Dove87

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1. Curve up or down?

   Dove87 replied to IamSusan's topic in Operating Room

   I also towel roll on the back table, but on the mayo I have all my instruments with the curves up. I have had nurses say it is easier to pick up if the curve is down and vise versa. It's a personal choice really. Aubgurl makes a good point about the ...

2. What is a good job to go to from the OR? I cant find a job.

   Dove87 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

   Pre-admission surgical screening for elective procedures, PAR, endoscopy, surgical floor on the ward

3. New OR Nurse and feeling overwhelmed...

   Dove87 replied to astrn's topic in Operating Room

   I am also new to the OR and am also experiencing similar hazing and the unfortunate expected OR culture behavior. I knew going into this, that the OR would require me to have a thick skin, expect that not everyone is going to like you, and that it wo...

4. Best and Least Cases?

   Dove87 replied to ACaring&Sweet,Rn's topic in Operating Room

   Love: General, Plastics, Ortho Hate: Urology, Gyne A lot of the love/hate has to do with the team (surgeons and nurses), you always can tell when you are going to have a good day or a bad day based on the team...

5. Being late to work...

   Dove87 replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

   One of my biggest pet peeves! I just find chronic lateness so rude and inconsiderate to the nurses who have just finished a loooong, grueling night shift especially, and all we want to do is give report and go home. On our unit, we had a chronic late...

6. Skills you don't miss from floor nursing to OR

   Dove87 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi everyone, just reading through some posts and I am happy with how many people who have entered the OR have found their passion and really do love their job. It has me thinking about how different floors and specialites require their own skill set ...

7. How long did it take for you to find a job after graduating?

   Dove87 replied to wrenRN06's topic in New Nurse

   Graduated May 2011, passed the boards in June 2011, got hired in September 2011. It definately was not easy. I was able to get an interview by writing an email to the nurse supervisor on the ward that I had preceptored on before graduating. She then ...

8. Charge nurse with less than a year RN experience???!!

   Dove87 replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Management

   I am a new RN with 4 months experience in a per diem role and I have already been thrown into the role of charge nurse on a busy med-surg ward when staffing is always an issue on several occasions. The first time it happened, I laughed and said, "are...

9. vancomycin and peripheral iv's

   Dove87 replied to newrn05's topic in Med-Surg

   I remember having to hang a loading dose of IV vancomycin for one of my patients. It was to be run over 90 min, though I like to run it longer than that given it is so irritating to veins...so I made sure the IV was patent, hung it, came back after 4...

10. Casuals: Experiences and # of hours you work

    Dove87 replied to Dove87's topic in General Nursing

    I am from Canada, and yes casual, per diem and prn are all the same thing. I was hired to pick up sick calls, vacation relief time and any other vacancies that come up, therefore I get called non stop. There were no set hours that the manager expecte...

11. Casuals: Experiences and # of hours you work

    Dove87 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad and have recently been hired for a job floating between med/surg wards. I have been at this job for 3 months and have been picking up a lot of shifts, which is great. I typically get called twice a day to work the next day shift and t...

12. dumbest nurse in the industry.

    Dove87 replied to sarahg88's topic in New Nurse

    I can relate to what you are feeling. I am a new grad myself and I have found the learning curve and the added responsibilites to be both great and also anxiety provoking. Some days I feel like the stupidest person on the floor - I'm thinking things ...

13. RNs who choose/like being casual

    Dove87 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I am also a casual and I am liking the flexibility that it offers. I have been at this job for about 2 months now and I often get called 2 times a day to work that night or the next day. I find myself sometimes avoiding the phone call all together be...

14. Support group for CRNE June 2011

    Dove87 replied to akardan's topic in CRNE

    I passed!!!!!*wineIm from BC, so happy! Hang in there everyone. Mine was in a large white envelope and had 2 papers in it, one congratualtions letter and a certificate stating i had successfully competed the CRNE.