One-Basic-Girl

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1. DHMC Perioperative Nurse Residency

   One-Basic-Girl replied to Heartaflutter's topic in New Hampshire

   I had only 10 months of med-surg experience before going into the program - which did not help for the program but helped when I was hired in an OR of a smaller hospital where there were no residents or students helping all the time. OR nursing is v...

2. New graduate question

   One-Basic-Girl replied to jessicarami's topic in New Nurse

   I graduated in 2006 and several of my classmates went directly into specialties - ED, ICU. Though I knew I wanted OR, I was told I needed the one year med surg experience. When I was not happy there, after 10 months, I found an OR with a training p...

3. Preventing call-ins

   One-Basic-Girl replied to Brandi,RN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with not.done.yet - if the time is there because it is part of the compensation package then it is there to be used as they see fit. I will occasionally take a day I feel something coming on to call out and rest - less exposure to others and...

4. How do other ORs allocate call

   One-Basic-Girl replied to Celia214's topic in Operating Room

   Recently we started using a staff meeting to pick numbers, then pick call for six weeks taking turns - going in ascending numerical order the first round, descending numerical order the second round, and the last round either ascending or a new pick ...