nicolemy0215 replied to KDansereau's topic in Oncology
I would say the best thing to do is simply contact HR. They can tell you based on your hospital/experience/specialty/etc exactly how much you would make in any position you are interested in before...
nicolemy0215 replied to RoVo70, RN's topic in Oncology
Congratulations!!!! Any "new" situation can make even the most confident person nervous so just keep in mind that every nurse you work with was the "newbie" at one point. My advice is to ask...
nicolemy0215 replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing
Just a thought on that "mentality", although it's common to see the us vs them between nurses and doctors, I've never understood it...we are part of a team. And maybe that thought process could help...
nicolemy0215 replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing
That's the beauty of nursing, we have many options as to what TYPE of nursing we do....I went from ICU/crazy as fu** floor to an outpatient oncology unit...surprisingly just as busy but definitely...
I think that you may be surprised at how differently you view people once you are taking care of them at a very low/weak point in their lives and learn more about them. Don't get me wrong, you WILL...
nicolemy0215 replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in General Nursing
Reiterating the majority of comments...most of the time, we (nurses) are just as annoyed to have to stop what we are doing to make the call as he is to receive the call...but it's pretty much drilled...
nicolemy0215 replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology
Thank you for being so passionate about it. We do have orders authorizing us to do this. And no need for a "pi##ing" match. I'm simply giving a tip that I use and that works. My mistake was not...
nicolemy0215 replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology
To avoid being flicked in the head let me clarify, I did not state that heparin's function/use is to clear a port, I simply passed along a tip that does, in fact, work, despite that not being its...
nicolemy0215 replied to EmBSNStudent's topic in Oncology
I work in outpatient Onc, as a previous post mentioned, outpatient can be difficult due to the array of regimens/side effect management, you basically have to learn an entirely new "drug dictionary"....
nicolemy0215 replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Oncology
Time management is a skill that some of the most experienced nurses struggle with, so don't beat yourself up over that so early on. My outlook (since becoming a nurse) has always been to force myself...
nicolemy0215 replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology
As mentioned in previous replies, positioning your fingers around the port is the best way to ensure you won't miss. Don't be afraid to take your time in that part of accessing. Where you don't want...