Rayray15

Rayray15

PACU, OR

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About Rayray15

Rayray15 has 2 years experience and specializes in PACU, OR.


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  1. I can't face 265 ?'s again....help!!!

    I'm sorry to hear about not passing. The first time I took nclex I had over 100 questions and failed. I also had a job lined up and unfortunately the offer was taken back. It wasn't my ideal dream job but it was in the city where I wanted to live. To...
  2. How many of you both circulate AND scrub?

    I work at a level one trauma hospital and the majority of the staff are rn's who scrub and circulate, however we do have some ST. As rn's in the or there is no "I just scrub" or "I can only circulate". With OR experience or not we all go through our ...
  3. Tips about getting into this specialty

    I worked on a medical floor for 3 months as a new grad then switched to recovery. I worked in recovery for 9 months until a got an interview at a big teaching hospital that took nurses without OR experience. I think me working in recovery helped me...
  4. I work at a large level one trauma center and part of our green light process is that the patient must be checked in by the or nurse in preop before the patient can go back to the or, for the exception of emergency cases. Anesthesia cannot bring the ...
  5. New RN just hired into PACU

    I was kinda in the same situation as you. I worked as a RN though for 3 months on a medical floor and then transferred to PACU. I was still considered a new grad, but you can definitely do it! After 2 months of orientation my manager made me pm charg...
  6. What is the job market like in WA?

    I am also a new grad but from Illinois and just moved out here in Dec. I just had two interviews last week and Seattle Children's and Swedish Medical Center. Both are hiring but you have to check weekly because they only post new grad positions liter...
  7. Interview for ortho/neuro position

    MJB2010 gives excellent advice. I would look up the mission and vision of the hospital. I know on my last interview, which they ended up hiring me, they appreciated that I knew it and somehow incorporated it into my interview answers. Also a lot of s...