prettymica

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

hospice, HH, LTC, ER,OR

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  1. OR call schedule

    prettymica replied to jenniecubbies808's topic in Operating Room

    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,...

  2. struggling in orientation

    prettymica replied to FutureResearchRN's topic in Operating Room

    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....

  3. cloth hats

    prettymica replied to iverina's topic in Operating Room

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

  4. Specialities in the Operating Room...

    prettymica replied to OR/GI Nurse Lisa's topic in Operating Room

    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...

  5. OR-specific scrubs

    prettymica replied to Hmfog's topic in Operating Room

    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...

  6. Northside Hospital Atlanta

    prettymica replied to hmm94's topic in Georgia Nursing

    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...

  7. Where do you work? (Hospital)

    prettymica replied to georgiapeach27's topic in Georgia Nursing

    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

  8. How is your bridge program?

    prettymica posted a topic in LPN to RN

    I started my LPN_RN(ADN) Bride program March 26. The first semster is online and very disorganized. Some of my classmates are not doing well on tests. Think 40 questions 40 minutes. Material is taken...

  9. OR vs ER

    prettymica replied to litebrightgirl's topic in Operating Room

    I did, not loving it so far. I miss using my skills. One pro is that I get all my breaks and its one patient at a

  10. Cons of Perioperative Nursing....?

    prettymica replied to SugarNSpiceRN's topic in Operating Room

    Loss of skills, Boredom, gossip, not so nice surgeons and scrubs, and push for 10 min

  11. Start a nursing career in Georgia

    prettymica replied to california.soul's topic in Georgia Nursing

    If you decide to become an MA, please do not go to a for profit school, apply to a technical school. Also I have meet lots of MA's that could only work as CNA's because of they could not find jobs...

  12. Overwhelmed and miserable at an LTC facility

    prettymica replied to smargadine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are welcome. You can give a resignation at anytime but please work out the resignation until the departure date. Hopefully you did not sign any contracts and I would make sure that you have a job...

  13. Overwhelmed and miserable at an LTC facility

    prettymica replied to smargadine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You might not ever know, nursing is a small world and don't burn your bridges.. Most companies do have reviews from former employees online. I often ask around to coworkers, someone always knows...

  14. If the percent of men in nursing was 9.6% in 2011. What you think it is now?

    prettymica replied to futurern_.'s topic in Men in Nursing

    9.7%..lol

  15. Overwhelmed and miserable at an LTC facility

    prettymica replied to smargadine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Everyone's first job is usually stressful, but sometimes it can be a good learning experience. Also the grass might look greener at the other facility and it can be a lot worse once you are employed....

  16. No friend in nursing school?

    prettymica replied to Student2017555's topic in General Students

    Make other friends, and email your teacher if you are confused. Chances are slim that you will see them again after nursing school, and you don't need that type of negativity in your life at the...

  17. How many attempts did it take you to get into the nursing program?

    prettymica replied to byjessi's topic in General Nursing

    I was refused by several schools, but I never gave up. I have three nursing degrees to prove it. Good luck to you

  18. Is there hope?

    prettymica replied to JJenkins93's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Georgia Highlands takes your highest scores. I graduated from the LPN-RN Bridge program in

  19. ADN Graduating soon

    prettymica replied to StudentNurse2015's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Yes, start working on your BSN. Its very hard to get into a residency in Atlanta without a Bachelor's degree. This is due to Magnet status. Also depending on what area in

  20. Relocating to Atl

    prettymica replied to Cococure's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I am not sure what part of town you will be living Atlanta is huge. Tell him to try Southern Regional, and most nurses didn't have a BSN or were going back for a BSN. Also he can pretty much change...

  21. If you were to move from ER...

    prettymica replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    After 18 months in the ER, I have moved to the

  22. Finally got into the OR

    prettymica replied to desertstar6's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats to you! I will also be starting my dream of working in the OR on the

  23. Leaving the ER full time

    prettymica replied to Nursingluv101's topic in Emergency

    Yes, its like this in my ER. I am leaving for am OR position. I am tired from holding, tele, ICU and OBS patients, with the revolving rooms. We are also very short on nursing staff and nurses and...

  24. for those who work 12 hour shifts, how long is your lunch break?

    prettymica replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    30 unpaid minutes.. IF you get

  25. ADN class of 2013

    prettymica replied to SC APRN's topic in General Students

    I want my MSN focus to be FNP and education. If I land a job in the OR, I would like to become an RNFA. At this point I am burned out from school so that's why the wait. Good Luck to you and in the...