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1. UC Davis Sacramento

   marie88 replied to marie88's topic in California

   Thanks a lot....

2. UC Davis Sacramento

   marie88 posted a topic in California

   Can anybody tell me how's UC Davis? is it nice to work? good benefits? good pay? nurse friendly? Pls, any info, advice, help is much appreciated. thanks in advance...

3. North and South California

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   What about the salary and cost of living in North/south Cali? Why is it best to live in northern Cali? I heard there are lots of fun living in Cali, there are mountains, lakes,and beaches. Which is good to unwind after work. Which hospital is the bes...

4. New to USA operating room

   marie88 replied to marie88's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks a lot Tracy, We are using wilson frame and four post frame depends on the surgeons' preference. We use jackson table and the ordinary OR table depends on surgeon or pts wt. For positioning x3 pillows under shins, padding and scd. One more ques...

5. New to USA operating room

   marie88 replied to marie88's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks a lot Tracy. You are really lucky to stick in one Doc and one service. If I am like you I would be happy. I'm sure you master the ortho cases. Thanks for sharing the syntes web, it is very helpful. I find myself more comfy in gen. surgery alth...

6. New to USA operating room

   marie88 replied to marie88's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks to all of you , for encouragement. I usually take notes during surgery but sometimes it is always busy and I'm running out of time. Our surgeons preference is not as good as where I came from. I really love OR so I'm trying to learn as I can. ...

7. New to USA operating room

   marie88 replied to marie88's topic in Operating Room

   Hi Zuzi, Thanks to your encouragement. I'm a bit confused with some of the srews and plates they are using in ortho. How do you differenciate which implants are you going to use for hands, feet, long bones etc? What about long intruments for laminect...

8. North and South California

   marie88 replied to marie88's topic in California

   Thanks a lot, that's very helpful of you;)

9. Filipino nurses in Cali

   marie88 replied to marie88's topic in California

   Thanks;)

10. Filipino nurses in Cali

    marie88 posted a topic in California

    Hello, I heard that there lots of filipino nurses working in California. I'm here in Arizona and I'm new to USA and the only filipino in the OR. I feel so lonely at work that's why I'm thinking of moving to Cali. I'm doing some research. I have some ...

11. North and South California

    marie88 posted a topic in California

    Can somebody tell me the difference between northern and southern Cali? How much is the rate for nurse, the cost of living? Do you think where is the best place for a family of 5? What can you say about Riverside area? Thanks alot.

12. New to USA operating room

    marie88 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi everyone, I'm new in USA, I been working in UK in the OR, I usually work in outpatient surgery where I was doing scrub and circulate in ophthalmic and ENT cases. Now I'm here in USA, they put me in main OR, which is 17 OR suites. I was so overwhel...