nurseannika

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1. too nice/quiet for the OR?

   nurseannika replied to QHnurse07's topic in Operating Room

   Hey I'm kinda like you, a little shy, unconfident, and I work in the OR. However, I work in an outpatient surgery center (never the hospital OR) and all of our doctors are really really nice!!! Only one or two have yelled at me (out of 9 surgeons) ...

2. Brand New OR Nurse - Any Advice?

   nurseannika replied to Scorpio, MSN, RN's topic in Operating Room

   I've been working in the OR for about 18 months now in an outpatient facility. I did not have a formal orientation. I definitely lucked out with nice staff AND nice surgeons. I would definitely recommend buying a perioperative nursing book. Also, ...

3. How do you organize your day?

   nurseannika replied to supernova004's topic in New Nurse

   I've been out of the hospital for about 18 months now (been a nurse for 3 years), but I always felt like I was pretty organised as a new grad. I usually arrived to work about 15 minutes before report. This would allow me to collect all the pertinen...

4. Bummed Out- Leaving OR

   nurseannika replied to Joe Nurse's topic in Operating Room

   don't leave quite yet! I was a nurse for 2 years before I transfered to an outpatient OR. I've been in the OR for 8 months now and I'm just starting to feel like I'm getting it, but not quite, still. And I've been a nurse for almost 3 years. Are...

5. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

   nurseannika replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

   It was in July. the Res wrote an order which said to "change sheets". What a POS.

6. Am I qualified to become an Informatics Specialist

   nurseannika replied to RN_Wannabee's topic in Informatics

   I have been an RN for nearly two years. I worked in a University hospital for 18 months where we used computerized charting, and now i'm working in a elderly HMO-type clinic where we still use paper charts, but some of our records are online, i.e., ...

7. PACE programs (LIFE programs)

   nurseannika replied to Wgbem's topic in Geriatric

   I just got a job at ElderPlace in Seattle. We use the PACE model. It is really amazing. I'm still learning the whole system which will take a year to get to know, but for now I think its great, especially for the future of our population and healt...

8. I want to do something else

   nurseannika replied to smileysenior's topic in New Nurse

   hi there, sounds like you're on a really really busy floor with perhaps some staffing issues? how long have you been a nurse? anyways, I was in a similiar situation, except I worked 12-hour days. I never had to work a night shift, I totally lucked...

9. Patient/Family Complaints

   nurseannika posted a topic in New Nurse

   I recently received my first official patient complaint in which they complained to my nurse manager. They said i was really nice and sweet, but that I just did not provide enough care for them. Apparently I didn't offer them towels and a clean rob...