to...
I’ve only been a nurse for 3 years but moving to outpatient nursing is the best decision I’ve ever made career-wise! No nights/holidays (our clinic still opens on the weekends but we take turn...
I just looked it up on ANCC and looks like they’re changing the credentials for each field so it can be more specific instead of the generic RN-BC (such as GERO-BC or PED-BC). However I have to say...
I believe there are new grad onc residency programs in Boston but it is extremely difficult to get into, especially when you go to school out of state (unless you went to a big named school out of...
I had 2.5 years of experience when I moved to Boston and was offered ~$32/hr without diff. From my experience Mass General Hospital is paying slightly higher compared to Brigham and Women’s, but...
Have you looked at hospitals around Providence area? Commuting across tiny New England states 3 days/week can be challenging, especially in the Winter (though I'm sure you have the Winter driving...
Look into states that have a nursing union since not all states have one. I heard California and New York both have great nursing union system, but the hospitals can be, understandably, difficult to...
MGH unfortunately does not have a nursing union even though many other hospitals in the same Mass General Brigham (which used to be Partners Healthcare) system have an active union. However the new...
If you want to do acute rehab you can try applying to Spaulding as well. Not sure if you know about the Mass General Brigham system (which used to be Partners Health care) which is a system of...