ORoxyO

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1. Birth Control and 12 Hour Shifts

   ORoxyO replied to sillymu's topic in General Nursing

   I love my nuvarings. Super convenient. I'd never go back to having to remember to pop pills at a certain

2. Rejected from OR nurse residency

   ORoxyO replied to Reaz's topic in Operating Room

   Oops, I'm not sure why I assumed it was the same hospital system. It would not matter if it was a different

3. Rejected from OR nurse residency

   ORoxyO replied to Reaz's topic in Operating Room

   It might come down to hospital policy. Many institutions have a certain number of months required to work in a position before you can transfer. My current hospital is 1

4. Student Loans and Debt

   ORoxyO replied to jnniemeyer's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Yes, your student loan debt does affect your eligibility for other loans. When they run your credit report they will add up all of your monthly payments to see your ability to pay the new loan/...

5. Did you live alone, worked while going to nursing school?

   ORoxyO replied to Hanhxx's topic in General Nursing

   I did with no problem. The keys to succeeding are finding a job with flexible hours to work around school and organization. I was lucky enough to find a flexible unit. I worked every single weekend...

6. Witnessing consent

   ORoxyO replied to ILMRN's topic in Operating Room

   This should be complete before the patient goes into the OR, well before the time out. An unwitnessed or undated consent is not considered complete. If I need to witness a consent that I did not...

7. RN license expires 6 months after issue?

   ORoxyO replied to SarahRN717's topic in General Nursing

   Mine expired 4 months after I got the first one. Very

8. Notified of call before being on call

   ORoxyO replied to rlgiv's topic in General Nursing

   We "officially" call one hour in adv ance of the person being needed. If they are on call @7a then we page @6a. If I'm the charge nurse though I will always give a heads up call/text as soon as I know...

9. Working with a fracture

   ORoxyO replied to Cgritz77's topic in General Nursing

   I would still apply and interview. Sometimes the process takes a while anyway and you might be well on your way to recovery by the time they are ready for you. And, depending on the job, they might be...

10. Circulating RNs with ACLS

    ORoxyO replied to puroticorico's topic in Operating Room

    We were required to have it when I worked in a very small hospital due to limited resources. I've never seen it required at a large hospital though. And like you, my job will not pay for us to renew...

11. CNOR book advice

    ORoxyO replied to kperryrn's topic in Operating Room

    I'd get a copy of the AORN guidelines. Your facility probably has one you can borrow. I purchased a practice exam through CCI and saw the areas I was deficient in. Then I reviewed those sections of...

12. New to EPIC charting in Main OR

    ORoxyO replied to MiahScrub1998's topic in Operating Room

    I used cerner my entire career before moving to an epic facility 1.5 years ago. I used Cerner both at my main job and my side gig, and both had fairly different builds. I have to say, I like it as lot...

13. Tips for handling the stress of on-call

    ORoxyO replied to RNable's topic in Operating Room

    I could never get used to the anxiety of not knowing if/ when they would call. I felt like i couldn't really do anything. I found a position that doesn't have call it it helps me to enjoy my time

14. Who Did NOT Do a Year of Med Surg?

    ORoxyO replied to Satori77's topic in General Nursing

    I went straight to the OR and never looked back. It's what I wanted and I had a chance so it worked out great for me. (I did work as a nurse tech for 1.5 years while in school on a post surgical...

15. Denver Weatherman Loses Job over Twitter Remarks about Nurses:

    ORoxyO replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, I did not realize it was his professional account. I can agree it was