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  1. Experience vs. None

    nrsman1 replied to nrsman1's topic in Operating Room

    But in order to gain OR experience someone has to take a chance on that inexperienced nurse sometime. It is a gamble but you may hire that one inexperienced nurse that loves it and will be there for...

  2. drive time

    nrsman1 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am applying for a position in the OR tomarrow and was wondering how far do you think is too far for an OR nurse to live from the hospital. I have heard thirty minutes or

  3. drive time

    nrsman1 replied to nrsman1's topic in Operating Room

    This is what I don't know yet . I thougt I heard someone say

  4. drive time

    nrsman1 replied to nrsman1's topic in Operating Room

    With thirty minutes being the

  5. Good patient?

    nrsman1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok I have noticed lately more and more nurses saying oh he's a good patient. I understand good is equal to cooperative and doesn't ask for much but I think it sends a bad message. I mean if there's...

  6. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    nrsman1 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree what the heck is a sontimeter,I hear this all the

  7. Poor spelling in charting

    nrsman1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just had a eureka moment. I have been an LPN for about five months and just realized I have been charting they word laying wrong. I have been charting for example " lying in bed watching television...

  8. Poor spelling in charting

    nrsman1 replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    So would I use it like : pt. Laying or lying in

  9. Disgusted!

    nrsman1 replied to rawrn's topic in General Nursing

    If it were me I would keep on applying and calling them back. It may be a bad saying but,"the squeaky will get attention". The point here is I would be persistent in my

  10. Love med/surg?

    nrsman1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am debating on working in medsurg and was wondering how many of you out there absolutely love working in med/surg and

  11. Help me please!

    nrsman1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am about a nervous wreck!! I have heard differing answers to these questions and i need to know what resource is the end all and be all. question 1. can LPNs in oklahoma teach about medications even...

  12. Is it ok to call CNA's nurses?

    nrsman1 replied to jean36's topic in General Nursing

    CNAs are in the nursing field but they are not nurses. They are unlicensed assitive personnel. I think calling CNAs nurses confuses patients as

  13. Help me please!

    nrsman1 replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Please guys any help would be greatly

  14. Med/Surg or OR?

    nrsman1 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello I am a nursing student who is about to graduate from RN school this december, and I have a delimma I need some advice on. I have always enjoyed the OR; the atmosphere, the one patient at a time,...

  15. Am I not cut out to be a nurse? Please Help!

    nrsman1 replied to katy81's topic in General Nursing

    Ok ive got a good one. I AM a nurse and passed out after watching my wife get stuck five times before they got blood. Mind you she hates getting stuck. I guess I was feeling her pain. btw I have no...

  16. I have a question if anyone will answer it! thanks!

    nrsman1 replied to TCLA's topic in General Nursing

    First off if you have your RN, bachelors or not you will get hired! All hospitals care about when hiring a new floor nurse is that RN. If you get your associates and want to get your BSN afterward...

  17. Floating (sign of bad management?)

    nrsman1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I floated to another floor the other day and noticed that we have at least two or three floating from our floor or two or three floating from our floor to other floors each week. It got me...

  18. Just need a little info

    nrsman1 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am a newley licensed LPN, and have one more semester of RN school. Here is my question; I have enjoyed all my clinical rotations in the OR, and I am seriously thinking about a career in the OR, so...

  19. CNA going behind my back

    nrsman1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    First off I want to say I respect CNAs, love CNAs, and believe CNAs are a vital part of nursing care. This is not to degrade CNAs. First off we have, lets say Dr. cheeks has set of orders that he...

  20. RN salary in Tulsa, I am confused!

    nrsman1 replied to cwainaina's topic in General Nursing

    here is good ol Mcalester, I am an LPN and we start out at 12/hr. as an RN I believe it is around $20.50/hr. hope this

  21. "floating" safety

    nrsman1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've often wondered about the safety of "floating" to other floors in the hospital. I have noticed that often most floors simply do things different. Not only that but you rarely get a orientation to...

  22. No more LPNs?

    nrsman1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been hearing here lately that LPN positions are being eliminated and being replaced with RN positions only. How much of this is true, and if so what is the rationale? Just wanted your

  23. nclex test scared me

    nrsman1 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the nclex-pn today, and I have heard about the test shutting off at 85 is not a bad thing. but, for some reason when that screen went gray i was like WHAT? I felt cheated and stupid because the...

  24. nclex test scared me

    nrsman1 replied to nrsman1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    well its official i passed. My name and license is on the board but it says my license expires in like three months, what does that

  25. "will continue to monitor"

    nrsman1 replied to rnto?'s topic in General Nursing

    where I used to work we were required to chart every