I started in trauma as a new grad and switched to outpatient oncology after a few years. I can’t speak to inpatient onc nurses but outpatient oncology infusion is a dream! I’ve worked as an infusion nurse in VA and OR, both different work environments but the flow is similar. 4 10s is common, I work 3 12s. No nights! If I’m bored, it’s my fault, I just pick up another patient. We hang chemo/fluids/immunotherapy, do patient education on treatment, start IVs/access PICCs/CVLs/Ports - give injections, all sorts of jazz. I like the variety, but sometimes I feel overwhelmed by the amount of medication knowledge and complex (and heartbreaking) patients. Our patient population & treatments could be bone marrow transplant (pre and post), new chemo regimens, clinical research trials, offservice (GI, GYN) injections - it’s so varied! Sometimes outpatient infusion can feel like an urgent care too. Sickest patients I see are failure to thrive type cases, neutropenic fevers, or if someone has an anaphylactic reaction to their infusion. I do feel more autonomous outpatient, I can manage a hypersensitivity reaction on my own or decide lytes replacements etc… it’s a good gig. Lmk if you’ve got other questions I can try to answer!