Shan RN

Shan is a RN and specializes in Oncology.

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1. Advice on Advancing in Nursing

   Shan replied to Smwill2901's topic in Nursing Career

   Hello! I've been a nurse for almost three years and am also piecing together a plan for the trajectory of my career. My first bit of advice would be that while it is great to look ahead and have an...

2. New Grad - Preceptor Issue

   Shan replied to newgrad_rn7's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I was with one preceptor for the first half of my orientation and a second preceptor for the latter half - but several other preceptors were interspersed quite often when my primary was on PTO or our...

3. CAR-T Outpatient?

   Shan replied to Shan's topic in Oncology

   Wow, so good to know! Here in Fort Worth, we don't really do CAR-T or ASCT - all the patients go to Dallas for those things. However we have quite a thriving medical district here in FW so I think a...

4. Which path do I take?

   Shan replied to Amber Spriegel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   That's really interesting - I'd love to read your evidence review. I understand that most NPs work in primary care but the OP was specifying a specialty, and I have a hard time believing that RN...

5. A&P II plus Micro in the same semester?

   Shan replied to lacie_sav's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Hello! I'll do my best to give some advice, though I would have a few clarifying questions: do each of those classes come with separate lab portions? Are they 16 weeks long or more of a fast-track...

6. Which path do I take?

   Shan replied to Amber Spriegel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I'm afraid I have to agree with FullGlass. I'm always wary of people who want to skip actual nursing and get right to the "provider" part. I'm not an NP, but I would assume that NP school builds on...

7. CAR-T Outpatient?

   Shan posted a topic in Oncology

   Hi all! I was at a vendor fair a few weeks ago for my local ONS chapter, and I was speaking with a drug rep for Carvykti. She said that 40% of patients receiving the therapy are now getting it...

8. Advice

   Shan replied to britbrat16678's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   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...

9. 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....

10. 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...

11. 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...

12. 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...

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

    Shan replied to Marissap's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    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...

14. 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

15. 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...