ds123

ds123 has 24 years experience and specializes in hem/onc.

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1. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

   ds123 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

   One night I had a patient up in her chair and posied in (when we where allowed to posy patient in chairs) and the TV was on and old movie. I left the room and a few minutes later she was screaming...

2. Am I in trouble?

   ds123 replied to nursetutor's topic in General Nursing

   That is why there are 3 shifts of nurses. We all take care of the patient and if the nurse is "upset", that's her issue to deal with. You did your job and she is responsible for what occurs on her...

3. Anybody work for a Wellspring Hospital??

   ds123 posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   Our hospital is currently being managed by Wellspring Partners Ltd. I am wondering how other hospitals fair after Wellspring has managed them, eliminated many staff positions and completely altered...

4. Please share nurse to pt ratio

   ds123 replied to RADONC-RN's topic in Oncology

   We have 3 RNs. One is the pharmacist and the other 2 work the room starting IVs/ports, drawing blood, giving injections...We have 12 chairs and one bed. We have a phlebotomist in the room too. We...

5. new chemo RN hanging chemo without another chemo RN working

   ds123 replied to sunshinetoo's topic in Oncology

   Did you have chemo training and get certified? 2 Registered nurses should always check chemo before it is hung. They should be able to pull a more experienced nurse to your shift to assist you....

6. Concerned about exposure to chemo drugs!!

   ds123 replied to Soneshine's topic in Oncology

   I too work in a clinic where the nurse does the mixing. All 3 of the nurses in the infusion room mix. We have a Laminar flow hood that rivals the main campus pharmacy. Use your gloves, sleeve...

7. Patient accuity levels for chemo patients.

   ds123 replied to cathy949's topic in Oncology

   Inpatient unit or Outpatient unit? The ONS website in May 2006(?) gave staffing aquity level of 3.8 patients per nurse in the outpatient setting based on a study and aquity tool developed by Sloane...

8. What Freaks You Out?

   ds123 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   VOMIT!!!!!! I can't stand vomit!!!!!!! I am in the pan next to them!!!!!! All my years on Oncology and I still can't stand vomit!!!!! The 20 something young lady who was brought in by EMS for...

9. Almost zero WBC count

   ds123 replied to misti_z's topic in Oncology

   When I started in Oncology 17 years ago (LPN then RN) we used strict Neutropenic Precautions. Things have really relaxed in the past 10 years. Now we post the precautions but the door is open, we...