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Very interesting reading. I am a nures in the Navy, licensed in VA. Will be transferring to my last duty station in NJ, and want to work per diem. I will retire after this tour. I applied for a med/surg per diem and several others. I put on my application that my NJ license was pending and that I had a VA license. I guess I will not hear anything because of that.

Gemimi: I am so happy to hear that you have a supportive husband and family that was there to support you through such a difficult time. I am glad that you had such great nurses to help you through that time in your life. Thank you so much for the kind words. Yes it can be hard at times to be an oncology nurse, but rewarding to help someone through their darkest time. Thank you again, and I wish you and your family all the best for the future. Stay strong.

Congratulations!! I am an instructor at ODS and a Nurse. I will already have transferred from ODS when you get there; best of luck in your career!!

I worked on an adult oncology floor for about 3.5 years. We had protocols for dealing with pain. Depending on the patients pain level we were ordered to increase drips, and PCA by 50-100%. We also had great liberty in the use of PRN oral pain medications. This program was championed by our CNS and supported by the hospital pain clinic docs. Patients responded and were rarely in pain. I love working with them and at the facility. 1. From that experience I know that I can increase opioid dosing 50-150% 2. I have done this and was supported by the hospital. 3. We had separate pain protocols for opioid tolerant/opioid naive. 4. I assessed patients paid using pain scales and other means, I also followed up all interventions to ensure all was well.