North Woods Nurse

North Woods Nurse has 16 years experience and specializes in ER, SANE, Chemo/Onc.

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1. Employee HEalth Surveillance Program

   North Woods Nurse replied to North Woods Nurse's topic in Oncology

   Thank you greenerpastures. We are in the process of updating policies for all employees. We do admit in-patients receiving oral chemo and those who have recently had IV chemo. Our OR staff has also...

2. rituximab infusion rate (calculation)

   North Woods Nurse replied to Mr. Green's topic in Oncology

   We work with pharmacy to use the current infusion standards. For Rituxan, regardless of how many cycles, it is always 1:1 concentration, started at 50mg/hr and ramped up another 50mg/hr every 30...

3. Employee HEalth Surveillance Program

   North Woods Nurse replied to North Woods Nurse's topic in Oncology

   Thanks LGP, we are a hospital with outpatient services. We do not have a specific employee health program to take care of this, yet. That's what I am working on. I appreciate hearing what your...

4. Employee HEalth Surveillance Program

   North Woods Nurse replied to North Woods Nurse's topic in Oncology

   Your google link brought me less information than I already have DatMurse. If you can provide information as to what your facility does, I would appreciate

5. Employee HEalth Surveillance Program

   North Woods Nurse replied to North Woods Nurse's topic in Oncology

   Anyone out there work for a facility that has an employee health surveillance program for staff handling hazardous drugs?? I tried other resources and it seems no one else is doing this yet. IF that's...

6. Employee HEalth Surveillance Program

   North Woods Nurse posted a topic in Oncology

   Our facility (hospital with outpatient infusion center) is creating an employee health surveillance program to monitor employees at risk for exposure to hazardous drugs. I am having a hard time...

7. Service animals in Infusion Center?

   North Woods Nurse posted a topic in Oncology

   Looking for advice on what others have done when a request has been made to bring a service dog that is "in training" by a patient to an Infusion center where chemo is administered. Our facility...

8. Protocols for pre-chemo labs?

   North Woods Nurse posted a topic in Oncology

   Hi, new to the group and I apologize if this has been discussed already. I am trying to find protocols on doing labs prior to infusing chemotherapies. We are an outpatient Infusion Center accepting...