SnowStar4

SnowStar4

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  1. Karmanos interview

    SnowStar4 replied to faith2011's topic in Michigan Nursing

    True, they are just a partner but very intertwined as we share a building and do surgery on all their patients. I hape everyone makes more than the DMC start! Don't worry too much about postings that...

  2. Difference in role between LVN/ST and RN in the OR?

    SnowStar4 replied to Skwidward's topic in Operating Room

    You might benefit from a shadow day in the OR to see the roles up close. Where I work we use mostly surgical techs but some RNs scrub in. These are the people that stay completely sterile and work...

  3. Ca RN possibly relocating to MI, need help!

    SnowStar4 replied to palmerfive's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Mt Clemens McLaren and Sparrow in Lansing are union. The DMC is not union for nurses but some of the unit clerks/PCAs

  4. Statements taken completely out of context...and are FUNNY!

    SnowStar4 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    "can someone rub my tip quick, I can't do it myself" - a surgeon doing his first DaVinci

  5. Karmanos interview

    SnowStar4 replied to faith2011's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Pay starts at 23.46 in the

  6. Bad Idea???

    SnowStar4 replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a great plan to me. Even if she is too busy to work while in med school, she still has the degree and license ready and waiting should things not work

  7. Question

    SnowStar4 replied to ORRN0808's topic in Operating Room

    A nurse tech is not the same thing as a surgical tech. Surgical techs go to school for either an associates, bachelors, or through a hospital program. They can be certified. A nurse tech/extern/...

  8. Question

    SnowStar4 replied to ORRN0808's topic in Operating Room

    My OR hires nurse techs (nursing students). The ones that want to stay upon graduation are hired right in. I'd see if they have any postitions like that or PCA jobs to do while you are in

  9. Statements taken completely out of context...and are FUNNY!

    SnowStar4 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    Today- "You keep ramming it into her jaw...you need a smaller instrument!" "John, if it grows any bigger, let us all have a

  10. Any OR Managers Hiring New Grads Out There?

    SnowStar4 replied to redraider1977's topic in Operating Room

    http://www.dmc.org/?id=264&sid=1 There's a couple open OR positions right now. I just reread your post so I should mention that they will no longer interview before your NCLEX is passed. Keep it...

  11. Bombed OR interview :(

    SnowStar4 replied to LoveANurse09's topic in Operating Room

    Say that you like being the voice for your patient when they are their most vulnerable- sedated/knocked out! And also that you like the technical aspects of nursing. Truthfully it probably wasn't as...

  12. Any OR Managers Hiring New Grads Out There?

    SnowStar4 replied to redraider1977's topic in Operating Room

    My facility does. It's in Detroit

  13. Knee, work, weight..ugh!

    SnowStar4 replied to Sonjailana's topic in General Nursing

    Treat your knees nicely, you don't want to end up like me. I have a bad knee, have had multiple surgeries and need more but can't take off more work. Anyway, I use the elliptical a lot, and have a...

  14. surgeons

    SnowStar4 replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in Operating Room

    I was going to say the exact same

  15. Taking a pay cut to enter into Nursing

    SnowStar4 replied to dragn2623's topic in General Nursing

    Another thought- If maybe part of your issue is that you become bored with jobs after a couple years, nursing would be good. There are so many different things you can do. Go from ER to OR to Medical...

  16. Taking a pay cut to enter into Nursing

    SnowStar4 replied to dragn2623's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I

  17. Taking a pay cut to enter into Nursing

    SnowStar4 replied to dragn2623's topic in General Nursing

    I also came from Big Pharma where I made 2x what I make now. The stress of layoffs and moving state to state was just too much for me. My friends that stayed in the industry are contantly fearing...

  18. Rn's, are you able to do job well without chemistry class?

    SnowStar4 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    I have a masters in chemistry and I would say chemistry was not helpful whatsoever. Well, except for being able to pronouce generic drug names correctly. If you think you'll go on with your education...

  19. Macomb

    SnowStar4 replied to zhockeymom77's topic in Michigan Nursing

    There were probably more people using the rolling style than normal ones in my class. A few people actually used rolling suitcases, which I thought was

  20. OR Pay?

    SnowStar4 replied to marhelper's topic in Operating Room

    We get lots of OT too if you want it...since they can't float nurses from other units to the

  21. What does an "CSPD" do?

    SnowStar4 replied to Jausman's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work it is not a surg tech or RN, just people they hire off the street for little pay. How are you supposed to find someone to do a job when you don't know what it is? Are you a recruiter?...

  22. Got An Interview In The OR.......

    SnowStar4 replied to redraider1977's topic in General Nursing

    There's no such thing as too formal for an

  23. Can I do this to help me insert a Foley?

    SnowStar4 replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    Don't feel like an idiot. It takes a while to learn. If your instructor won't go in with you have a classmate or the RN assigned to that patient help. Having an extra pair of hands in there goes a...

  24. Rules regarding delegation

    SnowStar4 replied to deftonez188's topic in Michigan Nursing

    It is state specific which can make studying for the nclex frustrating. I'd be doing practice questions for class/nclex and get them wrong because their guidlines don't match up with what happens here...

  25. IV training for new nurse

    SnowStar4 replied to gregsbouch0816's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Stop using the IV team. If your patients or others need an IV...start it yourself. You need to know how in case your IV team is ever unavailable. When I first started, we didn't have many chances to...