MeiLana

MeiLana

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About MeiLana

MeiLana specializes in OR.


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  1. I will try to make this as vague, but detail pertinent, as possible. I had a physician yank something out of my hands this week, yell at me in front of the entire room, and bully ahead into the procedure before timeout was even begun. He'd been rus...
  2. You know you're an OR nurse if...

    You know you're an OR nurse when other nurses ask you why you are holding your hands "up" after washing. YKYanORnurse when ..... ....you think reusing a hand towel in your home bathroom is not acceptable. ....you wonder if kitchen dishes can be obtai...
  3. New Grad Nurse looking to get into Periop Nursing

    I've heard a similar cost-per-training quoted to me -- where do these numbers come from -- how do they break down?
  4. Warm up jackets mandatory

    We are doing this at our facility, as well. We are short on enough to go around and enough of the right size. I think they're going to order more and push that we fully convert to wearing the jackets at all times.
  5. Can you have piercings in the nursing program?

    Something to consider -- many hospitals will not allow visible piercings (or tattoos) like that. My hospital's dress code policy goes so far as to discuss not only piercings/tattoos, but what colors of hair are allowable. I acknowledge I'm in a sli...
  6. compensation in your state

    I'm in an area where starting pay for Nurses goes anywhere from $21-$26/hr and a 1 bedroom will start around $800-$1000. Welcome to the DC Metro and surrounding areas. You cannot live alone in a safe area and have a Nurse's salary, IMO. The furthe...
  7. lithotomy before induction?

    We had this very discussion recently and that's not how I'm being taught for every reason you said, plus most recent textbook is stating otherwise.
  8. General/National Status?

    I received a communication this week referencing an OR RN and CST shortage locally and nationally and that even traveling OR nurses are in short supply. I was surprised that this is the case. I'm new to OR (still in training) and I thoroughly love ...
  9. On Call ?

    I think OP is trying to figure out what she's in for and that's admirable so she doesn't become one of the statistics that train and then quit... ..and 2nd -- you're completely right about being on-call and not sleeping. I used to take call and I'd...
  10. Veganism and the pursue of nursing

    I toy with veganism -- I'm still on my journey to get there. I follow the writings of Ginny Messina who is a registered dietician and vegan, and has written about the myths of soy, the current thought on "complete proteins", things like where B12 ca...
  11. This is just too much

    If you've only been there 3 months, is it possible to look for another job on the premise you've not held this one? I've read other threads where people have suggested the same. I don't know how legal it is (disclaimer) but when I applied for my cu...
  12. Two months in...

    I'd really love some pointers on online resources, apps, sites, quizzes! --Mei
  13. I'd love to know what city (and agency) you're working in/for. I used to live in Ohio and find this interesting.
  14. How much trouble am I ? Scale: 1 to super fired

    Haven't quite read all the comments, but when does rank give license to be "mean"? Then she ripped you a new one when you apologized (which I wouldn't have done, btw...). In the language of pack and herd animals, you've just told her, by your behavi...
  15. New grad over 1 year and a few months

    I also agree. I took, and encouraged my classmates to take, several PRN jobs. When I was offered a first full hospital acute care position, I was told that the work I'd done _COULD_ disqualify me from an internship/residency, but that they would wo...