nurse__joy

nurse__joy has 5 years experience.

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1. Interview advice for an experienced oncology nurse seeking to transfer

   nurse__joy replied to nurse__joy's topic in MICU

   Hey, I know it's been over a month, but I just wanted to let you know that I got the job!! I had my first welcome/orientation session today. Thank you for all your advice and tips! :)

2. Interview advice for an experienced oncology nurse seeking to transfer

   nurse__joy replied to nurse__joy's topic in Critical

   Thank you for the advice! I'm just now seeing your comment because I'm horrible at checking this account. I got the job and started orientation today! :)

3. Interview advice for an experienced oncology nurse seeking to transfer

   nurse__joy replied to nurse__joy's topic in Critical

   Thanks! I just now saw this. Fortunately I got the job and attended my first orientation day today! :)

4. Interview advice for an experienced oncology nurse seeking to transfer

   nurse__joy replied to nurse__joy's topic in MICU

   Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply!! I'm definitely planning to play up the chemotherapy certification in my interview, especially given that our unit has to occasionally administer multi agent chemotherapy regimens for patients in the MICU....

5. Would a transplant recipient be on the same strict neutropenic precautions as an AIDS pt?

   nurse__joy replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

   As an oncology nurse who also has experience with transplant nursing, I would say technically no. True neutropenia is generally considered to be an ANC (absolute neutrophil count) of less than 1.00. Typically you'll see that more often with patients ...

6. Interview advice for an experienced oncology nurse seeking to transfer

   nurse__joy posted a topic in MICU

   Hi! I've been an inpatient oncology nurse for nearly five years. I've always worked as an oncology nurse, and I have both a chemotherapy/biotherapy certification and my OCN. I've always wanted to do ICU nursing, but it's difficult to get your foot in...

7. Interview advice for an experienced oncology nurse seeking to transfer

   nurse__joy posted a topic in Critical

   Hi! I've been an inpatient oncology nurse for nearly five years. I've always worked as an oncology nurse, and I have both a chemotherapy/biotherapy certification and my OCN. I've always wanted to do ICU nursing, but it's difficult to get your foot in...

8. Can I please get a Parking Spot!

   nurse__joy replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital has a large parking garage for patients and visitors that we're not supposed to park in. It's a flat $5 daily fee, but staff members are not supposed to park there even if they're willing to pay. It's understandable in my mind since we're...

9. Feeling Overwhelmed & Incompetent

   nurse__joy replied to newgradpedsnurse's topic in New Nurse

   Hey! New grad here w/ about six months of experience. I usually give all my morning meds and just tell my patients to take them with a small sip of water if they're NPO per procedure. The general surgeons at my hospital are fine with this and usually...

10. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    nurse__joy replied to Bell13's topic in New Nurse

    Austin, TX (does not pay very well b/c the market is oversaturated w/ nurses) New grad/1-2 yrs home health aide experience $22.18/hr + $1.90 differential for evening shift (1500-2300), $3.00 differential for night shift (2300-0700), and $2 differenti...