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  1. Staff development/education- new to the facility

    beachgirl17 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    RoseQueen, Thank you for taking the time to respond. I am sure I will have so much to learn if I make the change. I am in the interviewing process, so we will see how things go! Thanks again!...

  2. Staff development/education- new to the facility

    beachgirl17 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hi Rosequeen, Since your most is a few months old now, I was wondering if you have made the change to a facility you haven't worked at previously. How did it go? What did you find most...

  3. Newbie Nurse Faculty Advice Needed

    beachgirl17 replied to JM.MSN_BSN_RN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am interested to read the responses here. It sounds like we are similar in our backgrounds. I, too, am an OR nurse and will be finishing my MSN in nursing education in the Spring. I am interested in...

  4. I Really Do Not Want the COVID Vaccine ?

    beachgirl17 replied to AspiringNurse94's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I rarely comment on this forum as I mostly just enjoy reading the posts; however, I wanted to respond to this post. You state you are concerned about Democrats winning the Senate along with already...

  5. Hard of hearing OR nurses

    beachgirl17 replied to Guest1154929's topic in Operating Room

    Hello Ingrid, I just wanted to give some feedback. I am an OR nurse and I wear hearing aids. I actually didn't know I had hearing loss until I began working in the OR. A surgeon told me to get tested...

  6. Age vs Years Nursing

    beachgirl17 replied to Erika Patterson's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 38 years old. I have been a nurse for 11 years. It was a second career for

  7. cut and run?

    beachgirl17 replied to ltpbrt's topic in Operating Room

    Hello ltpbrt, It sounds like you are progressing well in your orientation. You didn't mention how far into orientation you are. I, too, was a second career/degree BSN with now 10 years of experience....

  8. License in two states?

    beachgirl17 replied to melissamae002's topic in General Nursing

    Melissamae002, I do not know specific details about being licensed in MN and WI, but it is likely possible. I do currently hold two licenses, one in a non-compact state and another in a compact...

  9. Join the OR or go into another specialty?

    beachgirl17 replied to Shimmer580's topic in Operating Room

    Shimmer580, Kudos to you for having two great opportunities! Does one specialty seem more interesting to you? I would see if I could spend a day shadowing in the ER and a day in the OR. It might...

  10. New to OR, need advice on resources

    beachgirl17 replied to EmergencyNurse2012's topic in Operating Room

    Hello EmergencyNurse2012, Welcome to the best specialty in nursing! Can you tell I'm biased?! ? Glad to hear that your orientation is six months. It will be an exciting, yet humbling experience. I...

  11. In The Right?

    beachgirl17 replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in Operating Room

    I just want to say that you should hold your head high knowing you acted professionally and in the best interest of the patient. Like most OR nurses, I too have worked with difficult surgeons and it...

  12. Med/Surg to OR? Help!

    beachgirl17 replied to Victoria2314's topic in Operating Room

    I am a previous med-surg nurse that made the change to OR and I have never regretted it. I worked in med-surg for 2 years, then changed to OR about 7 years ago. I shadowed a little bit in the OR...

  13. How can I get this OR gig?

    beachgirl17 replied to KNB3715's topic in Operating Room

    Hello KNB3715, I made the jump from med-surg to OR about 7 years ago and have never looked back. I have done many peer interviews and it was eye-opening to hear the responses from the job candidate....

  14. circulating nurse = "go-fer" with no use for "real" nursing skills?

    beachgirl17 replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in Operating Room

    As other posters have said, when you are new, it may be a lot of running around, plugging stuff in, listening for your scrub telling you what they need next. They are not "telling you what to do."...

  15. Is OR nursing a good start for a new grad?

    beachgirl17 replied to AmberRose222's topic in Operating Room

    I would like to add something to other's responses: If the circulating nurse looks like she/he has an easy job, then perhaps they are doing an excellent job. As a student, wouldn't it make an...

  16. Circulating nurse

    beachgirl17 replied to amiss5572's topic in Operating Room

    Amiss5572, There are some very informative threads about the OR and perioperative nursing, so perhaps try using the search function. If you have any specific questions, I will be happy to

  17. Union gave away random drug testing

    beachgirl17 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    NURSGIRL 252, Thank you for your courage in telling your story. Sometimes people need to open their minds to the idea that working with debilitating pain can be more of an impairment because it is all...

  18. Precepting Experienced Nurse

    beachgirl17 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello all! I am looking for advice for how to handle my present situation. I am an OR nurse with 7 years of experience and the past 5 have been in the OR. I have my CNOR and try to keep up-to-date...

  19. Precepting Experienced Nurse

    beachgirl17 replied to beachgirl17's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you for the thoughtful responses. I will try to leave the room, but be in the near vicinity during simple cases. I have not been going to pre-op or pacu with her, but I think I will start doing...

  20. HELP! I hate tubes!

    beachgirl17 replied to nervousSRN's topic in General Students

    Hello there! I just want to give you some encouraging words. I had similar reactions to certain things. It usually stemmed from me being worried that I would hurt the patient and I would get so...

  21. Help out a fellow OR RN

    beachgirl17 replied to Abbeylemmons's topic in Operating Room

    1. Please fill in the name and location of your hospital. Outpatient surgery in the midwest 2. What system is in place for counting in your Operating Room? Whiteboard 3. Is your...

  22. Interview for OR residency

    beachgirl17 replied to marsh18's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Marsh! I used to do the peer interview for new hires at my old job. My peers and I used to ask people if they could describe what a circulator and scrub actually do? It showed whether they had...

  23. Surgical Nursing Jobs

    beachgirl17 replied to jgrizzle13's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there! I started out on a med-surg unit with emphasis on orthopedics. It was HARD work! I was there two years and I could not wait to get out of there. I did not know which direction to go from...

  24. Who checks your patient in?

    beachgirl17 replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

    Interesting.....sounds like a big shift. I can't imagine not going to speak to my patient beforehand - I can't tell you how many times I have checked my patient and realized that the consent is...

  25. Who checks your patient in?

    beachgirl17 replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with Rose Queen in that the checklist is completed by both pre op RN and OR RN. My question to you is - who is bringing the patient to the OR? Anesthesia or the circulator? If it is not the...