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Except for certain specialties and surgeons, like orthopedics. Our ortho docs like it to be as cold as possibly when they do procedures. We keep our ortho rooms at around 55-57F.

In my experience, it's typically the anesthesiologist who does, as they have ready access to the drugs in their cart. However, there were cases when a nurse will jump in and be the medications person if the anesthesiologist is busy maintaining the pa...

I was trained to do both, but was made to concentrate on circulating (my previous hospital hired STs). It really depends on my mood. Some days I prefer to do one over the other. However, I would really love to be trained to scrub further. ☺️

I was a telemetry nurse who moved over to Periop nursing. While it is important to know the different tools they use there, it's more important knowing where to get them when needed. Also, don't lose touch of the things you learned on the floor. For ...

I am an experienced RN who started training in the OR as a perioperative nurse. I'm glad to say that even in my hospital (which is located far from the nearest big city), we follow AORN guidelines almost obsessively. I am sorry to hear about your ex...

+1 here. I was once told that you only learn 10% of the job in nursing school, and that number shrunk to 5% when I started precepting. As a student, I was open to learning from my nurses and was grateful for every opportunity to work with the patien...

Sorry for the super late response. I got 75 q's.

Congratulations! Nursing school is like taking a sip of water out of a fire hydrant as my clinical instructor said. Learn what you can, observe and practice as much skills as you could. I was in the same boat as you two years ago when I started m...

CSUF is an impacted campus, meaning they get more applications than the actual spots they have. So, the application requirements are more competitive compared to other campuses. I am not well-versed about the entry-level BSN, but I am more familiar ...

Thanks, lovepeacelove! I've heard about this from a friend and I guess that's the only way to get in. Maybe I'll have more luck next year when I'm done with my BSN. :)

Anyone?

Spoke with Ms. Monsein this morning, and she said that they are still going through apps and will probably do so for the next couple of months. The application period closed today, I noticed.

Goody86: thanks for the info. Are you applying locally or from out of state? Mine changed today and still no email, so I'm trying to make some formal deductions here so I hope you guys don't mind the questions. :)

I just off the phone with them and they said that if they haven't called yet, it's safe to assume that I don't get to move on. They received 600+ apps for 7 spots. Oh well, moving forward... :)

Congrats to everyone who got the interview emails! :) If I may ask, what does your application status say now that you've received the TalentMine email?

Have they started calling for interviews yet? I applied a while back and haven't heard anything yet.

I didn't have CCU as an option on mine, for I would've signed up if it was! :)

Nursestudent2011: I am applying locally, and currently working a desk job at another hospital. Did an entire semester's worth of clinical rotations in critical care and step-down units. Applied to CTICU, SICU and MICU. :)

Thanks for the info, annalyn.Victoria! :)

Sorry, the link is connected to my login. It appears to be personalized, so I would suggest you guys access your application profile on the UCLA HR website and maybe you can get it from there. Good luck!

Roxy77: you should have received an email from them with the link to the assessment page. I initially didn't get redirected to it, but then I got an email with the link.

************** is the Hiring Manager for nursing at UCLA. :)

Mine says the same thing and I already completed the assessment. I guess all we need to do now is wait and see what the next step will be. :)

Figure out what your style of learning is and go from there. Also, each specialization usually has a focus. In OB, the baby is the focus of most interventions. In psych, it's almost always safety. Which part of pharm are you having trouble with? The...

Agree with ckh23. Can't use a RF infection NANDA if he already has an infection. The impaired gas exchange is a good dx. Can also use RF falls due to physical weakness. No need for the AEB part for RF diagnoses because the problem is not there yet,...