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Can anybody tell me how's UC Davis? is it nice to work? good benefits? good pay? nurse friendly? Pls, any info, advice, help is much appreciated. thanks in advance...

What about the salary and cost of living in North/south Cali? Why is it best to live in northern Cali? I heard there are lots of fun living in Cali, there are mountains, lakes,and beaches. Which is good to unwind after work. Which hospital is the best to work? Thanks to everyone...

Thanks a lot Tracy, We are using wilson frame and four post frame depends on the surgeons' preference. We use jackson table and the ordinary OR table depends on surgeon or pts wt. For positioning x3 pillows under shins, padding and scd. One more question about ortho. When/where, which case/ type of ortho surgery do you use the splint and the cast? so, that I can anticipate the needs. Thanks a lot... By the way I'm not in Chicago and in the west coast...

Thanks a lot Tracy. You are really lucky to stick in one Doc and one service. If I am like you I would be happy. I'm sure you master the ortho cases. Thanks for sharing the syntes web, it is very helpful. I find myself more comfy in gen. surgery although most of the surgeons are snob. Ortho surgeons are more friendly and approachable. It is a good experience though, to be in different cases. But I want something that I will enjoy doing. I have experience in OB-GYN FOR FIVE YEARS. Is there any hospital with separate OR for ob-gyn? Any new trends in ob-gyn? I was still thinking of going back to eyes and ent. I do have Alexander book and instrumentation. Tracy, any tips and advice on lami spinal fusion... Thanks a lot...

Thanks to all of you , for encouragement. I usually take notes during surgery but sometimes it is always busy and I'm running out of time. Our surgeons preference is not as good as where I came from. I really love OR so I'm trying to learn as I can. My problem is I always getting different cases not what I used to do in the past. I think they want me to be jack of all trades, master of none. But I want to stick and specialize in one area, is it possible? what would you suggest?? any help and advice are acceptable.

Hi Zuzi, Thanks to your encouragement. I'm a bit confused with some of the srews and plates they are using in ortho. How do you differenciate which implants are you going to use for hands, feet, long bones etc? What about long intruments for laminectomy and retractors? What are the routine in ortho surg? What are the main intruments in ortho. They say it is easy in ortho, could please give me some tips as circulating. They are putting me everywhere in the OR. I'm a bit comportable in General surg and some laporoscopic surg. Thanks a lot.

Thanks a lot, that's very helpful of you;)

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Hello, I heard that there lots of filipino nurses working in California. I'm here in Arizona and I'm new to USA and the only filipino in the OR. I feel so lonely at work that's why I'm thinking of moving to Cali. I'm doing some research. I have some friends' encouraging me to move to Cali.Any advice please....I'm looking for place where it is nurse friendly any recommendation. Thanks a lot.

Can somebody tell me the difference between northern and southern Cali? How much is the rate for nurse, the cost of living? Do you think where is the best place for a family of 5? What can you say about Riverside area? Thanks alot.

Hi everyone, I'm new in USA, I been working in UK in the OR, I usually work in outpatient surgery where I was doing scrub and circulate in ophthalmic and ENT cases. Now I'm here in USA, they put me in main OR, which is 17 OR suites. I was so overwhelmed with the OR, as if it is my first time to work in OR. They have ortho, neuro, vascular, gen. surgery, cardiac, peds, cases. I am used to UK style where loads of nurses in the room to include also some orderlies. But here in USA, it's one scrub tech and one RN. And if the stuffs you need are not in the room either to call an orderly to get it or page overhead. I'm still on my orientation, could somebody give me advice as new in USA and new to main OR. I was thinking of transfering to ambulatory units but the experiece I'm getting in the main OR makes me a complete OR nurse. Only thing I"m scared to be alone in OR, my orientation will finish soon. What will I do? Is it all the same setting everywhere in USA? Is anybody here work from other country like UK then to USA? How would you compare the work? I'm so familiar with the instruments coz they do call different names from what I learned in UK. I got my book 'Instrumentation for oerating room". Any sugestion?? Especially the ortho cases I'm so confusion with the implants. Can somebody help me. I can not learn everything in just few months. Any websites about operating room. Your help is so much appreciated. Thanks a lot. :balloons: