LovedRN

LovedRN BSN, RN

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About LovedRN

I am Asian.

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  1. Well I went from correctional to surgery. That's like apple and orange. Totally different. I learned everything new. Nursing school can't teach you that either. Here is how I got in: 1. I know someone in the surgery department. 2. OR manager was lo...
  2. If you know someone from the inside. That's how I got into the hospital after correctional facility. Talk to your old nursing school friends, etc.
  3. Calling OR Nurses in CA!!!

    LA county stands by pay just went up this year to $5/hr! Yeah. ?
  4. I am working as an OR RN and if I have to choose between ST and RT. I say go for RT. There are days that I just want to walk away and don't go back.
  5. Bully Scrub Techs

    You have union? Talk to the union if you have it. Supervisors/managers will do something about it when it comes to the union. Good luck.
  6. Been OR nurse for 6 months..not sure Im happy.

    If you really need to switch, I say go for pre procedural. Does pre procedural needs to be on call? My guess would be no. The distance would be the same. But new set of people. PACU needs to be on call too. So that would not change much except people...
  7. How easy is it to lose a license in correctional setting?

    Easy to be named in the law suit but a little bit hard to lose one. Except if you are at fault. Inmates sue the correction faculty often. Every nurses who came into their contact will be named. If the claim is more than $3000 your name got send to t...
  8. Quit my first nursing home after 1 day!

    My is bad but not as your.
  9. Do you recommend Geriatric Nursing for RN

    I mentioned the high turnover rate because I wanted to let you know that you can try it out and if you don't like it you can quit.
  10. Do you recommend Geriatric Nursing for RN

    LTC is my first job too and I don't have any experience. I am sure they will hire you. You can quit any time you want. LTC has a high turnover rate. At my LTC there are only a few people who were there before me.
  11. Is your central supply room locked on the 11-7 shift?

    I have all the keys. But when I opened the supply room, I couldn't find what I need. I asked and the answer was that they haven't order the supply yet.
  12. I hate being a Nurse

    I know what you are talking about. I work night shift and I have 95 patients. (one LVN to help me, though).
  13. What do you do after getting lab results in at a LTC

    If it is normal, you don't call MD, fax it, and put it in the chart. Write on the nursing note what you did. On the lab paper write date and time when you faxed it with NNO. If it is abnormal, you call the MD. If no one is answering the phone, you le...
  14. 1st RN Job, feeling discouraged and disappointed

    I have only worked at my LTC for 4 mths. There are only a few people who were there before me (by a few month). My LTC sounds like yours. I will leave if I got other job.
  15. I want to work in the OR

    Congrad!!! When I read you post, I was going to suggest that you try to apply for small surgery center position. But you got the OR job. Congrad again.