RollingThunder

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1. Anybody work at Flagstaff Medical Center?

   RollingThunder replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona

   I've worked at FMC for four years. It offers an outstanding work environment with excellent nurses and physicians that treat nurses with respect. Management treats us well and address issues when they arise. I am proud to be an FMC employee. It w...

2. Wishing to work in California, from another state

   RollingThunder replied to suzanne4's topic in California

   one month? dream on...the california board of nursing doesn't even want to correspond with you about licensure until you have waited at least six weeks. i turned in everything on july 13th (including the set of fingerprints that you failed to mention...

3. Opportunity to join the Heart Team

   RollingThunder posted a topic in Operating Room

   I have a couple of questions for some seasoned veterans (or whoever will indulge me). Some background...I am six months into a circulating position with a 16 bed OR. I am actually a very humble person, so this is out of character for me to say, ...

4. OR circulating travelers

   RollingThunder posted a topic in Travel

   Are there any of you who travel and only circulate cases in the OR? I'm six months into the job as a new RN and want to travel in the future. How limited will my future opportunities as a traveler be by not being trained to scrub? This is actuall...

5. Travel nursing opportunities in PSYCH

   RollingThunder posted a topic in Travel

   Does anyone know about the demand for TRAVELING PSYCH NURSES and what requirements are generally met before pursuing such an endeavor? Is the pay about the same as more traditionally medical-surgical or acute care settings? Any input would be appre...

6. Advice

   RollingThunder replied to gemi's topic in Travel

   Just out of curiosity are you in Hattiesburg, Jackson, or the Coast? I am a new nurse (OR) and want to get to traveling ASAP (after a year of good experience) and would like to get the type of experience that you are getting now.

7. considering OR traveling

   RollingThunder replied to mtnrunnerRN's topic in Operating Room

   You've got a deal. (insert a hand shake) It will be within the next one to two years that I begin to travel (if I can manage the learning curve...I've only been an RN since Jan. 24th of this year). Every RN that I am rotating thru in my training i...

8. considering OR traveling

   RollingThunder replied to mtnrunnerRN's topic in Operating Room

   Do you mind me asking what areas of the country that you worked in because in the future, I would like to travel but RN's only circulate at my current hospital as we have an abundance ORTechs. Also, what companies did you travel with?

9. Grading Scale For Your Nursing Program........

   RollingThunder replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

   Graduated in December 2005: University grading scale and College of Nursing were VERY different: A=100-93 B=92-85 C=84-77 Below 77=Repeat the course Two Below 77's during the course of the program=Try a new major Clinicals were pass fail and did NOT ...

10. Are OR nurses in demand?

    RollingThunder replied to RollingThunder's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the advice. I hope that I wasn't misunderstood, I am not looking to sign up with a company and hit the road as a green RN and make a fool out of myself. I actually think that I will probably stay right where I am for a very long time, I ...

11. New OR RN needs help

    RollingThunder replied to RollingThunder's topic in Operating Room

    Perhaps my original post lacked enough details. IMO this unit and it's management really seem to be on the ball. Yes, I have a formal educational coordinator (who is very nice, BTW) and an extensive orientation (several months). I have not been as...

12. New OR RN needs help

    RollingThunder posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hey everybody, I am a new RN (graduated BSN Dec. 2005 and passed boards Jan. 2006) starting orientation today in the OR of a local medical center. Where can I get a head start on learning some of the terminology, tools, etc. conducive to survival of ...

13. The big test!!!

    RollingThunder replied to Lasoniamacaroni's topic in Operating Room

    I started my first day in the OR today and I am a new nurse. They asked me in the interview why I wanted to work there and I mentioned something like I was looking foir a dynamic team atmosphere. The team atmosphere comment clinched the job for me ...

14. Are OR nurses in demand?

    RollingThunder posted a topic in Travel

    I am a new nurse orientating in the OR. I understand that I need a good year or two to be competent enough to travel. Is the demand there for traveling OR nurses?

15. What is the most pay you have brought home in a 2week period traveling?

    RollingThunder replied to psych1's topic in Travel

    I am orientating in OR and like it so far. I am a new RN and reside in a compact state. Does anyone know about the need for OR travel nurses? Are they in as much demand as say a ICU or ER RN? I want to travel but don't want to get the wrong exper...