msancheeze

msancheeze BSN

ICU, Operating Room, CVOR

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About msancheeze

msancheeze has 15 years experience as a BSN and specializes in ICU, Operating Room, CVOR.


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  1. Need advice to prep for ED interview

    I am quite sad to update you my transfer to the ED was blocked by my director, citing insufficient time available to train my replacement. I am crushed, however, I am planning on applying to the next round and welcome your feedback on what I can do ...
  2. Need advice to prep for ED interview

    Thank you, The Nurse Motivator! I just used your post to prep for an ED RN training program interview. My interview panel was impressed...and I got the job! I anticipate the transition from OR nursing to ER will be humbling and terrifying, but wit...
  3. Military base contract - what was your experience?

    You are absolutely correct. Side-by-side comparison has a regular staff position as the better deal. No family, I have a day dream of taking my VW Westfalia on the road as a travel nurse. Thanks again for your input!
  4. Military base contract - what was your experience?

    Thanks for the reply, NedRN. Colorado Springs, CO; local contract (I own a home here) at $40 per hour with a 12 month contract, $44 per hour if I decline benefits. Keep in mind it's about $10 more per hour than I would make as a staff nurse at one ...
  5. I have been offered a "local" 12 month assignment at a military base hospital through Spectrum Healthcare Resources. I have never traveled but the compensation seems pretty good for a full time OR RN. Have any of you completed an assignment at a mi...
  6. Job abandonment

    You absolutely did the right thing. I found myself in a similar situation the first year of my professional nursing career and again, just last week. I found it emotionally jarring to have to walk off a job and stand my ground, but I left with my p...
  7. New grad starting in OR...shoe help!

    I rotate between Dansko clogs and high quality running shoes. I spare no expense when it comes to shoes. Also, I'm young-ish, healthy, and fit, but I don't go a day without compression stockings. They make of world of difference at the end of the...
  8. I miss my NEPTUNE

    Still using our Rover 2's for now but in addition to a "Neptune Suction Safety Checklist" that must be verbally completed for each procedure with the time out (if you ever worried about adequate prep dry time, not an issue now...) many of the surgeon...
  9. Best and Least Cases?

    Love vascular and ortho. I'm not too picky but I hate any procedure that starts with "I & D of..."
  10. On-call in the OR

    I would go so far to say that I am burnt out on call. There's just something about being yanked out of my bed at 2am and having to work every third weekend in addition to my 40+ hours per week that makes me want to leave the OR entirely. Harsh word...
  11. I worked with a CST and an RN in the OR who were both veterinary techs prior to their careers in the OR and from what they told me, there was a fair amount of crossover. I would say you have a leg up on the competition. Are you planning on working ...
  12. Anybody LIKE working holidays?

    Some of my best work memories are of working the holidays... Like many have mentioned, the patients and families are grateful, the doctors are nicer, and the one's that are not get a little something extra from the supply room in their unit stocking....
  13. Denver Health vs. Centura Health vs. HealthONE

    Stay far, far away from HCA/HealthOne. Two words: FOR PROFIT. Lowest pay, worst benefits, most expensive health insurance (especially if you have a family), and notorious for the bait-and-switch recruitment tactic - they bait you with a good schedu...
  14. Name Badges Worn Backwards

    I work in surgery so the only time I come out of the "dungeon" is to interview patients or speak with family members. I always make sure my name badge is flipped to the correct side before I interact.
  15. On-call in the OR

    I just transitioned from a small, regional hospital OR where I took over 100 hours of call every four weeks to a large, level I trauma center OR where I take approx 32 hours of call every four weeks. I can count on one hand the number of times I wa...