badgerRN

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1. circulating nurse = "go-fer" with no use for "real" nursing skills?

   badgerRN replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in Operating Room

   I teched in an OR during nursing school. I loved first assisting and scrubbing. My advice is to look at the 2 sides of the coin. 1. Doing your practicum in the OR will give you a chance to see if it is what you want to do and may get your foot in th...

2. RN volunteer EMS and Emergency Dept?

   badgerRN replied to iliketosneeze's topic in Emergency

   I just started as a New Grad at a busy Level 2 Trauma Center. I had never walked into the hospital before I interviewed, and got a job. I have volunteered as a First Responder for a few years, and through that I took opportunities to get extra certi...

3. Tattoos/Piercings in the workplace?

   badgerRN replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Professionalism

   I am not against tattoos, I don't have any, but have dated some people with them. I understand that there are more and more people with tattoos, but the understanding of anyone getting a tattoo should be that healthcare is a conservative industry. Wh...

4. Working conditions at Barrow, Clearview, or Eastside

   badgerRN replied to luvsfallin's topic in Georgia

   I have no personal experience with Barrow, but by reputation I would avoid it, it is so bad, Barrow County drives its prisoners to Athens instead of going just down the street. ARMC has a large Med Surg ICU and a Cardiac ICU. St. Mary's has a small...

5. What are some jobs for a male nurse other than bedside care on med/surg floor?

   badgerRN replied to northmississippi's topic in Male Students