sheisbb

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1. OR Nurse Salary DFW

   sheisbb replied to circulatingRN's topic in Operating Room

   I recently attended the one-day nursing expo organized by Lippincott and spoken to few recruiters and one from Texas Health Resources. I am from Singapore, with 6 years of OR nursing experience specialized in orthopedic and spine surgery. I would lik...

2. How many patients are you assigned?

   sheisbb replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Orthopaedic

   Hi, I'm a RN. I have had a short experience working in orthopaedic ward. In a normal day shift (morning and afternoon until 9pm), we have 5 RN and 4 LPN handling the ward load of 52 patients and some 12-15 extended beds. RNs are diveded into 3 gro...

3. Spine Surgery so Scary

   sheisbb posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hello here. Are you reluctant in assisting a spine surgery, as a scrub? In the hospital where i worked, other than the orthopaedic trained orp who looks tough inside out , nurses are very reluctant to assist in spine surgery. We have tried our very ...

4. Specialty team staffing models

   sheisbb replied to Pwarble's topic in Operating Room

   well, I do have some experience with that. i work with a spine team for past 4 years, which run similiar model like what you've decribed. However, due to staff constrain, the hospital cannot affort to spare nurses to that specific model. I'm among o...

5. Arrival in US -- what to expect, what to do

   sheisbb replied to suzanne4's topic in International

   Dear Suzanne, My friend has just passed the NCLEX exam under New Mexican BON which is arranged by the agent. Now the agent wants her to decide which state to go to. Could you kindly advise where is the nice or ideal place to start with? We have lit...

6. Quickest Way for Getting Things Done and Licensed in US

   sheisbb replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration

   Hi Suzanne, I intented to go for USA actually. I have read the information from the BON NY. Notice that i have to send my nursing education details to CGFNS for review before apply for exam in NY. I am now working in Kuching (the cat city), Sarawak....

7. Quickest Way for Getting Things Done and Licensed in US

   sheisbb replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration

   Dear Suzanne, I am from Malaysia. I have a 3-year nursing diploma (after secondary education) and a 2-year degree in nursing (under post-registration program). So does it holds the equal status with the Thailand nursing program? Thank you. bib

8. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

   sheisbb replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

   i am out of school years ago, but still fresh in mind of those sick behaviours. Ppl could juz come late to class and 'bang' the door so loud as if announcing their arrival! that make me sick! once prof decieded to lock the door at 8am sharp (well, p...