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  1. How soon can a nurse quit without it looking bad?

    linda2097 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Let's say an experienced nurse starts working at a new hospital, and absolutely hates it. How soon can that nurse quit without it looking bad? I'm guessing that quitting after one year of work is...

  2. 12 hour Shifts?

    linda2097 replied to Guest296136's topic in Operating Room

    You'd be surprised how hard O.R. nurses work, including lots of heavy

  3. New Graduate Interviewing for OR Training Program TOMORROW - Advice, please?

    linda2097 replied to Qtp2t RN's topic in Operating Room

    You might want to hire a lawyer to read the contract before you sign

  4. Back pain and body fatigue in OR versus Med-surg

    linda2097 replied to applesRN's topic in Operating Room

    Lots of heavy lifting in the O.R. Heavy equipment and heavy

  5. recommend going STRAIGHT to OR (residency)?

    linda2097 replied to FaLaLa134's topic in Operating Room

    Med surg is not required, but it will make you a better O.R.

  6. Need your thoughts about night shift call

    linda2097 replied to nursinadream's topic in Operating Room

    Why not hire new grads on the condition that they are willing to work night shift? Train them for a year on day shift and then switch them to

  7. Need Night Shift Tips

    linda2097 replied to amb123456's topic in Emergency

    This deluxe sleep mask makes it much easier to sleep during the daytime.....

  8. Needing advice and help

    linda2097 replied to karebear74's topic in Operating Room

    Also, there are things that books do not teach. There is no substitute for experience. This is why nursing schools have clinical

  9. Needing advice and help

    linda2097 replied to karebear74's topic in Operating Room

    Actually, it really is acceptable to literally slap instruments into their hands, or you can apply pressure instead of slapping, which is what I

  10. Needing advice and help

    linda2097 replied to karebear74's topic in Operating Room

    You don't have to slap instruments into the surgeon's hand. Just hand it to him and press the instrument into his hand so he definitely knows it is there, kinda like a firm

  11. Needing advice and help

    linda2097 replied to karebear74's topic in Operating Room

    Every new O.R. nurse feels the way that you do. You just have to be strong and patient. Eventually, you will understand everything. Here's some ortho trivia.... The purpose of sterile helmet covers...

  12. Do you know of any RN's who worked in both O.R. and PACU?

    linda2097 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am wondering how common it is for an RN to have both OR and PACU

  13. Applying for a job informally

    linda2097 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Would an OR nurse manager be offended if an experienced nurse called her directly to see if she has any job openings? Would she expect applicants to apply through human resources instead of calling...

  14. Anesthesia woes

    linda2097 replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Operating Room

    By the way, it's not your fault that anesthesiologists have to work long hours. That's the lifestyle they chose. If he wants to go home as soon as possible, he should have picked a different career....

  15. Anesthesia woes

    linda2097 replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Operating Room

    "the "recommended practices for maintaining a sterile field" state that "a sterile field should be maintained and monitored constantly. (12)" sterile fields should be prepared as close as possible to...

  16. Anesthesia woes

    linda2097 replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Operating Room

    1. You would be abandoning your patient. 2. You would be opening sterile supplies in another room and then leaving it unattended. 3. If something goes wrong with the case in progress and you are not...

  17. How do I get started?

    linda2097 replied to mimimartina's topic in Operating Room

    Get your foot in the door. Pick a local operating room and get ANY type of job you can there. If you become a nurses aide in an operating room, and you do a good job, you are almost guaranteed to...

  18. Applying for a job informally

    linda2097 replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks

  19. training to become an perioperative nurse

    linda2097 replied to bullseye's topic in Operating Room

    One thing that sucks about surgery centers is that they have a lot of quick cases, which means many turnovers during a shift, which means a lot of running

  20. training to become an perioperative nurse

    linda2097 replied to bullseye's topic in Operating Room

    Just apply for jobs at all local hospitals at which you are willing to work. One of them may be willing to train you on the job. If you insist on getting some training before you apply, consider...

  21. Positioning Ideas: Lithotomy

    linda2097 replied to nursinadream's topic in Operating Room

    If the sliding pressure is were heavy enough to put dangerous levels of pressure on the shoulders, then eggcrate would not work either. Eggcrate works precisely because the sliding pressure is mild....

  22. Positioning Ideas: Lithotomy

    linda2097 replied to nursinadream's topic in Operating Room

    You're wrong. There is very little weight on the top of the shoulders. You act as if the patient is doing a headstand. It takes very little pressure to prevent a patient from sliding during...

  23. Tell me it gets better! Thinking of going to the floor

    linda2097 replied to RNBeachGirl's topic in Operating Room

    You could try to get a job at an ambulatory surgery center or plastic surgery office. They don't do cases at

  24. Tell me it gets better! Thinking of going to the floor

    linda2097 replied to RNBeachGirl's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, if you are on call, you are required to come in and work anytime they tell you to, any time of day or night. Call is usually 24 hours, 7am to 7am. The worst feeling is when you are on call, and...

  25. Oh well, I tried..........

    linda2097 replied to CathRN's topic in Operating Room

    Amen. Every time a nurse kisses the butt of a surgeon, it reinforces the surgeon's bad behavior. I gotta disagree with you there, Witchy. Management who allow this abuse are too stupid to change...