If it is more fast paced than other med surg floors i wonder if i wouldn t do better starting out on a general med surg floor since i tend to be a little slower than most at first.
Surgical oncology med surg floor temple hospital.
Medical oncology is part of a comprehensive approach to treating cancer.
Chemo can cause cardiac issues as can some cancers like pheochromocytoma cancers can be anywhere and manifest as complications as just about any system and cancer hits every type of person and none of their pre cancer conditions go away.
One piece of advice wisdom i always keep in mind with onc is that onc is everything.
I really do like the idea of working in oncology though.
At my hospital oncology is a med surge specialty floor.
Med surg nursing requires attention to detail excellent multi tasking skills and a level head under pressure.
The ratio on days is 4 5 good day or 5 6 if its a bad day.
Some cancers are treated with drugs alone while in other situations they may be combined with radiation therapy or used before or after radiation or surgery.
Pnt professional nurse tech med surg surgery telemetry ortho oncology 02 2012 to 12 2012 citizens medical center victoria tx.
This onc floor is also gyn too.
The board certified fellowship trained surgical oncologists of university surgical oncology part of the university of tennessee medical center s cancer institute work closely with a team of physicians at the cancer institute including medical oncologists radiation oncologists pathologists radiologists plastic reconstructive surgeons genetic counselors oncology nurse navigators and.
On the floor your vital signs may be taken every few hours rather than being constantly monitored as you would be in the critical care areas.
Med surg floor nursing every hospital has a plethora of nurses assigned to the medical surgical med surg floor making it one of the areas of highest need in the nursing field.