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  1. It all comes down to money....

    linda2097 replied to kcorny's topic in Operating Room

    Pro athletes deserve their pay because they are the best in the world. We all have the opportunity to become a pro athlete, but most of us will

  2. never scrubbed but want to be an RNFA

    linda2097 replied to odos's topic in Operating Room

    I would just tell your boss that you want to be an RNFA in the future. Ask her if you can scrub some cases, even if it means doing so on your own

  3. removing gowns

    linda2097 replied to stephmj's topic in Operating Room

    Not as irritated as when a patient arrives to the O.R. wearing underwear and

  4. removing gowns

    linda2097 replied to stephmj's topic in Operating Room

    Depending on the location of your foot operative site, they might have had to position you on your stomach, in which case they would have removed your gown before doing

  5. Operating Room

    linda2097 replied to MichiganChris's topic in Operating Room

    See thread....

  6. What the?

    linda2097 replied to Fancy Face's topic in Operating Room

    Scrub techs scrub (hand instruments to surgeons.) OR nurses scrub or circulate (manage the patient and the room.) Generally speaking, circulating is harder than scrubbing. Generally speaking, nurses...

  7. What is Trauma Surgical Services?

    linda2097 replied to gibson0726's topic in Operating Room

    Find out whether it is an operating room job or a floor nursing job, as in medical

  8. Poll: how many hours do you work per week?

    linda2097 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Poll: how many hours do you work per week, including overtime and being called

  9. back problems in the OR

    linda2097 replied to penny77's topic in Operating Room

    Also, you have to lift a lot of heavy equipment in the OR, such as instrument

  10. Oh well....

    linda2097 replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Operating Room

    Virgo, how far are other hospitals? Why not commute to an O.R.

  11. CRNA Hates me

    linda2097 replied to brookorrn's topic in Operating Room

    I know some housekeepers who act like they are better than

  12. CRNA Hates me

    linda2097 replied to brookorrn's topic in Operating Room

    Also, keep in mind that the CRNA was an ICU nurse. Lots of ICU nurses are arrogant to being

  13. Operating Room

    linda2097 replied to MichiganChris's topic in Operating Room

    That's not what I meant. I meant that anyone can scrub without going to scrub tech school first. At least in some

  14. 1st nursing job - OR or NICU?

    linda2097 replied to kmommy876's topic in Operating Room

    Well for one thing, NICU involves no heavy lifting, so you would spare your back. Both O.R. and NICU would be stressful to learn, but I think NICU would be easier once you are good at it because it...

  15. resume

    linda2097 replied to Lasoniamacaroni's topic in Operating Room

    Quite frankly, as long as you have at least one year of O.R. experience, you will get the job. Keep your resume just one page. 2 pages is too

  16. resume

    linda2097 replied to Lasoniamacaroni's topic in Operating Room

    Your name Your address Your phone number OBJECTIVE: To work full-time as an operating room registered nurse. EXPERIENCE: 19__ to present: Operating room registered nurse, ______ hospital....

  17. CRNA Hates me

    linda2097 replied to brookorrn's topic in Operating Room

    I think one year of critical care nursing experience is required before entering CRNA

  18. Operating Room

    linda2097 replied to MichiganChris's topic in Operating Room

    Anyone can scrub. You don't need any kind of nursing degree. All you need is some training. Circulating on the other hand requires an RN

  19. Dating in the O.R???

    linda2097 replied to galenanurse's topic in Operating Room

    i don't understand why unfaithful people get married in the first place. if you can't stay with one person, stay single for crying out

  20. Operating Room

    linda2097 replied to MichiganChris's topic in Operating Room

    Surgical Assistant: Most likely refers to a surgical technologist, which is not a nurse. Her job is to hand instruments to the surgeon. Most have only a year of training, or are trained on the job....

  21. CRNA Hates me

    linda2097 replied to brookorrn's topic in Operating Room

    Looks like the anesthesia nurse thinks he's a physician. It's a shame considering most CRNA's are

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

    linda2097 replied to RNBeachGirl's topic in Operating Room

    You might dislike floor nursing even more. I know a lot of floor nurses who switched to the O.R. because they hated the floor. Once you get a year of O.R. experience, would you be willing to work...

  23. Dating in the O.R???

    linda2097 replied to galenanurse's topic in Operating Room

    Generally, it is a bad idea to date a coworker. This applies to any occupation. Think of what it would be like to work with an EX-boyfriend. It would probably

  24. dress code of an informatic nurse?

    linda2097 posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Poll: As an informatics nurse, what do you wear to work? Scrubs? Jeans? Business

  25. Scrub nurses

    linda2097 replied to Sardonic Nurse's topic in Operating Room

    Once you have a year of circulating experience, you can pretty much get a job anywhere in the country. Scrubbing experience is never required. Even if an O.R. requires their nurses to scrub...