RADONC-RN

Hello everyone. Just a curious thought for the day. What examples for a nurse "Practicing Medicine" can you give. Ex: Giving meds without a MD order. Changing med dosage without MD order.

Hi everyone. Can anyone share with me their nurse to pt ratio in Outpt chemo departments and Radiation departments please? very curious as to the "average".Thanks

I am really sorry this happened to you. I absolutely hate nurses who do it. I had an EMT do that just the other day in front of the pt. He thought the pt was incoherent. He wasn't. Just old and frail and kept his eyes closed all the time. He answers ...

Who all have you reported this too? I would call the Nursing Supervisor immediately next time to come to the ER to witness it then. If no good of this, go to your manager asap and tell them that they are creating a "Hostile Work Environment". They us...

Woody, I think you mean "without a MD order" for these. Correct? Because our SOP allows us to do most of those things with an order. Even if I have an order for cutting someone , I don't think I can do that LOL.

I am an oncology nurse and I really think Hospice nurses have a very tough job. You have to be very flexible and knowlegdible in all aspects of nursing. Hats off to Hospice nurses everywhere!

It's doctors and assistants like these that make our profession bad to the public. I definitely would seek a personal inhury lawyer for advise.

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Hello everyone. I work with a MD who is so self-centered and childish it drives me nuts but not only that it is starting to affect the care I give my pts. I have spoke to the manager about this and she just laughs saying "Oh there's nothing I can do ...

Thanks Daytonite, but unfortunately it's not an assertiveness issue. I am also know for my assertiveness (not aggressiveness) and this is one of the things that tick him off when I said no to something he wants done yesterday. We have nicknamed him "...

Check your hospital's policy for the amt of time you must give to resign. State in your resignation that you've enjoyed working there but because of you are moving to another State ( for whatever reason) you must resign.Don't put in anything negative...

The first year of nursing is always difficult. You feel clumsy and stupid. This is normal !!!If you are unsure of something , either look it up or ask for help. Admitting you don't know something doesn't mean you ar stupid. Mistakes do get made. Even...

I know that when I was in school , you got to pick medical or surgical but not the floor or preceptor. I would ask a few of the previous grads from your school if you can.

First of all ALL RNs are responsible for their own actions whether on a preceptorship or orientation. So that managaer has no right to say that. I would also check on that hospital's policy to see who can be a preceptor. Most hospitals do not allow a...

I work in the Sandhills of NC and I make $22.00 with 25 yrs of experience. There good weekend diffs and the night shift I think makes $3.00 more/hr.

Hey leslasic, Don't fret too much. He does have your number. Remember he answered your page from home. I have been in this profession for over 25 yrs and trust me , there are a lot of flirty Docs out there. Mind you most of them are married LOL. But...

Hi, I would be very careful on this. I am a foreign nurse myself and I KNOW how difficult it was to deal with the CGFNS to get all my certificates. You need these certificates to take the NCLEX and to obtain a work permit/visa in the USA. The Cgfns w...

Hi, I live in NC too. Beautiful state. Weather is nice, people very friendly and lots to do. You have the beach on one side and the mountains on the other. The only downside of this state is that the pay is not too good. Seems to be a state wide pro...

I had a pt who came into the hospital to have dental work under general anesthetic. When I went to give her the IM pre-med she jumped over the siderails (bent them too ) and told me that the reason she came to the hospital was because she hated needl...

Hi everyone. As usually at my hospital we are getting the ole story of being "overstaffed" (isn't there a nursing storage???). I work in Radiation Oncology (inpt and outpt services). We have four RN's to approx 70-85 pts under treatment a day. We als...

I work in Oncology myself. It is a very rewarding job. I would try your local hospital's Outpt chemo dept(or volunteer dept) to start with to see if they need any volunteers to sit and talk with the pts. This is a great way to see if you would like s...

Sorry, i know this is a little for your presentation. I brought this question up with my Rad Onc MD. He said it was a very touch problem. I will focus on pregnant women with Breast Cancer. My doc said that there some chemo that can be given. The pt w...

I had been a traveller for years and I know that now most states are tighteneing up their licensure. If you've had any type of disiplinary actions against your license, I doubt any state will let you do a walk through. I would suggest that she goes a...

I have worked in Rad Onc for the past 6 yrs where we treat 75-100 pt/day. To my knowledge, I have yet seen a pt come back to us with a secondary cancer due to radiation. I know it is possible and one of my rad onc MD's said that skin cancer is also c...

It's thirty days too in our hospital.Most RN's are required to give thirty days notice but other employees aren't. Kinda sucks to me.