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  1. job etiquette question

    lilla_fjaril replied to kadell's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital recruiters are often insanely busy. Mine was not only busy, but also disorganized and I probably sent her 5 unanswered emails in the span of 2 months before she finally got back to me. Then...

  2. Does it bother you to address MDs by their title of Doctor?

    lilla_fjaril replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a new RN in the OR I've been struggling with this. Most of the nurses have been there years and call the docs by their first names but I feel I should call them Dr. X, at least until they tell me...

  3. New grad jobs: When to apply?

    lilla_fjaril replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I applied/interviewed in August for a job in January, but many of my friends did not interview until late November and all got jobs. If you are applying on-line, frequently the hospital webpage will...

  4. Left-handed scrub nurse?

    lilla_fjaril posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi everyone- I'm a new RN starting in the OR. I'm a really smart and driven person but I'm not naturally coordinated. Being left-handed is throwing me out of whack for loading knife blades and...

  5. Gowning others--best place to put hands?

    lilla_fjaril posted a topic in Operating Room

    As a total RN/OR rookie, I'm getting a little better (thank God) but I'm still fumbling when it comes to putting gowns on physicians. It seems no matter where I put my hands it's either too close to...

  6. New Graduate Interviewing for OR Training Program TOMORROW - Advice, please?

    lilla_fjaril replied to Qtp2t RN's topic in Operating Room

    Why do you want to work in the OR? Why is it a good fit for your personality? How do you deal with interpersonal conflict? Are you okay with working with people from different ethnic backgrounds?...

  7. Assessments of an OR Nurse

    lilla_fjaril replied to Dempather's topic in Operating Room

    I'm training as a scrub nurse so here's a list of some of the things I've been learning: -verify patient ID, allergies, and consent form -Proper sterile scrub and gowning/gloving -Learn enough about...

  8. RNFA, NP, or both?

    lilla_fjaril replied to JockoJohnson's topic in Operating Room

    I'm also debating this choice so I thought I'd add my 2 cents. I'm new to the OR and don't have near the info that David does, but I just wanted to suggest that the licensure of surgical assistants...

  9. OR Doors

    lilla_fjaril replied to elcue's topic in Operating Room

    we have plate-activated in about half of our 50 ORs. (big teaching hospital.) They are whisper quiet--much moreso than someone opening and closing them

  10. OR Doors

    lilla_fjaril replied to elcue's topic in Operating Room

    sorry, double message

  11. OR Nursing... Good, Bad, Ugly?

    lilla_fjaril replied to Jean1313's topic in Operating Room

    As a newbie, one thing I've learned is that similar to how Eskimos have 23 words for snow, each of the 15,000 odd instruments seems to have 23 names. There's the two names in the textbook. Then,...

  12. warm saline/water

    lilla_fjaril replied to maeyken's topic in Operating Room

    Our facility stickers the bottles with day of the week stickers just like in food service. if someone loads bottles on Monday they sticker them with Wed stickers and on Wed they have to be

  13. Left-handed scrub nurse?

    lilla_fjaril replied to lilla_fjaril's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for the support. I just seem to be struggling worse than the rest of the orientees (who are right-handed.) I usually pick up things quickly but I feel almost like I have a learning disability...

  14. Any Tips for Cardio/Thoracic ICU Preceptorship?

    lilla_fjaril replied to Team Player's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I also landed this great preceptorship my final semester and I learned more in 180 hours than I learned in all the rest of nursing school combined. My tips: 1. Show up 10 minutes before your...

  15. Accelerated Programs in STL?

    lilla_fjaril replied to WhiteShadows23's topic in General Nursing

    As far as I know, Maryville also has an accelerated BSN that is 15 months. SLU's accelerated program only goes from May to May. Barnes/Goldfarb is now starting accelerated students in Jan, May, and...

  16. ER at Childrens Hospital

    lilla_fjaril replied to LeesaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is a late response to the OP, but I know for a fact that SLCH will not take new grads into the ED unless you have ED tech experience or you are a paramedic. I'm sure there are 'who you...

  17. Barnes Jewish College

    lilla_fjaril replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    I finished up the accelerated BSN a few months ago. My class started with 75 people and about 50 graduated. Of the 25 that didn't, 3 or 4 quit or dropped down to the slower upper division program The...

  18. I would like more info on perioperative nursing

    lilla_fjaril replied to Vannie815's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I'm a new grad who is just beginning a job in periop nursing so I don't have a lot to say yet, but if you move this post to the forum called Operating Room nursing you'll probably get answers...

  19. too nice/quiet for the OR?

    lilla_fjaril replied to QHnurse07's topic in Operating Room

    Hey- I'm just starting out in the OR and this is a big worry of mine. I don't think that I'm too nice, but I am non-confrontational in the sense that just because a doc snaps at me or says 'hurry up....

  20. New Grad & Orientation - Do I Switch Floors??

    lilla_fjaril replied to CleveRN2008's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, by switching floors you'd be going from what you thought was going to be okay to something completely unknown, wouldn't you? Is it possible they're rotating you from nurse to nurse to accomodate...

  21. Accepted a job in one area, but a new passion has developed

    lilla_fjaril posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Let me preface by saying that I realize how fortunate I am to have either the OR or ICU as an option for my first nursing job. Also, I'm valedictorian of my class, taught myself about critical...

  22. Very upset.

    lilla_fjaril replied to LovingLearning's topic in General Students

    What happened to you sucks, but hospitals can be unforgiving places and as a new nurse you may be subject to bullying by other GNs, other nurses, doctors, techs, etc. I haven't experienced near what...

  23. I'm thinking about quitting my job, need advice

    lilla_fjaril replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Are you 100% committed to finishing the program and becoming an RN? If so, quit your job. I don't know if it's a medical job or not, but sooner or later in your program you will be required to do an...