Tiffany, RN, BSN

Tiffany, RN, BSN

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  1. Help !NEED ADVICE: Just found out I'm Pregnant

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to SMK1211's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would wait until after you have the baby to start looking for jobs for 2 reasons: 1-being a new nurse is stressful enough without having to go to the bathroom every 5 minutes, hips, back and...

  2. Pregnant and no one seems to have any compassion.

    Tiffany, RN, BSN posted a topic in Operating Room

    First, let me start by saying that I am not a prima donna pregnant nurse who demands my break at 9a and my lunch at 11:30 and extra staff in the room at all times. I just recently found out I am...

  3. Pregnant and no one seems to have any compassion.

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in Operating Room

    rubyvee, with all due respect i am not one of those nurses who you speak of. i never said that i do not want to transfer patients, what i said is that i will not transfer 300 lb of basically dead...

  4. Help!Worried about gas exposure while pregnant

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to nessa1982's topic in Operating Room

    I am about 6 weeks pregnant and a circulator as well. Everything I have read says that we should be very careful around anesthetic gas. I try to stay away from it as much as possible. Also remember...

  5. Best shoes for OR??

    Tiffany, RN, BSN posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am a new grad RN and I just accepted a position in the OR. I wore clogs (Nurse mates) for a couple weeks in nursing school and I hated how slow I had to walk in them so I switched to Nike Air Force...

  6. Do Newbies "Eat" Their Elders?

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I am a brand new 22 y/o BSN and I feel that while some of my peers do have that "I am better than you" demeanor, that is not characteristic of all of us. I work in the OR so I am constantly learning...

  7. Do any of you have 2nd jobs?

    Tiffany, RN, BSN posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi. I'm a fairly new OR nurse (3 mos on Oct 10) and I've noticed that more than a few of my colleagues have 2nd jobs. Some have unrelated jobs (Belk's, etc) and others double as the office nurse for...

  8. Timeline when you graduated

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to almostthereindc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated May 9, 2008, took NCLEX on June 20. Was offered and accepted a job in the OR on June 23 that started on July 7. My 90-day evaluation is coming up soon and so far, so

  9. "No self- respecting nurse"

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah I wanted so bad to tell her that she's not any kind of nurse but no need to have my cases sabotaged tomorrow just for being

  10. "No self- respecting nurse"

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    I had the same type thing you're talking about happen to me today. As we were waiting at the clock for 1508:D today a sales rep was there to talk to one of the scrub techs. So casually she asked...

  11. OR Pet peeves

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

    How about: The box on the desk labeled "Dr Blank's LOOPS." For crying out loud, its LOUPES:banghead:! Ok, so I'm a little OCD,

  12. My first contamination (I feel bad) LONG

    Tiffany, RN, BSN posted a topic in Operating Room

    So I'm a "green" nurse and I've been in the OR for about 3 weeks and I had my first contamination today . I feel so bad! So this is how it went: Our OR staffs 2 nurses and 2 techs to each room so...

  13. Grading Scale

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to amyb2684's topic in General Students

    Wow some of these grading scales sound insane! I just graduated in May but for us: A=90-100 B=80-90 C=75-80 We had to have a 75 to pass and by that they mean if you have a 74.9999998 you fail. I got...

  14. I need to know if

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Those scores sound pretty good to me. When I was using Kaplan, I became very discouraged because I was only scoring in the 50s on the Question Trainer but I was getting low to mid 60s on the Qbank....

  15. How does your hospital handle this?

    Tiffany, RN, BSN posted a topic in Operating Room

    Friday was my first day in the OR and I spent it reading through policy and procedure manuals, both for the hospital and for the OR (boring I know):zzzzz. As I was going through the hospital policy...

  16. New grad...OR vs. working the floor

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to KindredTrinity's topic in Operating Room

    Well the only experience I have with floor nursing is clinicals and my externship. I enjoyed the floor, but it was the hours that I did not enjoy. So after I graduated in May, I accepted a job in...

  17. Paying for NCLEX

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to beachbum74's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You're welcome. You should be fine if you graduate at the end of the month. They say to allow as many as 10 days for your application stuff to process. Just be sure to DOUBLE, TRIPLE, QUADRUPLE...

  18. Paying for NCLEX

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to beachbum74's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Once you pay for the test and complete all the requirements for licensure, you will be able to schedule your test. Unfortunately one of the requirements for licensure is to actually have your degree....

  19. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? I took 75 questions 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? Our school made us take the Kaplan RN course as a...

  20. Best shoes for OR??

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for all the replies, guys! I ordered some "unholey" :Dcrocs offline the other day for like $27. I guess I will start with the cheapest and move to the more expensive if they don't work. A...

  21. Just been offered an OR position as a new grad

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to ether78's topic in Operating Room

    I'm a new grad and I just accepted a job as an OR nurse to start on July 7! I'm so excited! I know I will love the job and the hours aren't bad

  22. How far did you travel to take the NCLEX?

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to TimBukWho?'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I drove 3 hours to get a test date that was 2 days earlier AND TO ENJOY THE

  23. Took the NCLEX today. Feel kinda confident.

    Tiffany, RN, BSN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello all. I am a long-time follower but 1st time poster to this site. I took the NCLEX-RN today and if it had not been for this website I would have freaked out at the questions! I had 28 SATA, 2...

  24. Took the NCLEX today. Feel kinda confident.

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    But unfortunately Kaplan doesn't have a specific test for SATA, they're just mixed in. Don't worry too much about theirs though because I never got them right, but they are good practice. Good

  25. Took the NCLEX today. Feel kinda confident.

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I Passed!!!!!!!!!!