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almost good to hear that other parts of the world have the same problems that we have in the states. Are all of your ambulances run by the goverment and a part of the health system or are they privately owned. In the states there is a combination of services and it really depends on where you live. I live in a rather small town and we depend on a volunteer squad to respond and this is not always optimal to say the least.

I really think that you should try a different OR before you give up on surgery. They are all similar but not a one is the same anywhere.............and one person can make a difference.... be that one.:)

Knapper45 YOU SAID IT!!! I have yet to work where the circulator wasn't an RN! It is the most rewarding and challenging jobs in nursing that I have ever done and don't want to work anywhere else (even with the crap dished out by over-pompous humans with a degree and no social skills) Most surgeons are awesome humans and it is a .....shame that just a few ruin perfectly good reptuations of hundreds of outstanding men and women.

DO ABSOLUTELY REFER TO YOUR OWN/PRACTICING STATES NURSE PRACTICE ACT they can be different enough state to state to be totally confusing. Usally blood products and HYPERAL. are not to be administered by and LPN but some states allow them to help with monitoring during admin. Have practiced in more than one state and the laws are tweeked. Someday we will have a national registry instead of state to state........hhhhmmmmmmmm EMT's already do.

that is a ditto from me................sometimes techs forget:banghead: (who butters the bread and ices their cake). i have yet to see any scrub tech do a case without a circulator.

No self-respecting surgeon would dare to say such a horendous thing ( unless he was trying to pick a fight ). He/she doesn't really know what goes on in the OR. what a shame. Maybe his med school did not actually follow a case from the very start until the patient was safely tucked away in a med/surg bed on the floor. This bozo could take a lesson from my surgeon friend that would mop the floors for us if need be. Honestly he needs to get some OR sensitivity training by following a circulator for just a day............................ it would be an eye opening experience:twocents:

hey did I go to sleep and wake up somewhere else? since friday the phone hasn't stopped ringing and the internet is full of positions. hopefully before the end of the week!

that is a ditto for me...........this is way past derailed. good luck Loner with your journey, and your nursing career! good night all and uhhhhh GOD BLESS US EACH AND EVERYONE :yeahthat:

L- sounds like you are getting the advice that you asked for. I might add some very good advice. When you become a full fledged nurse you will still be a human being. Humans are human. We are not invincable and no matter how perfect any of us thinks we are, WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. I hope that we all learn from them too. That is what is really important in your journey to becoming a nurse. Obtaining knowledge and using it effectively to care for your patients the best that you can as a nurse it is what you are trying to do! - and that my friend will be for the rest of your career. ( believe it or not nurses never ever stop learning no matter what area they decide to specialize in. ) You will mature as a nurse just as you have matured into an adult. This has growing pains too. The older you get the easier it will be to deal with all people no matter what type of "religion" they practice. I can only assume by the rest of this post that the "religious" types that you have the most trouble with are Christians and probably the evangelical I gotta save everybody type. If I read you wrong please correct me. There are many ways to "react" when you are approached by someone wanting to prosilatise you ( convert you to their religion ). The best way is to learn not to "react" at all. Play it JOE COOL and leave em guessing about what you believe cause it isn't about you, it is about your patients and what they believe. If you are planning on getting your BSN you will proably be able to take a course in religion/ethics and I might suggest that you do. The more you understand different religions the easier it will be to care for folks that do practice a religion. In order for you as a nurse to give good patient care a part of that care plan does indeed include spirituality( or not) but it is always addressed in some way or another especially in beginning and end of life issues. I also suggest not working in a hospital that is religious affiliated, you will have an easier time at a large state affiliated institution. I say easier because you will have patients of all religions throughout your career and the sooner you learn to deal with your "reaction" to them in providing care the happier you will be with your decision to be a nurse. Best of luck, hang in there, focus on what is really important in providing the best care for your patients. :redbeatheLove what you do :redbeathe

ps glad that your Dad did so well hang in there and try and relax a little. He may need you alot during the next few months especially after he goes home. Might be a good time to get the whole family on a exercise routine that would help him immensely.

Believe it or not patients that have had their sternum sawed open do not hurt nearly as much as Thoracotomy incisions or Abd. incisions. They use far less pain meds during their entire hospital stays than some C-section patients. It has to do with the nerve endings in muscle and skin anatomically. When I worked post open heart my patients always complained more about having a late chest tube pulled than the pain in their chest. !

Indy is an awesome place to live and to work. was there for 10 years.................... The Clarian system is great and so is ST.Vincents. You might want to try Community - they all have new grad programs and are excellent hospitals. Apartments are pretty easy to find close to the hospitals / even in downtown Indy! If you are looking to buy a house I would look North or Northwest but there are some very nice areas east and south so you just need to look- the nightlife for a young couple is fantastic / with or without kids! The new stadium is fantastic even tho the Colts did not have as good a season as the year before. Great Food, Great People, Great Churches, no matter your faith and for the Midwest the weather isn't too bad. You will be living close to some of the best State Parks in the country. The city parks are absolutely the best anywhere. Brown County is so close and so is Bloomington. INDY IS AWESOME

Well I do not have a contract. Have been looking since I got back to the states. ( was in Africa on a mission trip ) Thought that my agency would have something lined up for when I got back. That was at the end of Nov. and still have no contract. This is getting scary and I am kinda desperate. Know that things can change tomorrow but don't like this at all......................

The amount of housing allowance is differnent from city to city and state to state. Most companies calculate this by the current market rate in that area. Insurance is available through most companies too you just need to shop around to get the best rates................Let's see what I say after my first assingment...........................................................................

just started reading these posts. We should be proud to be American Nurses. We are respected because of our standard of care for the past century in many places around this wonderful ball of orbiting elements. We have military and missionary nurses to thank for most of this. People are people. This fact is not just related to country, religion, or culture. It is a fact. Saudi is an intreging place. I was once recruited to go there for the $ and because of my specific skills at the time and opted not to when I started reading up on the conditions outside of the American compound. Many female nurses found conditions to be compareable to prison because it was so difficult to even leave the compound to go to market. I realized that I was much to independent and outspoken to have survived there. I Worked with a muslim surgeon here in the states. who totally agreed that my mouth would have gotten me in alot of trouble over in SA. I am just not used to females not being recognized as citizens and would have not doubt found that to be most repulsive.............................wouldn't go now either no matter how much I would like that tax free salary.