bearsnurse

bearsnurse specializes in OR/Surgery.

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1. My Conundrum

   bearsnurse replied to bearsnurse's topic in Educators

   thank you will definitely look this up

2. My Conundrum

   bearsnurse replied to bearsnurse's topic in Educators

   hi that is what I suggested to do to my manager change friday to one of the week nights from Monday to Tuesday the thing is our department to be considered weekend option is Friday, Saturday and Sunday but I learned from HR it does not always apply s...

3. My Conundrum

   bearsnurse posted a topic in Educators

   Hi all, I finally had my job interview for the PN teaching position. I hope I did well. There were 3 people who applied but only 2 were granted interview on Thursday I am due to meet with the college president. What are the typical things that a coll...

4. HELP! please

   bearsnurse replied to bearsnurse's topic in Educators

   Thank you for the suggestion this will have me somewhere to start with I was actually thinking of a short discussion of the nursing process because as a nurse no matter what area of care you are at the nursing process is always utilized we might not...

5. HELP! please

   bearsnurse posted a topic in Educators

   hello, I need help to prepare a 5 minute presentation for PN students. this is a part of a teaching position job interview. can anybody suggest an appropriate topic? I really don't have a formal teaching experience except for a handful presentations...

6. Anticipating to become a nurse educator

   bearsnurse replied to bearsnurse's topic in Educators

   Thank you for the input I did think about staff development and being an OR educator that would be another venue I could do but I really would like to teach in a nursing school setting...hmmm I may look into spending time in an ICU and medsurg floor ...

7. Anticipating to become a nurse educator

   bearsnurse replied to bearsnurse's topic in Educators

   I did get to do some fieldwork experience but I don't think it's enough though in theory I am prepared but it's the practical side of things I am worried about. I do know adjunct doesn't pay a lot and shifting to academia I would be getting a substa...

8. Anticipating to become a nurse educator

   bearsnurse posted a topic in Educators

   Hi all, I am as of the moment going through my masters in nursing with the track on nursing education. I have a couple more semesters to go and I will be graduating. I am getting anxious in anticipation of completing my masters because I really don'...

9. When to bring a patient into the OR...

   bearsnurse replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

   My thoughts on this is that check your OR / hospital policy,the labs, H & P's, pre-op check lists etc... When you are charge nurse or have a patient under your care we have the duty and responsibility to give the best care and sometimes in the OR...

10. OR traveling...

    bearsnurse posted a topic in Operating Room

    Happy Holidays! everyone.... I am just posting to ask if any of you out there has done some traveling. I am seriously thinking about it...my husband and I have been discussing this whenever our finances doesn't improve any this coming year...we have ...

11. overwhelmed...

    bearsnurse posted a topic in New Nurse

    I have been a surgical nurse for about 11 years now eversince I graduated in 1996 I worked in the OR afterwards... I have lived and worked in the UK for 6 years and then last December 2005 moved here stateside the first 6 months I was here I worked i...

12. Venting about unfair ER physician charges...

    bearsnurse replied to bearsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for the responses you have enlightened me maybe because i was so used to the system in england that we don't pay for anything (well we do through our national health insurance) but this is best to keep in mind i understand now. that situati...

13. Venting about unfair ER physician charges...

    bearsnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last year my hubby developed this sudden awful pain in his testicles it was so painful that he could hardly walk anyway I took him to the nearest ER being sooo worried about it. I was scared he has to have surgery for torsion or hernia or something.....

14. nursing superstitutions.....any truth in???

    bearsnurse replied to micro's topic in General Nursing

    Iam a nights weekend option person in the OR I have noticed lately everytime my husband says to me "have a goodnight" when he drops me off to work something's bound to happen so i got into the habit now of kissing him goodbye before he could say it;)...

15. Nursing & website is depressing!!!

    bearsnurse replied to SeanyRN's topic in General Nursing

    all nurses has given me comfort it is reassuring to know that i am not alone. nurses care for other people but who cares for our nurses? this web site has helped me a lot with information and the experiences shared here may it be positive or negative...