AmyLiz

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1. Call: how often?

   AmyLiz replied to bjlesm's topic in Operating Room

   The hospital where I work has the OR staffed 24/7, but even so, everyone (except the "outpatient/ambulatory" staff take call (the hospital has a Level I Trauma Center). We're assigned call, but most people who want extra can get it from the people w...

2. Good OR orientation programs.

   AmyLiz replied to blacksea pebble's topic in Operating Room

   Here in southwestern Ohio there are several hospitals that have OR training programs. A couple in Cincinnati & a couple in Dayton that I know of are really good. I am in an internship right now & have been really happy with it.

3. Counting Policy

   AmyLiz replied to kmh2000's topic in Operating Room

   We use pre-printed sheets for counting our instruments. We use another pre-printed sheet for counting sponges & blades/needles. It works quite well for us.

4. Path to Flight RN

   AmyLiz replied to JonP's topic in Flight

   This is straight off of our hospital's website for their requirements for nurses who want to apply for flight nurse positions: Education - BSN required or actively pursuing. Licensed to practice professional nursing in the State of Ohio. Certificatio...

5. New Grad starting in OR

   AmyLiz replied to DLangston's topic in Operating Room

   I graduated from nursing school this past November. I started an OR internship at a local hospital last month. It's important that the hospital you work at has a good training program. If you interview for a position in the OR, be sure to ask abou...

6. No Motivation To Study For NCLEX

   AmyLiz replied to land64shark's topic in New Nurse

   Heck, I didn't study much either. Didn't have any motivation to study until one of my friends failed it. That lit the fire under my butt to study a bit! :) I really only studied for about a week...a few hours a day (ok, maybe 1-2 hours a day...i...

7. Do New Grads get hired in CCU, ER, ICU, etc?

   AmyLiz replied to Vanillanut's topic in New Nurse

   Depends on the hospital. A classmate of mine is now working as a new grad in an ER without any prior experience (other than observing once in nursing school). A few of my former classmates are getting into ICU, NICU, CICU through internship program...

8. Buttonholing

   AmyLiz replied to GeauxNursing's topic in Urology

   I work for a large clinic (24 chairs, total of around 150 patients). We have several buttonholes that are just fantastic...really easy to pop those needles in. Others...well, we had to give up on because they would just NEVER establish the tunnel! ...

9. Resumes

   AmyLiz replied to frogger828's topic in New Nurse

   You can start looking at the job boards now. Maybe start sending those resumes out in February or so. I graduated at the end of November & some folks started sending them out in late September, early October with some good results. Others wait...

10. hard to deal

    AmyLiz replied to PLTSGT's topic in Urology

    Not sure if this is possible for you, but in our clinic we have a few pts who have issues with clotting who cannot be on heparin (and some who have clotting issues even with heparin!), so we put them on a saline drip at 200cc/hr per plum pump hooked ...

11. I'm A Nurse!

    AmyLiz replied to AmyLiz's topic in General Students

    Thanks! :smiley_aa I'm still on cloud nine! It's been a long, hard road! Now I just have to pass the boards!

12. WWYD? Phlebotomy

    AmyLiz replied to krenee's topic in General Students

    That is WEIRD that your school doesn't teach venipuncture! I don't know of any hospitals around my area that teach you...they figure if you passed nursing school, you know all the skills. I'd definately take a class, just to get some experience. ...

13. I'm A Nurse!

    AmyLiz posted a topic in General Students

    Just had to share...I got pinned last night! :smiley_aa It was such a neat ceremony. I was on the pinning committee, so I was in on the planning, but it turned out so much better than I imagined! Everyone I talked to said how impressed they were w...

14. Advice for entering students

    AmyLiz replied to mshep12's topic in General Students

    Well, people did tell me this, but you never seem to believe it...until you get there: You will have no life while you are in school. Forget about cleaning, cooking, etc...you won't have time. Especially if you're working as well. I'm almost thro...

15. carrier molecule for glucose

    AmyLiz replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    Usually glucose molecules diffuse by simple diffusion, but GLUT1 is a passive transporter found in erythrocytes and GLUT2 is found in the liver. Both are involved in importing glucose quicker than by the simple diffusion. Is this what you're look...