sassy_pants

sassy_pants has 1 years experience and specializes in OR.

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1. New grad in the OR

   sassy_pants replied to new grad or's topic in Operating Room

   I'm in the same boat. First I volunteered at a surgicenter for like a month then I got a job in the OR as a Circulator. We don't have a periop training program so I'm kinda on my own also. My "trainer" literally only trained me for 3 days and los...

2. Perioperative class?

   sassy_pants replied to sassy_pants's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the quick replies! Canedukesgirl, they did not say I needed to take the class. I just want to learn all I can. :) Sorry, I don't have the PM option. I have some knowledge in the OR. I was volunteering full time at an ASC to learn t...

3. Perioperative class?

   sassy_pants posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello, I was recently hired in the OR and I would like to take a perioperative course for RNs. I have been searching for classes throughout Southern CA but have only found 2 so far. One being El Camino College in Torrance and the other is COC in Va...

4. Looking for a resource on natural childbirth...

   sassy_pants replied to KT17's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Check out Ricki Lake's documentary called "The business of being born." Very informative.

5. Tips on surviving through nursing school

   sassy_pants replied to CrazziiRN913's topic in General Students

   I recommend recording the lectures, with your professor's permission of course. You'd be surprised how much information you miss while note taking. It's nice to have that back up and to listen to it over and over so it really sticks.

6. I fainted today in the ICU!

   sassy_pants replied to aismail3's topic in General Students

   Don't worry about it at all! I almost passed out the other day during a C-section and I have one more semester of school left :) I think it was a combination of the burning smell and the visual of the tugging that did me in. I watched another one and...