Rose_Queen BSN, MSN, RN

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    Looking for a peri op training program

    There are some that just refer to it as orientation, and as someone new to the OR the orientation is
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    Looking for a peri op training program

    This will vary from facility to facility. My former employer did not differentiate positions for experienced vs new to the OR RNs, nor did it restrict hiring dates. My current employer has separate...
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    FNP vs WHNP

    Have you looked into the neonatal nurse practitioner
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    University of NC Wilmington

    Moved to Schools/Programs forum for best
  5. PLEASE NOTE There are two Terms of Service-approved ways to create a special place for your cohort. Create a facebook page. This link may be posted. Create a "club" for your cohort by...
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    SAC Spring 2023

    Moved to Schools/Programs forum for best
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    Winter 2023 BSPN Program Acceptance Status

    Moved to Schools/Programs forum for best
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    Experienced RN moving to OR

    In my experience, the orientation for an ambulatory setting is usually much shorter or even minimal, so it may be best to go for the hospital setting depending on employers in the
  9. And it’s truly sobering to be seeing the reactions of the British people up close and personal. I’m currently in the UK myself. King Charles III now has the
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    CVOR vs general OR

    Being a facility that heavily utilized surgical techs, my primary role was circulating. And I did not mind that at all! I have a tendency to have hot flashes almost constantly, so being in a gown...
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    Questions about the NCLEX

    Moved to NCLEX forum for best responses. Much information about NCLEX can be found on the NCSBN
  12. Moved to SRNA forum for best
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    Nursing License support

    Moved to Nurse Registration for best
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    Wednesday August 31st 2022

    Oh, you're giving me a flashback to my days of the high school job in a nursing home kitchen. We mixed up BAP by the 10 gallon bucket! 8 containers of prune juice, 4 cans of applesauce, and 8 boxes of...
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    CVOR First Assist Needing Surgery

    I've been on the provider side a few times: Someone who took the day off for a colonoscopy and ended up being perfed, came to the OR urgently for bowel resection Someone who came into the ER...
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    RN SALARY

    This is very facility dependent. Once you hit 40 hours for the week, it's standard to pay time and a half. Some facilities in time of dire need may pay a bonus for picking up shifts. For...
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    ETOHer...(and other slang)

    Sequential compression
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    Paper to digital: Nurse files & Competencies

    My former employer has been scanning competency forms for years. However, when they print them out come Joint Commission survey, the font is tiny and unreadable. My department continued to maintain...
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    BON and Background Check

    The background check for the BON is not employer references. They’re looking at criminal history. Licensing isn’t going to be an issue. However, be prepared to answer questions at an...
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    University of West Florida FNP Fall 2022!

    There are two Terms of Service-approved ways to create a special place for your cohort. One: create a facebook page. This link may be posted. Two: create a "club" for your cohort by clicking...
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    Drug Calculation Help

    In the first way, you just gave your patient the entire liter of heparin in one hour. That’s 30,000 units per hour, 25x the dose they are to receive. This is a 2 step problem where first you...
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    Quitting Before My Four Weeks Notice

    This can still come back to bite you in the future with other job changes. Then it would be best to simply inform your manager you will no longer be working out your notice. Even if you...