afterseason ASN, RN

Peds PACU & Peds Psych

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About afterseason

afterseason has 1 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Peds PACU & Peds Psych.


"It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand." - Apache

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  1. afterseason

    Help with interview at residential treatment

    Hard to say what type of questions they will ask -- every facility is different. I was not asked psych-specific questions during my interview. Even with my PACU position, while I was asked clinical questions, they were rather broad and, quite frankly...
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    I Love Night Shift

    Couldn't agree more! We just had the state AND corporate come at the same time. They were in every day for almost a week interviewing/quizzing staff, reviewing charts, rummaging through med carts, etc. Thankfully, I dodged it all simply by being a ni...
  3. afterseason

    Chattahoochee Tech ASN Fall 2015

    Good luck, future nurses! CTC offers a great program.
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    Can you become a PACU nurse w/o experience

    I started in pediatric PACU (still in it, too). Just depends on the place!
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    Dating a former patient

    At my facility, there is a 2 year period that must pass before an outside relationship is considered legally okay. However, even then, HR has made it VERY clear that no matter the time-frame, dating a former patient would be HIGHLY frowned upon by th...
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    HELP! Introvert nurse looking into PACU

    I do think PACU is good for introverts. I spend most of my day isolated with just the patient I'm recovering. The only interaction I have as far as families is that I do pre-anesthesia education and consent signing. But that makes up such a small amo...
  7. afterseason

    How to explain reasons for leaving?

    Thanks for everyone's advice. I managed to figure out a few ways to positively explain the situation, and have since replaced it with a better place of employment. :)
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    Going from Cardiac ICU to PACU

    Sorry, that should have said "what TYPE of surgery." The woes of posting from a phone.
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    Going from Cardiac ICU to PACU

    I started in an outpatient peds PACU straight out of nursing school. No prior ICU experience, or any nursing experience for that matter. I've been trucking along just fine. What time of surgeries are your patients having? Will they be vented or anyth...
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    Mantra?... Whats yours??...

    "Don't do what you want. Do what you don't want. Do what you've been trained not to want. Do what scares you the most." This helps me a lot when I'm in a situation that feels uncomfortable, stressful, or maybe just downright gross. It's a reminder to...
  11. afterseason

    What to do about a low ball job offer

    Like others have said, I would take it just for the sake of having it while continuing to look elsewhere. As you said, it requires minimal hours, so you'll have plenty of time to dedicate to continuing your search for what you really want.
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    I can't believe this just happened!!!

    While it can't hurt to reach out to him for purposes of networking, I agree with others that something about this sounds a bit "off."
  13. afterseason

    Feeling Lonely

    It kind of bums me out seeing all these posts saying "I'm not here to make friends." I gotta say -- it's so much better when you do! My cohort was extremely close. It truly felt like family. We laughed together, cried, spent time together outside of ...
  14. afterseason

    Cut my losses or see it through?

    If you have your heart set on being a nurse but find the pacing too much for you, I would try a program that is not accelerated. This allows for more time to absorb the material. If you're uncomfortable with patient care, you may want to try working ...
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    How to get a foot in the door in Peds

    I agree with others who have said to look for alternate routes outside of directly applying to a children's hospital. I currently work for an anesthesia company doing pediatric peri-anesthesia and PACU work at various facilities after the kids have o...