TinyDancer760 BSN

TinyDancer760 has 11 years experience as a BSN and specializes in CVOR.

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1. advise requested

   TinyDancer760 replied to Josh-n-tn's topic in Travel

   I've been traveling for a couple of years. I concur that the 1 year of RN experience in the specialty you want to travel in will be necessary to get placed. If you have to move for work, you might consider finding a hospital that will pay relocation ...

2. Only floor work as traveling nurse?

   TinyDancer760 replied to KN1977's topic in Travel

   Case management travel positions are out there. I think you can find almost any specialty as a travel nurse. I have even seen travel nurse manager postings. I travel as an operating room nurse, but positioning patients and moving beds and equipment a...

3. Floor to the OR?

   TinyDancer760 replied to Reaz's topic in Operating Room

   When I graduated from nursing school I also thought I wanted to be a CRNA. I went straight to the ICU, worked hard, got my experience, then I married a soldier and ended up in a town hundreds of miles from any anesthesia schools. I am now an OR nurse...

4. Attn: Nurses hired into the OR within the last 6 months to a year!

   TinyDancer760 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

   I just got accepted into a perioperative 101 program that starts the end of this month! I am very excited. I have been a nurse for 6 years and have worked in a variety of areas in that time, but this will be a whole new skill set for me. I would like...

5. what is a typical patient load like

   TinyDancer760 replied to readytobeanurse's topic in LTAC

   I worked in an LTACH for a year. I worked both shifts. On days typical patient load was 4-5 and nights was 5-6. Previous to working in the LTACH I was an ICU nurse. Time management skills for me was a huge learning curve going from 2 patients to 6. L...

6. Advice about NP

   TinyDancer760 replied to vschick's topic in Post Graduate

   I was 22 when I graduated from nursing school. I went to work in an ICU right away. I have done this type of work for 2 years now. I am getting ready to apply to graduate school to become a nurse practitioner. The program I am interested in is a ...

7. USA BSN/DNP program

   TinyDancer760 replied to kenyohunt1's topic in Post Graduate

   I am late learning about this program and did not apply for fall, but I intend to apply for spring. For those of you who attend this fall I would be so appreciative if you would share your experiences in the program. I will apply for the emergency ...