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Good.You should not be working with chemotherapy if you are going to try and conceive.

You can try Orem's self care deficit theory. Patients undergoing chemotherapy need to learn about side effects and how to deal with them. Not only that, the family is involved in the patient's care and needs instruction as well. For example an patient undergoing radiation to the neck area for tongue cancer and also receiving chemotherapy will eventually experience severe mucositis preventing nutrition. Patient will need a PEG tube, and learn how to administer feedings. Hope this helps.

Hello, I have and ADN and a BS in another field. I went through UoP MSN bridge program which required me to take 3 courses from the BSN program before I was able to begin the MSN core curriculum. I didn't feel that I was short changed by going this route.

Hello, The X means the information at the time of the staging was not available. You can check out the ACS website for more information on staging. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_colon_and_rectum_cancer_staged.asp

I'm sorry to hear that. The five year survival stats are dismal. My brother in law survived 15 months when he was dx with NSCLC. He presented with severe back pain which turned out to be impending cord compression due to the tumor. He received radiation to the spine, and was on chemo until he died due to brain metastasis. He was dx in 1999 and survived 15 months, however, now there are new treatments than may prolong survival. Ck out the nccn.org website, there is info on the standards of care and guidelines for treatment of Lung Cancer

IL2 acts by stimulating your body's immune system and killer T cells to attack cancer cells. Steroids will suppress your immune system thereby decreasing the intended effects of IL-2

That is how I got started working in outpatient oncology. You would be considered an employee and would have to complete the appropriate forms. You need to consider your salary. 10 years ago when I went from the hospital to the clinic I took a paycut, might be different now. I don't know of any laws preventing nurses from working in one place or another or having dual employers, however, you might want to check with your current employer if working for this MD would be a conflict of interest.

Nursing shortage is bad here.....We're hiring new grads in the ICU and ER

Hello, It really depends on your facility regarding who administers. You are already an experienced nurse so I think it would be very easy for you to work on an inpatient onc floor or even outpatient chemo. Last year our facility hired 2 RN's (experienced but not in chemo) to work in our chemo infusion room. They had to take a chemo course through ONS. The ONS website is a great place to start to become familiar with chemo administration and the various protocols. Don't discount your years of experience........Good luck in your endeavors

I think you need to clarify that. I have a Bachelor of Science in another field other than nursing. I was able to enter the RN MSN bridge program at UOP, the criteria then was that I had to be an RN. As far as I know, You cannot take the RN NCLEX exam unless you have graduated from an accredited school for registered nursing.

Yes, some programs have the RN - MSN bridge program. You have to take a few courses at the BSN level and then proceed to the MSN courses. You also must meet the requirements of the program is you must have your anatomy, physiology, micro, statistics etc., courses in order to be accepted into the RN - MSN program.

Hi nurseamy, I have an opportunity to work with Pfizer/KForce as a monitor. I have previous experience as a study coordinator and have considered advancing to a monitoring position. Do you know of anyone who has worked with this organization? I am told that monitoring will be only in the Central Valley of Ca, (where I live) with limited air travel. How long were you a monitor? How many sites were you responsible for? Just trying to get an idea from someone who has been there... Thank you much

You don't give yourself much credit for what you do. I work in a busy specialty outpatient clinic. Some of my responsibilities include MA work. So at times I feel like a highly paid MA If you stick with it you will learn how the health care industry works. The experience you have working with various insurance companies, authorizations and working with HMO's can prime you to work in other capacities. I assume that you do triage and try to handle patient concerns via phone? So you are gaining experience in tele nursing. Many insurance companies are hiring nurses who have this experience as well as experience working with insurance companies and authorizations. Working in the outpatient setting is your opportunity to provide wellness education, and chronic disease management. For example, educating the patients on medications, any special procedures, etc. What ever you decide....good luck. I personally will never go back to basic bedside nursing, there is much more one can to in the outpatient setting to keep patients out of the hospital.

Hello change07 If you check out SalaryWizard you find that the average salary in the US for research nurses is around 60,000. I've seen research nurses move on to work with pharmaceutical companies as Clinical Research Associates.