solneeshka

solneeshka BSN, RN

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  1. What would you do???

    solneeshka replied to <3 RN <3's topic in Nursing Career

    It's been a couple of weeks. IMHO, it would be fine to follow up. Good

  2. IM injections!

    solneeshka replied to smiler2010's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you have a thin patient, make sure you use a shorter needle than usual. That will help prevent hitting the bone. If they're real thin (and if circumstances allow), try using one of the leg/hip...

  3. Did I do something inappropriate?

    solneeshka replied to SydneyJo1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You did *nothing* wrong, in fact if the hiring manager wants to interview you, it shows that you did something very right! HR people get all ***** when applicants do what you did because it minimizes...

  4. New Grad Interviewing for Pre-op position. Any Advice?

    solneeshka replied to OneOfTheGoodGuys's topic in Operating Room

    Well, she was right about the graveyard comment. I've noticed that at our facility, too. But in a way, I think pre-op would be good for new grad because they have a more focused range of...

  5. New Grad Interviewing for Pre-op position. Any Advice?

    solneeshka replied to OneOfTheGoodGuys's topic in Operating Room

    Just saw your post now. How did it

  6. I wanna get my read on!

    solneeshka replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    I know you're excited, but you really don't need to be reading anything ahead of time. They will teach you everything they want you to know, and what they don't teach you, you will learn by doing....

  7. To hand or not to hand?

    solneeshka replied to SkipBeat's topic in Operating Room

    Of 14 rooms that my OR area has going on any given day, maybe half have scrub techs scrubbing and the the other half have RNs scrubbing. RNs who can circulate are especially helpful when it comes to...

  8. OR Circulator Response Time

    solneeshka replied to lucyc's topic in Operating Room

    All of the facilities I've worked at or had clinicals at had the L&D staff work the c-sections, in fact they've all had the rooms for c-sections located in the L&D area, not in the general

  9. education, qualifications and salary

    solneeshka replied to sclarkNMT's topic in Orthopedic

    1) Certification in different nursing fields all require a certain amount of experience (usually 2 years) as a nurse in that field. I think your previous experience, since it was not as a nurse, will...

  10. Do you really need a certification?

    solneeshka replied to ConureDelSol's topic in Orthopedic

    Your mom has probably been a nurse for awhile and has a decent amount of security in her job. If you're just starting out in the current market, as the previous poster said, you want every little bit...

  11. georgetown TX/st. david's healthcare

    solneeshka replied to CSONRN11's topic in Texas Nursing

    I used to live in Austin and can tell you that St. David's in general is a good system. That particular facility entered the system only within the last couple of years, so they may still be going...

  12. Quick question- PICC flushing

    solneeshka replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    10 mL is the protocol at our facility, but the line doesn't actually hold that much. If you were to take a PICC line that wasn't inserted into a patient and hook a flush up to it, it would only take...

  13. why the lack of baths

    solneeshka replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    They might have been bad nurses, or they might have been overloaded nurses. Hard to say. Inappropriate, either

  14. please...help me with the internship project

    solneeshka replied to boracay beach's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First things that come to mind are projects that will help reduce falls, reduce pressure ulcers, or reduce aspiration. These are just 3 issues that the elderly tend to face in greater numbers than...

  15. An upset elderly patient...

    solneeshka replied to caregiver1977's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, that doctor's got some kind of problem. At the very least he or she should have asked another doctor to talk to your aunt. But really, it makes me wonder what kind of utopia you work in if a...

  16. How much do you get paid for being on call?

    solneeshka replied to RN-ing's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the OR, we get $2.25 an hour for call. I've never heard of higher call pay than

  17. Anyone else freak out their first day without a preceptor?

    solneeshka replied to mkblakley07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was *thrilled* to be off orientation. I had one day-time preceptor for my first 4 weeks on the job and then another for the next 4 weeks on the night shift (I was hired for nights). Both of them...

  18. Night Differential?

    solneeshka replied to mommo5's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, those are some high differentials being paid! Our facility pays $2.40 an hour from 1500-2300 and $2.90 an hour from 2300-0700. Weekend differential is $2.40 an hour (on top of the previously...

  19. to bring a book or not to bring a book?

    solneeshka replied to kvd_RN's topic in Operating Room

    I was *given* a textbook by my facility when I started in the OR. The worst thing that happens is you leave it in your locker. I don't know that I would sit and refer to it during a procedure or in...

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

    solneeshka replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    When feeling that strange dissonance of seeing a co-worker in street clothes: "Sorry, I almost didn't recognize you with clothes

  21. Love for med surg

    solneeshka replied to Tua15395's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You will not get pigeon-holed. If med-surg is what you love, then do it! Nurses are accepted from med-surg into all areas of nursing. You may find individual exceptions here and there, but for the...

  22. Thank You Lord POP UP! Good sign??

    solneeshka replied to bryan_RN2911's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was certain I had failed after taking the NCLEX, but I got the pop-up and I did pass. I really do think the pop-up trick

  23. Critical Thinking Help

    solneeshka replied to Azure1213's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Now *that* is a useful

  24. New Grad - Forgotten Material

    solneeshka replied to rchembunny's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You'll find there are some things you remember and some things you forget. Plan on spending some time after you get home from your shifts studying and looking up things you wish you had known for the...

  25. Resume/CV: Is this a Run-on sentence?

    solneeshka replied to zima's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're right, the last one sounds best. One thing you might change, though is the phrasing "those unfortunate." It sounds really awkward, as though you're actually trying to say something else but not...