confettireads BSN, RN

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   Hiring process?!

   confettireads replied to skfmf77's topic in Job Hunt

   I called HR twice, after my thank you and follow-up email with the director... I hope this helped show my interest! To this day, no word yet. The wait is agonizing! I'm not sure if there's anything I can do at this point.
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   Hiring process?!

   confettireads replied to skfmf77's topic in Job Hunt

   skfm77 I am on the same boat. I had an interview two weeks ago today with director of the unit, and had my share time last week. The interview and share time were both successful, in my opinion, and I thoroughly enjoyed the share time experience. Th...
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   NICU volunteer

   confettireads replied to brandi2007's topic in NICU

   These are great responses, brandi2007! Not a student anymore, but I sure wish I knew this all before starting nursing school. I wish you best of luck in your nursing studies and future NICU career! :)
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   Sad Day....

   confettireads replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

   You must be from the East Coast, as one of the female students from the university I live directly next to passed away after being hit by an SUV at an intersection. I heard this from my sisters (both alumni) hours after hearing about Las Vegas. A sad...
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   Operating Room Nurse: Roles

   confettireads replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

   chief76, it looks great on a resume! I'm not entirely sure if you have access with student membership, but standard RN memberships have access to the Guideline Essentials AORN Guideline Essentials - Association of periOperative Registered Nurses so ...
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   Operating Room Nurse: Roles

   confettireads replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

   chief76, good luck to you as well! You should also join AORN with a student membership, or wait until you are a full-fledged OR nurse. I checked the AORN website, and it looks like they have a discounted price for new perioperative personnel! Check i...
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   Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

   confettireads replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

   Call The Midwife. Though, I've tried to finish the series several times already and I keep dropping it around the time Chummy returns from Africa. Maybe I should just read the book instead?
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   What does your username mean?

   confettireads replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

   Favorite compression socks. :)
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   I was just offered a spot in the New Grad program at the ER of my dreams!!

   confettireads replied to HermioneG's topic in Emergency

   Congrats! Not an ER nurse, but definitely wanted to give you some love and encouragement. I'm definitely like you in that I am an "upward line" person as well, so I can definitely relate. You've got this, and you will excel in ER nursing! Happy for ...
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    confettireads replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

    You know you're a nurse when your spouse doesn't get any sleep because you want to show him/her all of the "gross" medical-related posts on Instagram and Figure1 before bed.
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    Is it possible to work and go to school at same time?

    confettireads replied to sfwant2beRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

    When I was in pre-nursing studies, I worked and studied part-time. For me, this was taking only two classes a semester- one "easy" (humanities) and one challenging (math/science). And if the classes were all "easy," I took three instead. This seemed ...
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    Fall Semester

    confettireads replied to Marysan767's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I agree with Simplistic. I'm more of a humanities gal, so in my opinion two science AND math classes will be rough! Grades are a big part of nursing school admissions, so you want to aim for all A's in the next semester(s)! I would advise you either...
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    Operating Room Nurse: Roles

    confettireads replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    BethCNOR, I cannot thank you enough for this information. I am a new graduate nurse preparing for two OR interviews in the coming week, and this about sums up what I learned in the perioperative elective from nursing school. Let's hope for a good out...
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    What computer system do you use in the OR?

    confettireads replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in Operating Room

    As far as I know, EPIC. Not working as an OR nurse yet, but I've been working in the same hospital for over a year now and have observed the perioperative nurses and other personnel using EPIC. So far so good when working on the floor! Not sure how i...
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    Favorite OR specialties

    confettireads replied to countrygirl1234's topic in Operating Room

    Does anyone have experience with ortho? I am particularly interested in this OR specialty.