Rose_Queen BSN, MSN, RN

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    Nursing School-TX assitance for 12th graded

    CRNAs require nursing experience in critical care before they can apply to a CRNA program. He will not be able to become a CRNA prior to the visa
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    OR nursing

    Hi @vviicckkyy! I've moved your post into the OR corner of Allnurses - come check us out! Here's what I often post to people looking into the
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    Sunday September 22nd 2024

    I will be! Nothing like procrastinating until the last possible minute to get everything set up and
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    Sunday September 22nd 2024

    Good morning Joe, Tweety, and all who follow. Life has been... hectic. As we creep closer to October, my panic is rising over needing to get my house ready to be viewed by others (pet sitter... good...
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    Pre op/pacu

    Postop, expect to give a lot of pain and anti nausea meds Preop, lots of Versed, antibiotics ASPAN is a good resource to check
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    Resources

    Ortho has its own specialty association NAON Wound care also has a specialty association WOCN These can be good resources, especially if you would like to become certified in the
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    Tube Systems - Research Survey

    Do you work in a healthcare facility that utilizes a pneumatic tube system? Yes No What is the main concern you have with pneumatic tube systems? -They often break down/tube system being...
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    Fire drill

    The scenario we use has the fire in the same room as the patient and isn't easily extinguished. That's the only reason we would
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    Fire drill

    I work in an academic medical center OR, and our annual fire and safety drill is a collaboration between the nurse educators/leaders and the safety department. Nurse educator responsibilities:...
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    Starting to get really depressed as a new grad

    Please reach out to your leadership and education team - they can help guide you through this and look at what they can do to help you succeed. If your employer offers an employee assistance...
  13. Shadowing is a great opportunity to see how the unit works and staff interact with each other. And it's also a way for the staff to interview you without asking canned questions- are you engaged? Do...
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    Overnight OR positions?

    You will not find an OR that will complete orientation on night shift, that's why you're only finding day shift positions saying new grads welcome. I would also expect that when on orientation, you...
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    Overnight OR positions?

    Most ORs will only do elective cases up to a certain point. In my experience, one place (community hospital) only allowed elective cases to be booked up to 1700 end time (which meant they usually...
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    RN with Epilepsy denied accommodations

    Facilities are only required to provide reasonable accommodations. Requiring others to pick up extra work that another is not required to do may not be considered reasonable. We had a nurse who...
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    Associate degree nurse supervising...

    In what capacity? Administrative, such as approving payroll or schedules? Not an issue. Clinically? That is an
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    BLS 100% Online?

    Chances are if it's 100% online and that online portion doesn't include a Zoom skills demonstration with a manikin that gets shipped to you or you pick up somewhere, it's not
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    Recommend a CA Licensed Attorney?

    Hello, Allnurses Terms of Service does not allow for providing legal advice, including recommending attorneys. The American Association of Nurse Attorneys is a resource to locate those familiar...
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  23. I've gotten a couple of PMs from members asking about a job as an OR nurse. In the interests of sharing those questions with anyone interested in a career as an OR nurse, I thought I'd start a thread...
  24. Enjoy the most: the amazing teamwork of everyone coming together for a patient in their most vulnerable time Enjoy the least: call. Being jolted out of sleep can be a very unwelcome feeling...
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