JamieLeeRN

JamieLeeRN

Inpatient Adult Oncology

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About JamieLeeRN

JamieLeeRN specializes in Inpatient Adult Oncology.


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  1. Nurses and your significant others

    It is always hard to go home and have to be around someone after a long day if you have to worry about upsetting them. Have you told him how you feel about needing to be yourself at home? If you...
  2. New Grad with an offer at Magnet hospital

    It is very difficult decision to make to up and move to a new state, it is what I did when I graduated nursing school....only I did it alone and had no family in the state I was moving to. I think...
  3. Days you are glad you are a Nurse

    I had a patient who was starting chemo, and her hair was just beginning to fall out. She was so upset, it was devasatating to her...she didn't want her husband to see her with her hair falling out,...
  4. I'm not an oncology nurse......but

    Has there been any progress or updates since the surgery? I hope everything is going
  5. What is the most challenging part about working in Oncology?

    I find that it can be difficult, as it has been said and will be said to you time and time again, to become so attached to so many people who don't make it...I know that is what makes it difficult for...
  6. I guess her school may not do background checks, which is unfortunate, because I am pretty sure you cannot get your RN if you have a criminal history, DUIs included. I know my school did background...
  7. Well, No Nursing for Me

    Because nurses have to be on their game almost immediately out of school, however doctors get to have about 4-8 more years of having someone else tell them how to their
  8. Well, No Nursing for Me

    you may want to reconsider...as long as the school has a good NCLEX passing rate it would be worth it. My school did exit exams, and an exam to gauge how we were doing every semester, but they have...
  9. What specialty are you in right now? If you are feeling this overwhelmed it may have something to do with where you are working. As far as time management goes, it takes a while to start feeling...
  10. hospice question

    The only reason I could think of in regards to the not wanting to use tylenol is the risk of masking the fever, as stated before. However, I do have to say that some kind of NSAID, may be very...
  11. Oncology cover letter

    It is important to remember, that with Oncology patients the managers will most likely be looking for someone passionate about the field. You are going to be at an advantage of those other new grads...
  12. New Oncology Nurse!

    Congrats to everyone for passing their boards, and welcome to field of Oncology Nursing! I have been an Oncology nurse since I graduated, it has now been two and a half years give or take that I have...
  13. I'm not an oncology nurse......but

    I am sorry to hear about the diagnosis, it is always hard to handle when someone close to you is ill. It is hard to tell you how the prognosis is without more information, but I can try to give you...
  14. Yeah we use the Sigma Spectrum aka "Smart Pumps". I like them for the most part, it is nice to be able to run blood through them and everything, but they can be very sensitive, they can react to...
  15. Online LPN to RN programs

    I don't think you can do it online, but I know the school I went to first, where I got my associates degree, if you are an LPN, and you get into the program, you don't have to do the first semester,...