Day in the Life of a Peds Onc RN

Pediatric Oncology can be an extremely rewarding area of nursing but can also come with some unexpected baggage for healthcare providers. To best serve my patients and practice self care, I had to learn how to best carry the weight.

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Thank god for nurses!

Beloved Mother to many, vented in the ED, waiting over two days on an admission bed who had a documented DNR/DNI.

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Drug Diversion: What's the Deal?

The author encourages nurses to be informed and pro-active in addressing drug diversion that adversely affects their patients.

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"Just" a school nurse rant

A family member of mine was put on hospice last night. I come from a big family so there's about 9 of us sitting in a room and in a lull of silence my mom stands up and goes, "Jennifer, I need to talk to you in the hallway."

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7 Things I Wish Knew Prior to Getting Into Travel Nursing

Travel nursing poses many challenges. You are ALWAYS the new nurse on the block. Here are some tips that helped me as I started travel nursing. What have you found helpful?

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Risk of getting your family members sick?

I am currently working on my ADN right now and i'm starting to learn more about the hospital setting and how it tends to have many pathogens. I have no doubt that i want to be a nurse, but my biggest concern is that i might spread something to my significant other or my children (don't have any yet).

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