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I just went down to SP and asked to borrow one of their books. After a couple of weeks of studying I paired up with a scrub and he quizzed me for the next few weeks. It worked great. I personally...

If you decide to make a change in your specialty the OR is a great place to work ... but not for everyone. I also work in a county jail as a nurse which is completely different form both the OR and...

I agree with ORoxyO - Find the closest teaching hospital and go through their internship program. That is what I had to do before transfering to a private hospital. Good luck!

I am in a Trauma 1 hospital and we have 1 circulator and 1 scrub with the exception of bad trauma cases. The pediatric hospital next to us always has 2 of both.

I live an hour away from the hospital. For the first 3 years I didn't mind the drive at all (three 12 hour shifts a week) and the unit was okay with the travel time for call shifts. A few months ago...

My best advice is to ask your preceptor if there is anything they do that they feel strongly about. This helps them feel like you are willing to learn and will most likely get them to back off a...

$2.50/hr to be on call. 3 hour minimum if called in

That is a tricky question. What are your concerns? Are you feeling intimidated, or just unhappy while at work? I have found that I love to work in certain services and dislike others. Give us a...

Safety depends entirely in the facility you are planning on working at. I feel completely safe at work. You are going to need to spend a significant amount of time reading posts on this forum to find...

In addition to good documentation I would suggest keeping a written journal at work. This can provide support for your claims if you ever need it.

In my opinion, nursing is not necessarily proficiency in a certain set of skills - but instead it is a way of thinking, problem solving, communicating, and knowing where/how to find answers. All of...

In our OR each RN is supposed to sign up for 5 call shifts. How it ends up working is about 1/2 the staff takes 10 shifts/month and then a few months later we switch. It works great for preventing...

Our hospital policy is to keep the bone at -70 degrees for up to 2 years. I had to look it up to be sure - seems like a very long time to me.

Either too concerned about their lack of knowledge to try, or too arrogant to listen to constructive criticism. Either way, they halt their own progress and frustrate the rest of the staff.