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    Best nursing schools in South Florida

    You can find information about NCLEX pass rates here You can also find programs with nursing specific accreditation by searching the ACEN and CCNE
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    Q re: scrub nurses/tech call

    At my current employer, all of our nurses are oriented to scrub, so any call could be scrub call. At my previous employer that didn't orient nurses to scrub, it was designated circulate or scrub call...
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    CA Endorsement from a Florida school

    ABHES accredits primarily allied health programs such as surg tech and medical assistant, although there is a very short list of nursing programs they've
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    Sterile item expiration date

    Expiration dates tend to refer to the stability of the item, not the sterility of it. Items can become brittle/start to break down even when stored properly if stored for longer than the...
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    Crusty Old Bats

    I picture it like
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    CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    Closed for staff
  9. Registered nurses, or RNs, in the US have multiple entries to practice: diploma programs (becoming fewer and fewer and do not confer a degree in most cases), associate degree, and bachelors degree....
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    Periop 101 books/ resources

    Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery and the AORN Guidelines are essentially the "bible" of the OR. If you are currently employed at a facility with ORs, see if they subscribe to AORN...
  11. It would depend on the details. Administratively, such as approving time cards/payroll and things like that? Yes. In a nursing care sense?
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    Kaiser Socal New Grad Spring 2024

    Members must have 15 quality posts before the PM feature becomes
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    On call

    Both hospitals I've worked at had a rotating list. If there was a call slot that needed filled and there were no volunteers, then whoever happened to be at the top of the list was mandated to cover....
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    General Surgery

    It truly depends on the facility. For example, some of the hospitals in the nearest major city see enough traumas come to the OR they have a dedicated trauma team that staffs those rooms. The two...
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    PA NCLEX

    You need to reach out to your school and see if you are considered a graduate if you didn't complete the ATI program. Even if you are considered a graduate and are now outside the 1 year window, they...
  22. You can also become an LVN in CA by challenging with other healthcare experience.
  23. CA allows challenging NCLEX in certain scenarios. It's possible that's how OP obtained
  24. It might give you an edge over someone who's never set foot in an OR, but depending on the type of hospital you will likely need a thorough orientation. I work in a level 1 trauma academic setting....
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    What is this Imaging job title?

    You will find a wealth of titles, and some may even have "centralized scheduling" departments that schedule all appointments for certain