blytheny

blytheny has 26 years experience and specializes in Pediatric OR.

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1. Q re: scrub nurses/tech call

   blytheny replied to blytheny's topic in Operating Room

   Thank you! That's interesting - I agree with call being designated to those with prior scrub experience - an emergency at 3am is no time to sharpen your skills. 😉 If a hospital has a program to train nurses, and the orientation is long &am...

2. Q re: scrub nurses/tech call

   blytheny posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hey! I am a scrub nurse who was a surgical tech prior to becoming a nurse. My hospital just decided to create this job, d/t the tech shortage. (I was often helping out, scrubbing what I could when the need arose.) At first, they just wanted me t...

3. Pediatric operating room/theatre nurse considering moving to UK

   blytheny posted a topic in International

   Hello, it's been quite awhile since I've been on this site! General questions I can't seem to find the answer to elsewhere - For a nurse with 20+ years experience, how is the pay rate in a hospital? Is it different if you're in a specialty like the ...

4. Questions for any nurses working in Tampa/Lakeland/Orlando

   blytheny posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Hi! I don't post much (okay, at all... think I did once) here, but I read on here a lot... haven't had much need to ask many questions re: job hunting, as I've been content at my current hospital for almost 12 yrs. But now my husband and I are consid...

5. ?? for labor & delivery nurses in Triangle area

   blytheny posted a topic in North Carolina

   Hi everyone -- I'm new to these boards, just found them at work. I have a couple of questions re: nursing jobs in the area, particularly for experienced labor & delivery/postpartum nurses. My husband may be interviewing for some positions in the ...