Our unit has the CNA/LNA scrub (they are called OB Techs) and the RN as circulator and PACU (we recover on the unit). Our OB techs have 5 weeks of training in the OR by CSTs. Our RNs complete the AORN Periop 101 course for OB and are trained for 7 we...
How about something dealing with skin to skin time at birth? We have started a skin to skin in the OR for sections and that has been very successful. I believe it was just presented at AWHONN.
I am in the northeast and we are saturated with new grads too. I only was able to get one interview and I just heard that I got the job :) When I interviewed she said that there were hundreds of apps and so they went right off the top and chopped any...
I have worked 30+ hours and have a large family all while completing a 15 month accelerated program so it can be done. I agree with the previous post.. plan ahead.. plan meals, plan homework, study time, family time, chores, laundry, everything. Tapi...
I did well. got a 79.6 which translated to a 97% chance of passing. I am glad I did well because I don't want to take it again, but I am not putting too much stock in it because it's not really like the NCLEX in that it doesn't change questions based...
auditor for documentation and coding, consulting, reviewer for accreditation (spelling?) organizations or even the state, educator for chronic conditions. Case management. Just a few ideas. :)
We just took it. Focus on prioritization. There was a lot of which pt do you see first type questions. Unfortunately not cut and dry and that requires you to know about the different systems and disease processes.. hard to study for that. there was a...
You can do it!!! flash cards.. drill drill drill.. learn the classes and the suffixes common to each class like -olol for beta blockers etc. then you can usually (not always) figure out what the drug is for or what it does by knowing the class. Once ...
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Oh dear! sorry that post does sound awful scary. I'm not tryng to scare you.. and I think it's more that being a mom makes this all super stressful, not because the kids need to be taken care of but more the guilt that I can't be with them as much be...
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I had to drop from 40+ to 20 hours (my job is in healthcare) I also have a supportive husband to help with the kids (4) and I can tell you flat out... find a way to do it without working, or find some kind of work that is SUPER flexible. Nursing scho...
there are many nurses who are also coders.. we are auditors.. generally you would be better off looking on the coding sites like aapc or similar.. but since I am here.. UHC is notorious for delaying via denial.. take it to a second level appeal, pho...
Did you try Bayside Village? http://baysidevillagemaine.com/ This is a short walk to campus in Portland, just a few blocks. A lot of students live there. Very reasonable.