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I want your take on the recent oncology drug shortage we are experiencing now. Drugs like cytarabine, leucovorin, thiotepa, etoposide, bleomycin, doxorubicin, and cisplatin. During our last GI tumor board meeting, I heard about clinics in the midwe...

Im really interested in the use of medical marijuana specially for our oncology patients. NJ Governor Christie just signed the bill last Jan of 2011. Though there are still a lot of questions to be answered from production, distribution, dispensing...

Its the clinical trial NCT00112658. Combination Chemotherapy as First-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer first designed in 2005 and later updated last May of this year. We have used this regimen in a number of patie...

Im just curious....do you guys use a techoff cath for IP chemo or are you now using "mediports"? Im trying to look at FDA approving "mediport" for IP use? Have you heared/read of anything about this? I want to know your general practice in IP chemo a...

I just took my ONC test today...and Im happy that I passed...anyone planning to take the test? I would advice to obtain a copy of the Core Curriculum book...the study guide was most helpful...dont be discourage you may not get all the answers right.....

Never too late to take that big step Congratulations, you deserve it mine will be submitting a clinical abstract for the Spring ONS congress in PA i got 2 months to work on it cant help to procastinate

Congratulations :balloons: feels really nice writting the words bethchpn RN BSN OCN

GOOD LUCK!!! tom is the big day I bet you will pass with flying colors

www.amazon.com have it you can look at it online find out any institution around your area that offers ONS review classes...if not ONS have review classes every fall and spring during congress this fall its in Chicago...and spring next year is in Phi...

Im really so sorry for your dilemna. Finding a new school is tough specially in the Philippines. A lot of the schools mass produce nurses. Sad to say there is no QC anymore. Im an alumni of UST. Im not in a position to say that its the best school fo...

youre are right...you can get it from www.ons.org or at time Amazon.com good luck in your exams...

well, thats really good for wanting to learn what they said is true...those cert from Pi wont be accepted here, but the experience will benefit you in the future try your big local hospital if you are willing to spend, Philippine Heart Center et al h...

Hello I really do know have any idea what it is like working at Sloans. But I can tell you this...i love working in a comprehensive cancer center like MSK. The nursing education is endless, the clinical research is way beyond what you expect...INPA...

It depends...i work in an outpatient/ambulatory setting...its not depressing as people think...if you are working inpatient, well thats different...we are a comprehensive cancer center and we do clinical research, thats challenge for me...

I dont know I feel that you should have a solid backround in medical/surgical nursing to be a good oncology nurse irregardless of subspecialty you want.

deat paula, thanks for the davice...i do met the requirements...and i will be filling for my application next week...i just bought the 3rd edition of the Core Curriculum book...the bluprints for the oct test is base there...i have been trying to get...

i will be taking my ONC come fall...i just want some feedback/advice from those who have passed their ON certication. I dont have that much exposure to oncology nursing but then im going to try to take the exams and hopefully pass. want to know ques...

thanks for the advice...well i just hope that i too will pass on my first try...im just confident to take the exams just because its reference base and not practice base as compared to med-surg board cert...i really do appreciate the advice...and you...

I heard from our staff development that our hospital is expecting 50 nurses from London and 30 nurses from Israel this summer. It's surprising because our hospital has been recruiting nurses from Asia mainly the Philippines for years but unfortunatel...

Im happy for you...congratulations...remember, always keep on learing...doesnt mean that on you have passed the board everything is A-OK...its just a start...welcome to the club... UOTE=dlhommer]I can not believe it I actually passed!!!!!!!!holy crap...

funny...i take the bus when i was in nursing school...would you believe I now drive a Land Rover Discovery brand new year 2004 only after 1 year of working as a RN...oh by they I car pool during that 1 year

thats interesting...when i was reading the visa bulletin, i have this perception that the unfilled quota for the fiscal 2001-2004 will be given to those visas that was pending prior to the tentative closing last year...so i would assume that those 5...

email is not a bad manner...if you want to ask more questions you can phone them too

\ they may have expanded their assistance from the last time i checked. that was 3 yrs ago...the specialize in travel nursing assignments...i would be more confident if i apply to the hospitals themselves or a healthcare system...they are agency...th...

so are you here now?