Johnsla1

Hi I'm two months in and having similar issues. My orientation was supposed to be eight weeks with one preceptor, it turned in to three different ent people who do things very differently, which was very confusing. It was also only 3.5 weeks before I was put in to regular staffing. I'm still lost. We mix our own chemo so I'm very slow. I also STILL do not have a good resource to tell me which drugs to wait for the renal panel to come back on before starting. I am very frustrated. It doesn't help that my IV skills are still not great, I've been in an office setting for several years. Now, my manager is going to work with me and I'm freaking out about being fired.

Hi! I'm new to oncology and am working in a chemo infusion center. I was wondering if there is an easy way to remember which drug you need to wait for a renal panel to come back on, versus just checking the CBC?

Hello! I am considering a career change from acute care nursing to endoscopy nursing. I am also in the process of considering getting pregnant in the next 1-1.5 years. I was wondering if any endoscopy nurses had feedback on risk of exposure to radiation/ etc. in endoscopy. The facility I am applying for does ERCP and the position is strictly procedures, I would not do pre/post procedure care. I am just trying to get a feel for the safety and if this is something I should go for in my career now, or if it's better to wait until after I have a baby to lower my risks.