Kat12340

Kat12340 has 5 years experience.

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1. Starting new position as inpatient nurse educator, what can I expect?

   Kat12340 replied to Kat12340's topic in General Nursing

   The main educator has 10 years of OR experience. I have 6 months of OR experience off orientation. I interviewed with the education department and they are aware of my lack of skill experience. Having OR experience was not required for t...

2. Starting new position as inpatient nurse educator, what can I expect?

   Kat12340 replied to Kat12340's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I was offered the position after the panel interview. I will be working under the main educator.

3. Starting new position as inpatient nurse educator, what can I expect?

   Kat12340 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I'm a BSN nurse with only 4 years of experience: 2 years within telemetry; 1 year in OR; and 1 year in remote utilization management. I chose to switch jobs again because I did not enjoy working within insurance or the company I worked for....

4. New Grad Fired From First RN Job After 90 Days

   Kat12340 replied to ChinupNewRN21's topic in New Nurse

   That is entirely false. OP should omit being fired from their first job on their resume. They do not have to tell employers unless it's required for a federal job. I have worked 4 jobs but only list two on my resume. The first I was also fired from a...

5. New Grad Fired From First RN Job After 90 Days

   Kat12340 replied to ChinupNewRN21's topic in New Nurse

   You will be fine. You're still a new grad, so finding another job will be easier for you than any other experienced nurse who has been fired. Just leave the first job off your resume and keep applying to other jobs.

6. I really want to be a Scrub nurse

   Kat12340 replied to julua s's topic in Operating Room

   If you want OR then go for it as a new grad. You can’t be pigeonholed in the OR if it’s what you want to do. So I suggest you to get some shadowing experience too. As far as getting bedside skills first….you can but it won’t be pretty. Bedside is har...

7. Telemetry/Med-Surg Dayshift or MICU Nightshift ?

   Kat12340 replied to bananaorange's topic in New Nurse

   Are you sure that you can't work with nights due to having day classes as well? That could be your issue by not having a consistent sleep schedule. Otherwise, if you really can't see yourself doing nights again, I would choose the day shift tele posi...

8. Chicago Unionized Hospitals

   Kat12340 replied to femmeliz's topic in New Nurse

   I believe UI Health and UChicago Medicine are apart of a union.

9. Tennessee

   Kat12340 replied to orcorri's topic in Operating Room

   Not much. If you take a look at this link of nurses who inputed their income in TN, it will tell you based on their years of experience. The highest I have seen is $39 with 19 years of experience inputed but that does not look to be the norm. ...

10. Non hospital or Bedside nursing position as a new grad

    Kat12340 replied to Sakae Kidd's topic in New Nurse

    Do you plan on staying in LA after graduating? New grads don't have to work the bedside but it can be market dependent. I wouldn't be surprised if all those non-beside jobs (especially research gigs) haven't been taken already in the LA area, or is ...

11. Relocate for scrub experience?

    Kat12340 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Where can I go in the states to get scrub experience as a RN? I really want a hospital who invests in their RN's to have them to both scrub & circulate. It seems like I won't be getting that in the PNW. Edit: I will be giving a 2 yea...

12. Tennessee

    Kat12340 replied to orcorri's topic in Operating Room

    What city? I lived in Nashville once and I worked at VUMC there. The pay was crap at $23 base pay for new grads but it is a well known teaching hospital. It's great to have it on your resume.

13. I don't want to pigeonhole myself

    Kat12340 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi everyone, I accepted a position in the pediatric OR at a top children's hospital on the west coast. However, I really want to travel nurse In the future once I get 3-5 years of experience. I feel like the pediatric OR will pigeonhole me if I don't...

14. Scary commute for work?

    Kat12340 replied to Kat12340's topic in General Nursing

    I know I may be naive now to the commute as my current job is only a 10 minute commute ( which I love) but I think I will see if I can tolerate it or not then a small apartment closer to the city will be the answer. Thanks!

15. Scary commute for work?

    Kat12340 replied to Kat12340's topic in General Nursing

    This is the scary part of what I’ve been thinking, what if their is a car accident or new road construction and that lengthens commute? That is also something to consider. Thanks.