nurseannika

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1. too nice/quiet for the OR?

   nurseannika replied to QHnurse07's topic in Operating Room

   Hey I'm kinda like you, a little shy, unconfident, and I work in the OR. However, I work in an outpatient surgery center (never the hospital OR) and all of our doctors are really really nice!!! Only...

2. Brand New OR Nurse - Any Advice?

   nurseannika replied to Scorpio, MSN, RN's topic in Operating Room

   I've been working in the OR for about 18 months now in an outpatient facility. I did not have a formal orientation. I definitely lucked out with nice staff AND nice surgeons. I would definitely...

3. How do you organize your day?

   nurseannika replied to supernova004's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I've been out of the hospital for about 18 months now (been a nurse for 3 years), but I always felt like I was pretty organised as a new grad. I usually arrived to work about 15 minutes before...

4. Bummed Out- Leaving OR

   nurseannika replied to Joe Nurse's topic in Operating Room

   don't leave quite yet! I was a nurse for 2 years before I transfered to an outpatient OR. I've been in the OR for 8 months now and I'm just starting to feel like I'm getting it, but not quite,...

5. Am I qualified to become an Informatics Specialist

   nurseannika replied to RN_Wannabee's topic in Nursing Informatics

   I have been an RN for nearly two years. I worked in a University hospital for 18 months where we used computerized charting, and now i'm working in a elderly HMO-type clinic where we still use paper...

6. PACE programs (LIFE programs)

   nurseannika replied to Wgbem's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I just got a job at ElderPlace in Seattle. We use the PACE model. It is really amazing. I'm still learning the whole system which will take a year to get to know, but for now I think its great,...

7. I want to do something else

   nurseannika replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

   hi there, sounds like you're on a really really busy floor with perhaps some staffing issues? how long have you been a nurse? anyways, I was in a similiar situation, except I worked 12-hour days. I...

8. Patient/Family Complaints

   nurseannika posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I recently received my first official patient complaint in which they complained to my nurse manager. They said i was really nice and sweet, but that I just did not provide enough care for them....