OrthoRN1979

OrthoRN1979 has 5 years experience and specializes in Orthopedics.

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1. Best way to avoid bedside care?

   OrthoRN1979 replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

   Yep. This is why I stay away from inpatient. I get paid less, but I work M-F 8-5, no holidays, overtime is my decision if I need it to keep up with patient needs. My boss is phenomenal and my job satisfaction is very high. Of course I still have ...

2. Best way to avoid bedside care?

   OrthoRN1979 replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in a SNF for 10 months after graduation prior to landing my job in a clinic. A clinic job was my "dream job" because it fits well with my background prior to nursing. However, I think my time in the SNF helped me transition into my current...

3. LTC's are a joke

   OrthoRN1979 replied to baygrl11's topic in Geriatric

   I worked in a SNF/LTC for 10 months after graduation. I hated it and it made me question my love of nursing. I felt incredibly unsafe with so many patients. We had a general nurse/patient ratio but that was almost never adhered to. One night I ca...

4. New Career-Second Bachelors

   OrthoRN1979 replied to csi4eyes's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I didn't attend any of those schools (I'm from the west coast), but my BSN was also my second bachelors. I did my ASN first because it was more cost effective and then did an RN to BSN bridge that was mostly online. I worked about 20 hours per week...

5. Most surprising/shocking/interesting thing you've seen

   OrthoRN1979 replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

   Not much exciting happens where I am. But on more than one occasion, we've had patients remove their cast at home and then wonder why their fracture doesn't heal properly. That thought process just baffles me......

6. What am I doing wrong in my job search? Advice please?

   OrthoRN1979 replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in Job Hunt

   Depends on the hospital. I worked with a bunch of new grads in the SNF (SNF would be better than LTC), by a year they had all migrated to various hospitals, so it's possible. I went to the clinic setting and the job I applied for said 3 years exper...

7. Need some reassurance

   OrthoRN1979 replied to OrthoRN1979's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your kind words. I do know that he appreciates me. I'm lucky to have a boss that constantly tells me how much he appreciates me. In fact, it was a fight for the clinic to hire a nurse for him. They all felt nurses were too expensive...

8. Lucky he was constipated, or he'd be dead

   OrthoRN1979 replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   Not a patient per se, but my bosses wife went to the hospital for signs of a possible PE, she had recently had surgery. They ended up finding out she had cancer (not related to the SOB she was having). It probably would have festered for a long tim...

9. What am I doing wrong in my job search? Advice please?

   OrthoRN1979 replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in Job Hunt

   I graduated 5 years ago and it took me 6 MONTHS of constant applications to find a job. I had previously worked for two other major hospital systems (one while in nursing school) and couldn't get in at either after school. Even with 8 years experie...

10. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    OrthoRN1979 replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    I dated an airline pilot at one point, and he and I discussed this. The pilot has control over who uses the emergency kit in the plane. It's not meant for use by flight attendants, only trained medical personnel. If the pilot calls for medical vol...

11. Need some reassurance

    OrthoRN1979 replied to OrthoRN1979's topic in General Nursing

    Not really, the only other thing I can think of is that when I started at the job, I had only a year of experience. I settled in nicely, but I was the first nurse they hired so there were no policies or procedures in place. I combed through the nur...

12. Need some reassurance

    OrthoRN1979 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for about 5 years now. I've got a pretty awesome job working for a surgeon in his office. I do mostly telephone triage and post-op office visits. My boss and I work well together and he always gives me positive feedback and so do ...