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  1. What company do you use?

    AvondaleGrad replied to Ragan's topic in Travel

    I have met several RN's travelling with Geneva. I tried Ogrady Peyton. I was already partway through the visa process to the US so, I was on my

  2. Future Oncology Nurse

    AvondaleGrad replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in Oncology

    You'll be fine. I am sure they will give you loads of

  3. What is your favorite part of oncology nursing?

    AvondaleGrad replied to Keely-FutureRN's topic in Oncology

    When I graduated, Oncology was the area I listed as never wanting to go. So, as fate would have it, I was placed there. I stayed. I love it. It brings the best and the worst out of people, usually the...

  4. Portacath KVO rate

    AvondaleGrad replied to Birdwatcher1's topic in Oncology

    20 ml/hr is what we have used as a TKVO rate. But it should not be left running like this indefinately. If the port is not being used on a regular basis, it would be best left locked off. Refer to you...

  5. oral chemo

    AvondaleGrad replied to LISAMAR's topic in Oncology

    Check the half life of your drugs. Some chemo metabolites can remain in the faeces for up to seven days. Where I worked, handling precautions were recommended for up to five

  6. Do I need a Year of med/surg before going into oncology

    AvondaleGrad replied to gn04's topic in Oncology

    Oncology nurses do something of everything. You would have no problem starting in the area. I did. Seven years later and I still want to be in the area. It's never

  7. Wearing Gloves for Injections

    AvondaleGrad replied to BGSRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I just think of all the times a patient has moved while trying to give them an injection. I am glad for the gloves. Better they catch the edge of a needle than my

  8. BSN as Educator?

    AvondaleGrad replied to FroggysMom's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I was hospital based educator for 12 months with only a BSN. I have six years experience in my field though. I missed patient care and went back. Hats off to all the educators out there, its a tougher...

  9. US nurses working abroad

    AvondaleGrad replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN from Australia. There is a lot of info online. Look up travel nurse or nursing and the country you interested in. If its Australia your interested in, you have a couple of options. Apply...

  10. Concerned Fiancee of a Nurse

    AvondaleGrad replied to thcobbs's topic in Oncology

    What you are describing is exacting the same conditions I worked under. I have been an Oncology nurse for seven years. In my first few years of nursing I hated the conditions so much that I tried to...