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    Periop training, OR...help!! Texas

    Not TX, but in my facility new grads must complete both the nursing residency program and our OR orientation, which includes AORN Periop101. You may want to reach out to a recruiter to discuss what...
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    OR Nurse Roles

    Periop is an all encompassing term that refers to nurses working in preoperative, intraoperative, post-anesthesia care, and postoperative care. Preoperative nurses work with patients who are admitted...
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    Baylor Scott and White Grad Nurse Residency - Summer 2020

    Hello, this is a friendly reminder to NOT post names/identifiers of facility staff. It is a violation of the Terms of Service to do so.  Thank you, and we wish you...
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    Nursing Newbie

    Moved to student NP
  5. Nope. Certain units in my facility do not do fit testing. That will likely change moving forward. We do have an alternative for those who either are not fit tested or cannot pass- they wear
  6. There's a few relatively quick and easy steps to add someone to the ignore list. Click on Account. Choose account settings From the Account Options menu, select Ignored Users You can then enter the...
  7. However, there have been reports of patients testing negative and then testing positive later....
  8. As a reminder... Several more posted edited/removed for being off topic/debating
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    Enforcement prior arrest record CA BVNPT

    Moved to Licensure: Criminal History
  10. Moved to Licensure: Criminal History forum. Amanda, if you look through the threads here, you'll find a wealth of experience. However, it's important to keep in mind that each person is considered...
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    A&P l in Summer or no

    Thread moved to
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    Eye surgery center? Possible new job

    Eyeballs. Ew. *shudder*. Just not my thing. For brushing up, I’m sure you can’t go wrong with Alexander’s Care of the Patient in Surgery. There should be an entire chapter dedicated to...
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    1yr Med Surg - Now What?

    Highly unlikely. The purpose of a travel nurse is to come in and be ready to roll solo with orientation consisting of pretty much “Here’s where you find....” and documentation system access....
  14. Goodness! And I thought my grandparents had it bad when they routinely waited 5 days for power to be restored after storms. Can they do any kind of technology get togethers? My family has been doing...
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    How to be sure I want to be a nurse

    However, those non-bedside nurse positions tend to require experience... at the bedside. What matters is what you want to do. Do you have an interest in nursing? Are you only considering it because of...
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    Unprofessional Conduct Online

    Chances are the facility will find that post. Many employ staff whose sole role is social media, including finding posts of people who work for them. Listen to the part that says to let it go- let the...
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    Proning patients, face and neck positioning

    Actually, my facility is using our surgical technologists for a proning team. The RNs are being floated to other units to work as nurses. Those prone pillows used in the OR are typically utilized...
  19. Multiple reports have been made on various posts. Reminder from the terms of service: Issues where politics can’t be separated from the main topic do tend to get heated, but please be...
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    World Health Organization

    Multiple reports have been made on various posts. Reminder from the terms of service: Issues where politics can’t be separated from the main topic do tend to get heated, but please be polite and...
  21. I am a clinical nurse educator in staff development. I help run the Periop101 program from AORN for new to the OR nurses, help with organizing orientation of new employees in all roles in periop...
  22. You might find these threads
  23. Pre-licensure programs cannot be 100% online. There may be some hybrid options where the classroom portion may be online, but clinicals must be done in person. Some states also require that the...
  24. Moved to student NP
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    How is your hospital handling PPE with GA's?

    You’d have to ask our infection prevention and infectious diseases docs. They are the ones responsible for creating the