NelletheNurse
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yes...after taking the OCN, this sparked my interest. as an outpatient clinic, with nurses mixing chemo....no onsite pharmacy. it's an on ongoing issue to accurately monitor cumulative doses.
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ongoing debate in my previous facilities....all opinions are valid. docs I've asked would say to go ahead and give blood at same time in instance of continuous chemo. chemo wouldn't be stopped, as the transfusion will take hours. the only issue I hear from all nurses is "how will we know what is causing the reaction, if pt reacts"...and the above response to that is valid.
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I've always pushed dox first, then cytoxan. As stated above, b/c the dox is a vesicant.
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Interesting, I really like the policy regarding the nurse that starts the IV pushes the vesicant.
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Yes! Orientation is key! Good luck!
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Please go for it! Oncology is a calling!!! I started on an inpatient heme/onc floor....of course we had overflow med/surg patients. I also participated in a med/surg fellowship....I recently hired a new grad in an outpatient onc setting, and she is awesome! great learner and eager to grasp any and all! everyone's different. I wish you the best!
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agreed! I tried the "brick and mortar" and took adv. patho and pharm at the same time, while working FT, etc.....I just couldn't do it and effectively grasp all the info....I'm excited to start at Chamberlain in May....I was really awed by the 8 wk course structure, allowing one to focus.
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Hey! I'm a May start as well...let's connect!
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Hello all! I'll be starting in May. Uber excited, but a tad anxious as I'm trying to figure out how it'll go working FT nights with the other load of responsibilities I have. I can do it! Anyone else a May start?!
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