mswim

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1. Proposition for a Nursing Revolt

   mswim replied to PintheD's topic in General Nursing

   I am with you....I am with us all.... So what are we all going to do.. we have this huge forum with thousands of nurses from all over the country. Let's not say we are going to do it...Let's do it.

2. Chronic vs. Acute

   mswim replied to mswim's topic in Urology

   Sorry Tish88, I will answer your scheduling question. You are correct the during the six week block in schedule, i have 2 weeks that I will be on call. One of the weeks on call it is for 3 days during the week, and one of the weeks I am on call ove...

3. Chronic vs. Acute

   mswim replied to mswim's topic in Urology

   Thanks everyone for your info...I went for my shadowing today armed with lots of questions. There are currently 7 nurses on staff, they are hiring 2 more including me at 30 hrs or 3 days week. The also have a rule on hours straight worked. Your a...

4. Male nurses hired faster?

   mswim replied to Chemistry Sux's topic in General Nursing

   To OP: Don't stop asking questions on this site. It is a good way to get information about many different perspectives in nursing. I do think it has been my experience that male nurses have the edge so to speak...I don't know if they make more $ b/...

5. Male nurses hired faster?

   mswim replied to Chemistry Sux's topic in General Nursing

   In all honesty there were 7 male nurses in my nursing school class. If anything I think they were preferred at our school. We had one gentleman (not all of male classmates were like this) he would show up late to clinical, and not in the proper uni...

6. I did a very stupid mistakes today. I forgot to clamp the saline line...

   mswim replied to Datu's topic in Urology

   Did it. The first time was the last time though! But you will get over it!

7. Dialysis nurse hours/shifts..

   mswim replied to Marshall1's topic in Urology

   I think it depends on the center & patient census. I currently work 3-10's supposed to be 12's. We are opening up Tue/Thur/Sat so schedule is changing. I was supposed to work 4 10's when we opened to 6 days a week. But now they are saying w...

8. Interested in the specialty...

   mswim replied to Guest27531's topic in Urology

   I think most units require that you have at least 1 year hospital experience. (it sounds like you have many more. Most places will train you even with no experience. I don't think that you have to work on a renal floor. Renal patients have cardiac...

9. Chronic vs. Acute

   mswim posted a topic in Urology

   Hello, I currently work in a chronic dialysis clinic. I have applied for a job at a acute dialysis unit. What are pro's con's to acute dialysis vs. chronic. Do people like there acute job? How is the on-call?:)

10. Chronic Dialysis unit to Acute Dialysis?

    mswim posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last year after being burned out on a med-surg floor I decided to take a job in chronic dialysis clinic. It was good decision. Even though chronic dialysis is far from perfect...It was better than my med-surg job. (They actually closed my floor 2 w...

11. Trying to obtain OR position any advice

    mswim replied to mswim's topic in Operating Room

    what states? They perioperative course that I applied for did not require experience on the job either. I am saying these other applicants had some specialized clinical time in OR which I cannot get.

12. Trying to obtain OR position any advice

    mswim replied to mswim's topic in Operating Room

    No this class does not include OR time. I have tried on several avenues to get OR by doing and internship and no one wants to have anything to do with it. The class is part of surg tech curriculum so it is not a AORN course. I have been on the AOR...

13. Trying to obtain OR position any advice

    mswim posted a topic in Operating Room

    I graduated nursing school in Dec 2008 and started a position on a Medical-Surgical Floor since everyone states you need that year to ground your skills. I was really interested in OR, or possibly ICU. I tend to be a really detailed oriented OCD p...

14. Advice for New Grad starting in Peri-OP OR

    mswim replied to Team Player's topic in Operating Room

    where did you get your job? I am trying to get in an OR with no experience.

15. I still haven't found what I'm looking for

    mswim replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

    In your shoes!. I actually just finished a year plus 4 months of med-surg. It is way to crazy. I have up to 8 patients as well with team nursing. It has gotten worse with the economy with the supervisors cutting us down to minimum staffing to st...