Shan RN

Shan is a RN and specializes in Oncology.

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1. Advice

   Shan replied to britbrat16678's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Never get lax on your A&P knowledge. The more you can retain from that class, the better off you'll be once you start nursing school. Maybe get a dosage calculation practice book and start working on that, or brush up on algebra and dimensional a...

2. What it's like to be in a coma

   Shan replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I listened to a fascinating podcast that featured a nurse who worked in an "awake and walking ICU." She talked about how prolonged sedation can have significantly negative psychological effects. Incredibly interesting. https://www.ncbi...

3. New Grad jobs aside from floor positions

   Shan replied to iccul84's topic in General Nursing

   I work in chemotherapy infusion, and my clinic only requires 6 months of experience before they'll consider someone's application. I was like you - I had been a PCT on an oncology floor all throughout nursing school and knew quite certainly that I di...

4. Is oncology right for me?

   Shan replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Oncology

   Hi! I worked inpatient oncology for nearly two years (part as a PCT and part as an RN) and have recently switched to outpatient chemo/immunotherapy infusion. If you're looking for quality nurse-patient relationships, oncology is a great specialty for...

5. Dosages help!!

   Shan replied to bluedreamerstu's topic in General Students

   Study up on how exactly dimensional analysis works. I went into nursing school with a background in engineering/physics, and dosages were a walk in the park because I knew how to set up dimensional analysis equations with ease. If you can get that do...

6. What is the best starter job at a hospital?

   Shan replied to Marissap's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I got a part-time job as a PCT during my last year of nursing school. I worked on an inpatient oncology unit at a large hospital in my city, and then went on to do my residency on that same unit after graduation. The experience I gained as a PCT was ...

7. From Oncology to OR

   Shan replied to Shan's topic in Operating Room

   That's a great idea!! I think my hospital would very likely have something like that, I'm going to look into it! Thanks so much 🙂

8. I'm struggling during clinical and simulation

   Shan replied to xo_tt's topic in General Students

   This may be sort of an extreme tip, depending on your circumstances, but have you thought about getting a part-time job as a PCT/CNA while you're in school? That was a HUGE thing that made me comfortable interacting with patients (real or fake) befor...

9. Have you ever done IV cannulation on yourself? How did it go?

   Shan replied to porscheXN's topic in General Students

   I don't think it would serve you well practicing on yourself because the angle at which you hold the cannula would be totally different from how it's done on another person. Also, you'd only have one hand available to begin with. You wouldn't be shar...

10. Changing Specialty

    Shan replied to MWMRN's topic in Career Support

    I relate to this SO much. I work on a wonderful inpatient oncology unit, but bedside is not where I want to stay. I, too, and remaining where I am for another year, but leaving when my contract is finished. I love my patients, their families, and my ...

11. From Oncology to OR

    Shan posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello! I'm a new grad currently working on an inpatient oncology unit. I've been a nurse since June 2022. I have known for a long time that bedside nursing isn't for me, but I worked on this unit as a PCT while finishing school and decided to do a 15...

12. What should I know before Nursing School?

    Shan replied to FutureNurseSL90's topic in General Students

    One thing that I wish I had taken advantage of early in school was using practice questions to study. Oftentimes, first-semester nursing students are blindsided by the types of questions they see on those first few exams--there's no "what bone is thi...

13. Nursing School and Working?

    Shan replied to emilynuhwin's topic in General Students

    For the first half of my program, I worked at a semi full-time job (sometimes 40+hrs, sometimes less) at an aviation company where I could frequently get a good amount of studying done at work. Then I transitioned to an administrative role within tha...

14. CNA on an Oncology Unit

    Shan replied to Shan's topic in Oncology

    Thank you so much for the advice! I'm happy to say that I just accepted an offer for this position and I will take your words to heart. Golden rules, indeed. Have a great day!

15. Share your study techniques

    Shan replied to oldie's topic in General Students

    Practice questions!! I remember information so much better when I get a question wrong and have to read the rationales. Sometimes, being able to recall a piece of information not only as it is written in the textbook but as you saw it in a question c...