GadgetRN71 ASN, RN

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    How did everyone get into the OR?

    GadgetRN71 replied to JLKNurse's topic in Operating Room

    I was a surgical tech before I was a nurse so when I finished nursing school, they hired me as an OR nurse. What seems to work too is getting your foot in the door as a student. I've known some that...
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    Periop RN marketability

    GadgetRN71 replied to CW1978's topic in Operating Room

    :up:It sounds like the OR would be for you and FWIW, I' have known several nurses who went from OR to other areas..most of them went to ER, ICU and other specialties. But,like I said before, most of...
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    Periop RN marketability

    GadgetRN71 replied to CW1978's topic in Operating Room

    This is an awesome post...and I agree. Also, very few people want to leave the OR once they've been there a good amount of time. I can count on one hand the nurses I've known that have gone back to...
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    Lpn...rn...surgical Tech...totally Confused

    GadgetRN71 replied to pixieshmoo's topic in General Nursing

    I wish they had had a state run surg tech program when I was doing it...to make matters worse, this school is now offering an RN program which will be an Associates degree..this program will cost...
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    Lpn...rn...surgical Tech...totally Confused

    GadgetRN71 replied to pixieshmoo's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, in many parts of the country, surgical tech is a career in it's own right. Many places won't hire you unless you are certified and to sit for the exam, you need to have graduated from an...
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    operating room tables

    GadgetRN71 replied to travel nurse2009's topic in Operating Room

    There are Chick fracture beds,and Hana beds(also for
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    Gum Chewing

    GadgetRN71 replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where the Junior Mint fell into the guy's abdomen when Kramer and the gang were observing a surgery. I can also say that in my 12 years in the OR, as both...
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    whats less stress.... pacu or OR?

    GadgetRN71 replied to adio412's topic in General Nursing

    The hours are usually as such: you have day shift, which is usually 7am to 3pm or 5pm if you do tens, I work evenings, 3p to 12a. You do have to take call. for me it works out that I take a weekend...
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    Want to move to the OR

    GadgetRN71 replied to HeatwaveRN's topic in Operating Room

    Really, I don't have it too bad as far as cranky surgeons...my facility has made docs go to anger management and my immediate boss doesn't mind if we give it back to them.(within reason, of course)....
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    Gum Chewing

    GadgetRN71 replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's fine as long as you don't chew like a cow. IMO, I'd rather my nurse be chewing gum than have halitosis or stink like cigarettes. I either have mints or chew gum during my shift..I'm on a...
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    Tell me what you would like to learn about the OR environment?

    GadgetRN71 replied to teenarn's topic in Operating Room

    No kidding, I was thinking of taking the exam. Then I found out how much it is, and that you don't get any incentive for having the CNOR. I mean, I know that I'm a good OR nurse and I love learning...
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    Want to move to the OR

    GadgetRN71 replied to HeatwaveRN's topic in Operating Room

    Oh good, I was hoping you hadn't had an awful OR experience..the OR can be tough, but I look at it as kind of a positive...I used to be this little quiet, meek person. Ha, not anymore. Friends and...
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    Wound vac question/vent

    GadgetRN71 replied to Nursetastic's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I asked one of the surgeons at work today if wound vacs could be placed over sutures..the answer was yes. Most of the time, they are placed into open wounds but they can be placed over...
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    Want to move to the OR

    GadgetRN71 replied to HeatwaveRN's topic in Operating Room

    Sheesh, bitter
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    New England Tech in Warwick, RI

    GadgetRN71 replied to navycorpsman2010's topic in General Nursing

    OMG..that's disgusting that they are charging that much, simply horrible. It sounds like I was right...they are capitalizing on the desperate..not good for anyone, the students, and ultimately,...
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    whats less stress.... pacu or OR?

    GadgetRN71 replied to adio412's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think any job is stress free..they all have their good points and their bad. I'm an OR nurse and love it. I work in a a place that does trauma so it is definitely not boring..No case is...
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    Wound vac question/vent

    GadgetRN71 replied to Nursetastic's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen it placed over sutures in some instances..I work in a OR where we see many traumas..wound vacs happen daily. I'll ask next time, because I'm
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    New England Tech in Warwick, RI

    GadgetRN71 replied to navycorpsman2010's topic in General Nursing

    This may be true..but they are still way too expensive. There is just no need to pay that kind of money, when there are nursing schools in the state with a proven track record of educating nurses that...
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    New England Tech in Warwick, RI

    GadgetRN71 replied to navycorpsman2010's topic in General Nursing

    I know waiting can be hard but trust me, you'll feel far worse if you waste $35,000+ on a program that isn't even accredited yet..what if it comes time to take your boards and you and your classmates...
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    Finally Got A Job!

    GadgetRN71 replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in General Nursing

    Well done!!!! Very happy for
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    New England Tech in Warwick, RI

    GadgetRN71 replied to navycorpsman2010's topic in General Nursing

    I went to this school for my Surgical Technology degree..someone told me that they're starting an RN program, is this what you're referring to? I loved being a surgical tech, but I was way overcharged...
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    Fired but asked to resign!

    GadgetRN71 replied to RNStudy's topic in General Nursing

    This is tough, because while there may have been some singling out(this often happens when you butt heads with a manager or manager's pet) you cannot leave them any kind of opening. I started to reply...
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    I want to work in this field...

    GadgetRN71 replied to mjcornnielies's topic in Operating Room

    No, I think you have to be in clinicals...I've also seen people get a job as an orderly in the OR, or instrument tech(reprocessing) while in school though. Just another
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    How do you deal with a rude co-worker?

    GadgetRN71 replied to MobileNurseSara's topic in General Nursing

    I do find for the most part that most of the doctors coming up today make an effort not to be rude..and if one slips through the cracks, usually he or she gets put in their place pretty quickly.Things...
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    I want to work in this field...

    GadgetRN71 replied to mjcornnielies's topic in Operating Room

    There is no additional schooling involved. Back in the day, many places wanted you to have a year on the floors before coming to the OR. This is not the case anymore in many areas. They'll take new...