Kamilia2010

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1. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

   Kamilia2010 replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

   I am a OR nurse at level 1 trauma center. The ratio is 1:4, 1:5 that is 1 patient at minimum 4 staff. (anesthesia, scrub, circulator, surgeon)

2. how were you able to live (financially) while in nursing school?

   Kamilia2010 replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

   I worked full time 40 hrs/week. I had no choice, as the bread winner of my family, food needed to be put on the table and the mortgage needed to be paid. It was the most difficult time of my life, but working during nursing school is doable.

3. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   Kamilia2010 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

   1. Washington 2. 2 years 3. OR 4. $29/hr 5. $2.5 evening, $3.5 night, $4 weekend 6. Union.

4. What's REALLY with the hospitals using Magnet as a cover for wanting BSN only nurses?

   Kamilia2010 replied to foreverLaur's topic in ADN/BSN

   I have an associate degree in nursing and planning to start my RN-to-BSN program next year. I want to advance my degree, but this is by choice. I understand that many hospitals prefer new grads to have BSN over ADN. However, I don’t believe in for...

5. New Grad RN starting in OR, any advice?

   Kamilia2010 replied to missb1250's topic in Operating Room

   I finished my Perio-Op 101, and been on my own for about 4 month now. As a new nurse starting in OR, my experience was very different. I also work for a level 1 trauma hospital, but from my experience all my preceptors encouraging us to ask questio...

6. How does one get an OR job without experience?

   Kamilia2010 replied to alusik17's topic in Operating Room

   Hi, OR nursing is completely different than anyother nursing position. You have to start new, and past nursing exerience didn't really matter, because nurses have very different functions in OR. The training usually takes 6 month to 1 year for nurs...

7. Anyone over 50 recently hired?

   Kamilia2010 replied to Biffbradford's topic in Career Support

   I disagree, I have associate RN degree and I was hired for an OR residency program at a level trauma hospital. Even if it took 9 month after graduation. Yes I competed with over 300 other applicants (which I am sure a lot of them have BSNs). There ...

8. New Grad First Job Question

   Kamilia2010 replied to SanDiegoCaliRN's topic in New Nurse

   Don't be so quick to believe that new grad can't work in OR. I am new grad (old new grad actually), I got my license in Sep 2010 and unable to find a job for the next 9 month. But I kept applying at OR residency programs at all the regional hospitals...

9. another new grad that can't find work.

   Kamilia2010 replied to missLissRn's topic in New Nurse

   I got my RN license in Sep 2010 and took me 9 more month to find a job in LTC sub-acute unit. I was hired right after the interview. After working in LTC for 2 month, I got call from major hospital for an interview for a residency position I applie...

10. New grad looking for OR job

    Kamilia2010 replied to torzan's topic in Operating Room

    i have posted similar at anther or link. i had 2 or observation opportunities during nursing school and just loved or nursing. i graduated in june 2010 (yes a year ago) unable to find a job. still i applied to any or residency program i can find, ev...

11. New Grad RN-->No Jobs, Then what?

    Kamilia2010 replied to lperkrn's topic in Career Support

    I was in the same situation. I graduated in June, 2010 and got my license in Sep. 2010. Went through the phone book find every hospital in the state called and sent out my resume in paper and applied online. No job! Finally after applying nonstop fo...

12. New RN's...do you have a job ?

    Kamilia2010 replied to pat8585's topic in New Nurse

    i graduated in 2010, took me 9 month to finally land a job in ltc sub-acute unit for night shift. i have 34 beds on my floor, usually with 29-31 pts. at night there is only 1 rn (me) and 3 cnas. got 7 days orientation, but the previous night rn wa...

13. Wow all the rejection letters came all at once today!!!!

    Kamilia2010 replied to Excitedfor2016's topic in New Nurse

    Sorry about your day. I graduated in June, 2010 and only found a job few month ago in LTC. Last week I received a call for an interview at a major state hospital and today I received a job offer for their residency program. Don't give-up just keep...

14. Peri-OP 101 interview-help!

    Kamilia2010 replied to sarafinag's topic in Operating Room

    Hope I am not too late. I have just interviewed with a level 1 trauma center for a perio-op 101 residency program and was asked back for the 2nd interview right after. You need to be prepared for the usual questions: How to deal with difficult pati...