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    HemOnc RN resident and posterior fossa syndrome

    Hmm I wonder if it has anything to do with the diagnosis. I'm a new oncology nurse as well and I've given reglan without benadryl
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    How do you administer your chemo?

    Thanks! Aren't a lot of the ALL protocols for adults at least 2 years as well? We are using the volutrols hospital wide but I feel like it's not super safe for the chemo. They only hold a finite...
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    Chemo labs

    I'm pretty curious about this as well. I know with lots of chemo we of course look at their CBC, but after that it's hard to know which labs I need to see for which chemo and what to
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    Why pediatrics?

    Ya know, Turkey seen extractor isn't something I ever though about but now I'll probably never forget it
  5. I'm kind of curious about this but never could find anything on this specific topic. How are nights like on pediatrics? How does it compare to
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    What's night shift like in pediatrics?

    That 7 to 11 time is definitely relatable on adults so that's nice. It's like we have vitals, evening meds, and assessments to do and chart and that doesn't include anything extra like pain meds or...
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    Weight based calculations

    I just gotta say that a 5 year old weighing 14 pounds sounds super funny to me
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    Day in the Life of a Peds Onc RN

    It definitely seems like a field not for most people, but the ones it is made for absolutely love what they
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    The Underestimated Benefit of Ancillary Staff

    The staff makes it so much better! I was at a place that only had nurses and a secretary. No nursing assistants or phlebotomy. My new place has secretaries, nursing assistants, and a lab team who does...
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    What's night shift like in pediatrics?

    Something I'm enjoying about nights is having less people pull you in a million directions. On the other hand, it's hard because you have fewer resources. IV therapy leaves out hospital at 10 so if an...
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    Opportunities in Pediatric Public Health?

    Congrats! I'm a recent grad myself and have been working for a bit but public health is interesting to me. I know there are nurses who do well baby visits, immunizations, education, etc. Not sure how...
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    Got the Job!!! (Health Dept.)

    Just dropping in to say how encouraging the thread has been. Most public health nurses I know love their job and enjoy the work they do, which says a
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    Visiting Nurse for Newborns

    If you still need one, or anyone reading this does, there is the possibility of Nurse Family partnership if your state or county has it. They follow the mother and her newborn from birth to 2 years,...
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    Nurse Family Partnership

    NFP sounds really awesome! There is one near me and it seems like a great place to work. Though that can be a lot of traveling in a
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    Career advancement?

    In our county it is PHN, which requires a Bachelors. That's on its own pay scale. Then Senior PHN and then Supervisor. There are more lateral positions that open up once you move up as
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    PHN pay- what do you do?

    I know in my county they start around $70,000 and eventually cap at $100,000. That's for a California county
  17. Hi all. Something I was curious about while reading about Public Health are the types of positions. Nurses in the hospital and other areas tend to have the flexibility (at least in my area) to do...
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    Part-time in Public Health?

    Thanks a ton again! The working from home time to time sounds amazing. Also you mentioned barring emergencies. Something that really interested me even before nursing school was outbreaks and...
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    Part-time in Public Health?

    Thanks! It's nice to hear how it works there. The local county places near me seems to work similarly. They can work from home time to time though. I guess it depends on how you feel about the job...
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    What do you love about your job?

    I definitely see the first point. The pace in the hospital is so hectic that I feel like things like discharge teaching get left behind. Thanks for the
  21. Hi all. Reading up more about the different fields of nursing now that I'm entering the end of school, and starting PH/community health soon. So I'm just curious, what are some things you love about...
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    Tips to Become a Writer/Editor?

    Thanks for this! Didn't even know the site hired
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    8 or 12 hour shifts

    I guess it all depends on the type of work and how many hours you work in a week/pay period. 12s are tiring and nice now, so I wonder if I switched to something like public health or case management...
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    If you left floor nursing...

    During school we spend a lot of time in the hospital. That's where most of us want to go at first. Nurses in the women's and children's fields seems happier but if that's not your thing and you don't...
  25. Whether it be ED, NICU, peds, case management, public health, or one of the other dozens of specialities, how did you know which one was the best for