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1. New Grad in OR struggling

   cpkRN replied to StringOR's topic in Operating Room

   You sound just like I did when I started out and I'm now an OR educator and in leadership with our national organization. I was passionate about my job and knew I didn't want to be anywhere else. I had a CRNA tell me I would never make it, that I ...

2. Saying I'm Sorry

   cpkRN replied to guest358111's topic in Spirituality

   Even if you take out the religious part, it's still moving. I felt the power of this story and I hold no religious beliefs. Bravo!

3. What do OR nurses do anyway?

   cpkRN replied to greyL's topic in Operating Room

   Your patient may be asleep for an hour or even much longer, but you are ultimately responsible for that patient on the table. You may not start IVs or directly give medications (other than drawing them up and delivering them to the sterile field) bu...

4. Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

   cpkRN replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Safety

   We are part of an assigned team at my facility also. I don't expect it to be family utopia, in fact, I know that staying through a hurricane will probably be worse than the 9th layer of you know where. It is, however, part of my employment agreemen...

5. Operating room procedures/meds?

   cpkRN replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Operating Room

   I work in a smaller community hospital and do mostly general, GYN, and ortho cases. The drugs I see most are: Marcaine (0.25% or 0.5%), Marcaine with epi, Ropivicaine, Lidocaine (1% or 2%), Lidocaine with epi, Bacitracin, Depomedrol, Thrombin, Van...

6. New Grad Pay in Louisiana...

   cpkRN replied to Katie71275's topic in Louisiana

   Area hospitals offered me as a new grad RN (BSN) 19-25. I make in the middle of that range. The higher paying hospitals here in New Orleans actually have pretty bad reps, so if you come here, do your research and forget about the dollar signs.

7. New OR nurse needs some advice

   cpkRN replied to smiggers's topic in Operating Room

   Orientation is technically 6 months. I was hired for a smaller facility but trained at the big "parent" hospital for the first 2.5 months. I've been at the small hospital full time for 2 weeks now and it's almost like starting over. I'm also someo...

8. New OR nurse needs some advice

   cpkRN replied to smiggers's topic in Operating Room

   I have also been in the OR for 3 months and was hired as a new graduate. I still feel stupid and inadequate on a daily basis, but we (myself and the other new hires) have been told that it's normal to feel that way for a long time. Many say even 2 ...

9. Patient care tech interview with Ochsner Hospital

   cpkRN replied to BreeNOLA's topic in Louisiana

   You're very lucky! Lots of applicants out there right now and many of my fellow students are upset that it's so difficult to even get called back! When I interviewed a year ago, it was basic questions: What is your biggest weakness? Biggest strength?...

10. LSU BSN

    cpkRN replied to mdv0731's topic in Louisiana

    That's not true. A large number of people do come in from BR because they want to continue their education at LSU, but everyone is weighted the same when it comes to admission. It's just a rumor propagated by the large number of people who do come...

11. LSU BSN

    cpkRN replied to mdv0731's topic in Louisiana

    LSU will set up times for you to get everything done. You'll get emails and such detailing how to get your background check done, where to buy your malpractice insurance, etc. They'll pretty much walk you through the entire process. It was all don...

12. LSU BSN

    cpkRN replied to mdv0731's topic in Louisiana

    You won't start clinicals until your second semester. That's when you'll need your CPR card.

13. LSU BSN

    cpkRN replied to mdv0731's topic in Louisiana

    Class schedules are already up: http://nursing.lsuhsc.edu/AcademicSchedule/ClassSchedules/Fall%202011/Fall%202011%20Class%20schedule%20preregistration.pdf If you have Ab Psych, you'll have the Tuesday phys lab, if you're not taking Ab Psych, you'll h...

14. LSUHSC CARE Program Information

    cpkRN replied to altbsn2010's topic in Louisiana

    NolaRachel: you might want to run this by someone at the school first. I know they'll take Delgado credits for Abnormal Psych, but I just have no clue what they'll really do for anatomy. I had straight A's across the board in Delgado A&P I and I...

15. LSUHSC CARE Program Information

    cpkRN replied to altbsn2010's topic in Louisiana

    Physiology will be a challenge no matter what. Just don't get blindsided from it. Nobody finds it easy. I breezed through phys at Delgado and kept thinking there was no way I'd have trouble or fail a test at LSU like everyone told me. It made me ...