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  1. typical day of a PACU nurse?

    sbfairy replied to turnforthenurse's topic in PACU

    OR is a whole different animal than PACU. Hopefully your training will be as extensive as I'm sure your OR was. Experience with high acuity patients in the OR is different than dealing with that...

  2. Interested in PACU

    sbfairy replied to MotivatedOne's topic in PACU

    I went from med-surg to PACU. I do think ICU experience is extremely helpful but it also depends on what kind of training they are offering you. I had to learn a lot about critical care as we...

  3. Newly licensed RN seeking Resume Advice

    sbfairy replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Okay, here is my new grad resume. I took out all identifiers It's pretty generic since I just wanted A JOB and didn't care what unit I went to. On the second page is where I listed my previous...

  4. Newly licensed RN seeking Resume Advice

    sbfairy replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I totally get you on not getting to do a lot during clinicals. I think what you have done is fine but you may consider parsing that into different clinical areas of nursing unless you applying in...

  5. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    sbfairy replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I know someone who's kids are named after guns, Ruger, Gatling, and

  6. New Grad OR Nurse

    sbfairy replied to RNicholask's topic in Operating Room

    ED and OR are two very different animals. In the OR you will have very little contact with awake patients. Most of your contact will occur before the surgery. After surgery your patients will go to...

  7. Question on epidurals

    sbfairy replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You may have to search more about cultural beliefs surrounding child birth rather than labor pains. Within that search you may find some answers. Additionally have you considered researching opinions...

  8. Newly licensed RN seeking Resume Advice

    sbfairy replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would focus less on the restaurant jobs you've held and more on things you did in your clinicals. Did you get experience in starting IVs, wound care, ekg reading? For instance: Acme Medical...

  9. Unit Manager Offered Me a Job Before Graduation. How to proceed?

    sbfairy replied to KatePasa's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    ITA with ScottE,RN. As someone who just job hunted, in today's culture the last thing an employer wants to see is your face unless they have requested an interview. Also consider that even though...

  10. What's the weirdest cardiac rhythm you've seen in the PACU?

    sbfairy replied to wannabecnl's topic in PACU

    Accelerated junctional rhythm. Not too

  11. What to do if you disagree with the care of another nurse's pt?

    sbfairy replied to Erythropoietin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Depends on the nurse and how much experience they have as to how s/he would react in this situation. I have some critical care experience so the situation you described would not have alarmed me and...

  12. NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation) for PACU- necessary, helpful, waste of time?

    sbfairy replied to SunshineRN32's topic in PACU

    I work PACU and all you need is ACLS and PALS. I don't think having NRP will make you any more desirable. The only other certification that I can think of that may make you desirable is a CPAN and...

  13. ICU RN in need of less physically demanding unit, PACU?

    sbfairy replied to SunshineRN32's topic in PACU

    Maybe it depends on where you are but I work in a busy 20 bed PACU and I do a lot of pulling up, turning, and pushing beds. We routinely have patients that weight upwards of 300 pounds. Just...

  14. Volunteering at a hospital worth it?

    sbfairy replied to samrusrn's topic in General Students

    I think it really depends on the hospital. At my hospital we have a very organized volunteer program. The volunteers have no patient contact (HIPAA, as someone else pointed out), they mostly man the...

  15. ER vs. ICU

    sbfairy replied to aungiec's topic in Emergency

    I think you should pick the one you are most personally interested in. The truth is that a lot of hospitals do not hire new grad directly into either of these specialty areas. At my hospital the ER...

  16. New Nurse...No experience=No job...???

    sbfairy replied to froggy0381's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't know about LTC facilities but I do know that for many hospitals the hiring of nurses is done mostly through HR so showing up to talk to the clinical manager or charge nurse of a department...

  17. Need ideas for my presentation about women and their health

    sbfairy replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with not overdoing the stats. I've given many presentations (some of them on the topics you mentioned) and stats can really make some people turn off. My advice would be to give some...

  18. City College Of Sf

    sbfairy replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in California Nursing

    Hi Jackie- I just got accepted to CCSF for Spring 2008 too! I'm super excited. I'm curious about PDA's and the hospitals as well. Do you know what they mean by "nursing regulation shoes"?...