prettymica ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN, APRN, NP

I am so nervous for orientation tomorrow! They told us to come business casual; I haven't had to pick out an outfit since clinicals.

Thank you so much for sharing

Very nice! Can you tell us what your schedule is like for those of us, left in the dark about what we will be doing?

I got my letter about 1 hour after I posted about not receiving it. I briefly skimmed it. But we so have to report at 0745 to the education building, so far the start date is still 9/26.

I love reading about the information you have received for your program in FL @Freckledkorican. I emailed my supervisor about receiving my final firm offer letter. I was told HR was out and I will get it soon. I would like to know what I'm doing, whe...

hello, I know this thread is about 2 years old, but did you attend the program? I was in briefly,but I stopped to get my FNP and now I want to go back.

Lucky you! I haven't received my offer yet or onboarding and we start in 15 days.

Has anyone gone through the VA residency for NPs? Primary or geriatric? I would like some insight on the program.

Thanks for stopping by and letting me know about your posting. I was accepted and I start late September as well, and I will be following you. So nice to have someone else along this journey.

I have been a circulator for the past 6 years, and I finish NP school in December.

Finishing up Dec 2021. It was an OK program. I was tough for me at first but I also has alot of personal issues going on. I had to cut my schedule to 32 hours a week to get in 3 days a week for clinicals. Before clinicals I was working 40-50 hours a ...

No, you should not postpone nursing school.

It depends on the OR. I work in a non trauma OR so we do 2 days a month. I sign up for three so that I wont ever get placed in an open slot. So, thats ! weekend and 1 week day. So, about 24 hours in a month. I would say you would need about 1 year to...

I made the move about three years ago from ER to OR. I dont love it but it works for me at the moment. I miss using my skills. I didnt become a nurse to just chart, position, and answer the doctor's phones.

I did LTC, Hospice, Home Health, and ER before I went to the OR. After 3 years I am bored but I have no idea where I want to go. I am currently getting my MSN and I dont have to think hard nor am I under pressure. I do miss my skills and I am thinkin...

Sadly you wont learn scrub experience at Northside. Wellstar, Emory and possibly Grady will teach scrubbing.

What about trying a different setting. They have Hospice, Home Health and the pay is better and normally you can make your own schedule. Also what about a doctor's office or clinic?

Tuition towards RN classes, scrubs, and nursing books tools to help me transistion from student to competent nurse.

We dont have a large OR. Most nurses work 7-3 or 7-7. We have a few other shifts like 9-5, 11-7, 11-11, and 7p-7a. We day shifters take one weekday call of 11-7 and One weekend call your choice 7-3, 3-11, or 11-7. We have a CVOR team and they do thei...

Your skills will come in time. You know a lot more than you think you do. I have been in the OR for 18 months, with many of those months totally on my own and doing procedures I never done on my own. I guess they saw nothing scared me because I came ...

Everyone wears the cloth hats in our OR but they must be covered with a the disposable hat.

I am not on a team and I told my job I don't want to be. I do it all, I might go from general to ortho to neuro to cysto in one day. I don't see how some nurses like seeing the same thing day in and day out. I get bored really quick. My floor has: or...

Mine does and every hospital that I performed OR clinicals or interviews. They must wear hospital provided scrubs. We have had MD's come from other hospital scrubs and operate, that is not within AORN standards.

I did Northside's OR residency and ICURNBSN2 is not lying. Didn't matter if you had experience as a nurse or not. Two year contract to sign and you are lead to believe this is a great company. You do not get a choice on the surgical service specialti...

I work for Northside. The traffic sucks. I LOVED it until management change. Its still not that bad but we were fine before with the manager we had, and the the four new mangers we received.