truejewel82 replied to truejewel82's topic in General Nursing
Ahhh you see!! Ok so they are claiming 8,10,12’s cannot work, which I think is a load of bs bc plenty of OR’s function this way. There are 13 of us on 12’s that will try to fight it bc we love...
truejewel82 replied to truejewel82's topic in General Nursing
Exactly, 10 hour shifts will become 4 12’s. According to them the census is low , with the shortage it doesn’t feel that way. What I actually think will happen is that we will end up working more....
Hi All, Many of you who work 12 hour shifts know how that is one of the greatest perks of nursing. I received a bomb when I got the news that in 8 weeks they were changing our schedules to 10 hour. I...
I honestly haven't heard the best things about AM. They don't have the highest pay rate but they are a big company and they have lots of assignments. My friend used them and said she had to really...
truejewel82 replied to eastcoastsun's topic in Operating Room
I feel the exact same way. I've been in the East Coast with almost 3 years experience, in the OR. I don't want to stagnate at my hospital. It's a great teaching facility and I've learned to scrub and...
I'm so disgusted by this issue. To think that I've spent so much time and money taking care of my body by taking anti-oxidants, staying away from aluminum products and cancer causing agents...just to...
truejewel82 replied to allie83's topic in Operating Room
Wow orientation only 12 weeks??? that's insane. And not to mention not too safe. Are you scrubbing and circulating? ooffff....I can see why that would be very stressful. First of all whoever is the...
truejewel82 replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room
Our OR has a wonderful OR educator...She does alot of work actually, since her job is more in management level there is alot that goes on behind the scenes that we don't see. but, besides that she is...
Yes I agree with the above statement, we are looking into some really difficult times where, retired nurses are coming back to work and people are holding on to their jobs, and hospitals all over are...
I got into the Nursing program (RN)back in 05', with a 3.9 gpa and lowest they took was a 3.6 that semester. If you have a perfect gpa then getting into the LPN should be no problem. Even if you have...
truejewel82 replied to jsnj2009's topic in Operating Room
I believe those are in NJ right? I am in Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, NY. I dont' know which I could suggest at the moment...last I knew my hospital was on a hiring
truejewel82 replied to jsnj2009's topic in Operating Room
I did an externship in the PACU and was hired in the OR with open arms. It's always nice to get grandfathered in, and since the PACU and OR are under the same Peri op unit it helps to get your foot in...
I've heard about people applying before grad but noone will look at you without a license now, not during these times. I applied for jobs after passing the NCLEX. I realized during my first interview...
THis is definitely low hiring season...on top of that the hiring freezes are not helping...I've done some reading around here and it could take up to six months for some people....but don't give up...