kinbari08 BSN

kinbari08 has 10 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Pediatric OR Nursing.

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1. Decisions decisions

   kinbari08 replied to Miss_Rose's topic in Operating Room

   This thread is 2 weeks old but I figured I would comment. I agree with others, I would take the OR job. You will always be with a preceptor for 6-8 months and by the end of orientation you should feel comfortable or at least know who your resour...

2. 6 years of med surg, transferring to OR. I am told to prepare for the worst. It's really affecting my anxiety. Any tips?

   kinbari08 replied to Dkmn85's topic in Operating Room

   I also am far from being an extrovert. It takes me awhile to open up to people, but once I am comfortable with someone all is good. I've been an OR nurse for 6.5 years. Every OR has their fair share of strong personalities. There will be coworkers an...

3. Review Resources for CPN

   kinbari08 replied to pedi_nurse's topic in Pediatric

   Hi! I just took the CPN this past Saturday and passed. I used NurseBuilders. They offered a class through my hospital which I took but the exam study guides are available to purchase on their website. I basically studied the exam content outline book...

4. ENT perioperative RN vs L&D OR RN

   kinbari08 replied to ColdHandsWarmHeart's topic in Operating Room

   I work at a peds hospital where we do lots of ENT elective cases. We usually don't do an IV on ear tubes unless the kid has some reason we should do one. But I've placed an emergent IV in many ear tube cases because the kid laryngospasms and cannot m...

5. Transition to Peds OR

   kinbari08 replied to Toast&Butters's topic in Operating Room

   I know this thread's a few months old but figured I'd comment. I started off in an adult OR that did some minor peds cases (ear tubes, circumcisions, etc.) and then transitioned to a level 1 pediatric OR. Lots of things are similar but case wise, you...

6. St. Alexius Bismark,ND

   kinbari08 replied to jinglebellrocks25's topic in North Dakota

   Those units always seemed to be hiring actually! And the hospital doesn't just serve the city of Bismarck. People come from all over the Western and Central part of the state, and also Montana and South Dakota to seek care.

7. St. Alexius Bismark,ND

   kinbari08 replied to jinglebellrocks25's topic in North Dakota

   Good luck to you! St A's was a great place to work for my first job. If it wasn't so far away from home I would probably still be there. I still miss some aspects of Bismarck. All the stores I needed were less than a 15 minute drive away, the commute...

8. St. Alexius Bismark,ND

   kinbari08 replied to jinglebellrocks25's topic in North Dakota

   I'm no longer in Bismarck. I found a job back home in my home state. I was at St. A's for a year and a half. I would not recommend living in Bismarck without a car. There is a bus system but I hardly saw the bus around in town. You can walk places I...

9. Question regarding bovie settings and tonsillectomy.

   kinbari08 replied to ChrisNZ's topic in Operating Room

   I agree with the those saying the coblator. The settings are always in the single digits. One of our surgeon's uses the bovie for his T&A's. The bipolar is set at 12 and the coag at 36. Once he starts the adenoids he asks us to turn the coag dow...

10. How much betadine to prep with?

    kinbari08 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    I too was taught that a messy prep is a good prep. And I too tend to get betadine everywhere, but I've gotten better at it. I'm very meticulous about getting all of the surgical site covered with prep and I think that is much more important then kee...

11. St. Alexius Bismark,ND

    kinbari08 replied to jinglebellrocks25's topic in North Dakota

    moongirl250, just thought I'd let you know, I know you said you planned on applying later this year. St. A's is a great place for a new grad to start. I started as one and really enjoy my job. However I was told by my department head that because of ...

12. Peri-Op 101 Final Exam

    kinbari08 replied to Nurse Neddie's topic in Operating Room

    You can only take Peri-op 101 if you are a) affiliated with a school that will offer the course or b) you are a new OR nurse and your hospital uses it as part of your orientation. I took it as part of my orientation. It's all online and you complete...

13. Peri-Op 101 Final Exam

    kinbari08 replied to Nurse Neddie's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, I think it was 114 questions.

14. Peri-Op 101 Final Exam

    kinbari08 replied to Nurse Neddie's topic in Operating Room

    I took it this past September and my test and fellow classmates' tests were all multiple choice. Definetely go over the modules that you are not as familiar with and read the summaries at the end of each module. I missed passing by 1 question the fi...

15. New grad at St. Alexius in Bismarck, ND

    kinbari08 replied to whatsmyusername_RN's topic in Job Hunt

    There was a produce stand in Kmart's parking lot this past summer till early fall. It's the only one I know of within Bismarck. I remember a sign saying they sold fresh corn on the cob. There might be some out of the city limits but I'm not really su...