PWMOOSE

PWMOOSE

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About PWMOOSE

PWMOOSE has 17 years experience and specializes in OR.


I have been in the OR for 17 years learning from the ground up. I started out as a secretary of sorts and now I am an OR nurse.

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  1. Can you weigh in on contract travel nursing?

    I did travel nursing in the OR for about 6 months at Dartmouth Hitchcock in New Hampshire. It was the best 6 months of my life. I really enjoyed seeing the state as well as meeting new friends at the facility. I went through Clinical One which I don'...
  2. It can be an awful thing to have so much experience and not be able to find a good job. I was an OR nurse for 15 years, and then I had a neck issue that severely messed up my left arm. I can no longer do patient care. I have two Masters Degrees in Nu...
  3. Trying to switch specialties

    Silverbat, Thanks so much, I will definitely look into it.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I appreciate the suggestion,,,,,,,,,,,,,Susan
  4. Trying to switch specialties

    Silverbat, Thanks for the suggestions. I could go on to NP school, however I just finished 2 Masters degrees so I am done with school for a while. These are in Nursing and Health Care Admin,,,,,,,,I have tried to do education but because of my left s...
  5. Trying to switch specialties

    It is a thought if I can find the right genre of nursing,,,,,,,,,,,Thanks
  6. Trying to switch specialties

    I have also tried faculty positions, but they require clinical instruction and patient care. I signed up for Telephonic Case Management, but I can only get satellite internet where I live and they want me to have DSL or Cable. I am trying for clinics...
  7. Reinventing Myself in Nursing

    Thanks for the advice,,,,,,,I appreciate it
  8. Reinventing Myself in Nursing

    I had to have a 3 level fusion in my neck last December. Apparently, I took too long to make the decision to have surgery that I suffer from nerve damage in my left arm and hand. I was an OR nurse for 17 years, now I cannot return to that arena. I am...
  9. Trying to switch specialties

    I really need some advice. I was an OR Nurse for 14+ years since I had gotten out of nursing school. Now, with cervical stenosis, I had to have a 3 level cervical fusion which resulted in left sided weakness and I cannot return to patient care. I am ...