kellyanne

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1. Is it just me or all nurses??

   kellyanne replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately we are in a position that requires us to report to work "come hell or high water". I truly believe I have no blood in my body, but black coffee. I too walk off my symptoms. I spend a majority of my time pushing my mother into a mammogra...

2. ER and OR in Chicago and NY

   kellyanne replied to ph_rn_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I have been working in the OR for about 2 years. I started after graduation from nursing school. It is a totally different field of nursing than working on the floors. I love my job, but when it comes to salary at my hospital..I'm am better off looki...

3. Blood transfusions

   kellyanne replied to Lulu_camel's topic in Operating Room

   From my experience with transfusions, the circulating RN's responsibility is to verifiy pt info and the blood product info with anesthesia. Two people are need to verify info. Included is pt name, ss#, blood bank armband, and blood product info. Af...

4. Further advancement

   kellyanne posted a topic in Operating Room

   I am a 92 graduate of nursing school and have been working in the OR. Even when I was in school, my drive was focused on the operating room. I liked other aspects of nursing, but my heart lied there. with all this talk about job placement and status,...