blue42

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1. neuro nursing

   blue42 replied to blue42's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone for all your helpful input. I actually just graduated last May and took a job in the recovery room. It is very interesting and challenging, but I am having some issues with a lot of aspects of the job. Mainly, although I am learning a...

2. neuro nursing

   blue42 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have always been interested in neurology, and was just wondering if any neuro nurses out there could tell me how working on a neuro floor is any different than other med-surg floors. Thanks!

3. typical day of a pacu nurse

   blue42 replied to blue42's topic in PACU

   Thank you so much for the helpful advice. I can see how being on a med surg floor first would help with invaluable experience you can't get from nursing school. You get to see so much and I'm sure it would make you a better and more competent nurse....

4. recovery room

   blue42 replied to blue42's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the great input. I think I might shadow a nurse for a day in recovery room if they will let me. I am confused about being on-call, though. Is it every single weekend and every single night? I guess it depends on where you work. Than...

5. recovery room

   blue42 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was just wondering if any recovery room nurses could tell me a little bit more about their jobs. I am a senior nursing student and didn't get much clinical experience in this field, but from what I saw I am interested. I posted in the periop sect...

6. typical day of a pacu nurse

   blue42 posted a topic in PACU

   I am a senior in nursing school and am interested in finding out more about recovery room nursing. In my rotations we were only in surgery for 2 days and only spent about 10 minutes in the recovery room. I thought it seemed interesting, though, and...