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I have a question to ask. When does the scrub usually leave the OR room? I have noticed lately that the scrub tech's I work with have begun to leave the OR before the patient has left the room. I was always taught that the scrub is the last person on...

I have worked for an HMA hospital for 3 years (Venice Regional Medical Center). I have to say that HMA has been awesome for us. Yes we've had to make some sacrafices but THE WHOLE COMPANY has made them, not just the staff employees. The upper managem...

I am the clinical manager of a 9 room surgery and can tell you that we definately are doing surgeries on the weekend. I don't know how other hospitals work but we put our new OR nurses (experienced or not) on call with another nurse for at least 2 mo...

I think the CNA's need a MAJOR raise. The ones I have worked with in the past are devoted, loving, and communicate the most with our patients. They may not have the schooling we RN's have, but they all are equipted with real people-to-people skills t...

In the Icu, we hve no aides. We do all the ABOVE EVERY DAY.

Don't anyone be offended by my last post. Caroline is my best friend in real life and I was only teasing her. :)

Sounds like you need a "down to earth pill." You're pompous acusations about our government are blown way out of porportion. You're long winded response also makes me think you need a good dose of lithium. :imbar

Right now Sarasota Memorial is in a hiring freeze. It should be letting up some soon because season is about to start. If your interested in knowing more about SMH email me your questions and I'll answer them for you. [email protected]

Thank you again MICU nurse! I'm a new nurse (just over a year past boards) and I really appreciate your honesty, it basically sums up how I feel. I DO care about my patients, but I don't feel an over whelming need to be the "MOST CARING NURSE ADVOCAT...

I have a question to put to all of you... I'm a new graduate RN than has been working in the OR for the last year and a half as a nurse tech. It's a new program my hosp started to lure nursing students into the OR. At the begining of my program I spe...

Thank you everyone for all your great input!!! I've decided that getting a "well rounded" education in the OR is the way I'm going to go. And boy am I getting an education!! :-) Looking around and talking with other OR nurses I've come to the conclu...

In less than 12 hours I am to take my boards and as every hour goes by I'm starting to get more and more nuts!!! I know that I should go to bed and get a "good night sleep" but I have no idea how I'm ever going to be able to!!! Yeah sleep, right... n...

I PASSED!!! I PASSED!!! I PASSED!!!! Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to all of you wonderful and thoughtful souls (what a time to crash my Operating system! to many NCLEX questions stuffed into it and it blew a gasket). I really had a major c...

Thanks guys!! Here we go.

Dear RM-PA You said ..."Whenever the topic of our working conditions arises, the younger nurses seem only to care about the money they make. They think, "everything would be better if we only made more money." And I always say I'd take LESS money f...

I AM DONE !!! No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers dirty looks!!! Tee hee Now it's time to buckle down for the boards. Isn't it always something?? Good luck to everyone and Merry Christmas !!!

This is too funny!! I work in the OR and we have an orthopedic doctor named Dr. Hand who specializes in......... you guessed it, hand surgery! We also have a doc named Dr. Sugar (no kidding) and boy is he a sweetheart!!!

If I could venture a question. I'm graduating in Dec with my ADN with plans to go on for my BSN, I'm working in the OR now and plan to contine to while I pick up my BSN. My question is this... did you all go into a ICU unit right out of nursing schoo...

Hello all, I graduate nursing school this Dec. (just a few short weeks away!!!) but have been working as a nurse tech in the OR since Oct of last year. This is a new program for our OR, and myself and one other of my classmates were the first guinea...

I've just had one of the worst days of my life. I'm an ADN student in my last semester and today I had my final clinical exam. It was horrible!!!! I sincerely doubt that I passed. I need a reminder why I'm putting myself through this hell!!!! If I ...

Hang in there Zach. It does get better. Or should I say, YOU will get better. The more experiences you have the better your going to get at dealing with them. I'm in my final semester and the nursing aids can still do my patient care better and faste...

20 days to the final and I am DONE!!!!!! Oh my God! Hang in there everyone!! Tariet

Jen, You've taken the first steps toward a great goal! Just remember to let nothing stand in your way to achieving it. Know your support systems and take advantage of them when you need to. Good luck to you and let us know how your doing.

I PASSED !!!!!!!! I JUST got the call. I've spent the day tearing my house apart to get at the 2 year old dust thats accumulated, just waiting for the phone to ring. AND I PASSED!!! (Gee can you tell I'm just alittle bit relieved!) I swear this final...

Dear Nurse2BinNC, Hang in there, I am in my final semester and am still having days where I don't think I'm going to make it and feel very overwhelmed. Just remember you are an intelligent and caring person. You will make it and it will be worth it. ...