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ORoxyO

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  1. I want to be a nurse with a 9-5 job w/ weekends and holidays off

    ORoxyO replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Does 7a-5p count? And yes I work in a hospital. No holiday or

  2. Does anyone else experience pain from standing all day?

    ORoxyO replied to Margaritaville's topic in Operating Room

    My feet killed the first couple weeks getting used to all that time on concrete floors. But then I got used to it and I'm fine now. Get a good pair a shoes and your feet will

  3. Starting Pays and O R Nsg

    ORoxyO replied to porkey2's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The DMC can be a very wonderful place to work- it just depends on where you are. I worked for the DMC in other units and loved it. The Harper OR is known for being a nasty place to work, and I have...

  4. Starting Pays and O R Nsg

    ORoxyO replied to porkey2's topic in Michigan Nursing

    It is very hard to get into the OR with no experience. Once you do get in, it is a long hard orientation. Harper hospital in the DMC does hire inexperienced nurses though....but it is a terrible...

  5. Applying for jobs

    ORoxyO replied to snofleighk14's topic in Michigan Nursing

    What does doing an accelerated program have to do with it? The one year means job experience, nothing to do with school. Apply anyway. They might just give you a chance...but that won't happen if you...

  6. More Proof That Surgeons Are HUGE JERKS!

    ORoxyO replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe you work with jerks. But I wouldn't put all surgeons in that category more than any other group of

  7. OR Nursing Career

    ORoxyO replied to Hargrove86's topic in Operating Room

    Your professors are being very rude and closed minded. They should be sharing all of the options of nursing with you, and not putting their own prejudices on you. Most people that have those ideas...

  8. Operating room assisant

    ORoxyO replied to lenice91's topic in Operating Room

    I have never heard of a position entitled that. What is the job description? Do they mean like a Patient care tech that works int he

  9. Narcotics administration

    ORoxyO replied to schoolmack's topic in Patient Medications

    As someone who has had some pretty painful injuries...I can tell you my eyes were glued to my alarm clock to see when I could pop some more pills...and I took them as soon as my 4 hours were up....

  10. If you worked FT during nursing school...

    ORoxyO replied to unicoRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Your standard office hours may be the problem. Find a place that has evening and weekend shifts available and it will be easier to fit it all in. Bonus if it is in a hospital...great experience and...

  11. How much does a bag of fluids cost?

    ORoxyO replied to kk2021's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    We had almost the same exact deal only it cost like $150 and it had a couple more things in it. I barely touched any of it. We felt extremely ripped off too. And by our school no

  12. Clipping hair

    ORoxyO replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    Our patients are clipped in pre-op unless it is a neuro

  13. new starting student question for nurses...

    ORoxyO replied to luvmykids0810's topic in Operating Room

    Are you actually in a nursing program right now? If you are, then you should absolutely not leave school or pursue a surgical tech degree. I don't think there is a benefit if you know you are going to...

  14. Positioning patient on the table

    ORoxyO replied to kim_093089's topic in Operating Room

    Detroit,

  15. Positioning patient on the table

    ORoxyO replied to kim_093089's topic in Operating Room

    Our radiology techs are not involved in positioning for any case. For blocks the nurse, anesthesia, and usually the surgeon position the

  16. Operating room procedures/meds?

    ORoxyO replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Operating Room

    Totally depends what kind of hospital you are in. The meds I use most often are: Marcaine (with and without epi) Lidocaine (with and without epi) Epinephrine Duramorph Kenalog Dexamethasone Morphine...

  17. Fainting... so dramatic

    ORoxyO replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the OR so I have seen my share of fainting. One kid in particular was very dramatic. He was an undergrad (pre-med) observer, and was at the end of a long day and wearing lead. I was standing...

  18. Punching out within 6 minutes of shift end, anyone??

    ORoxyO replied to martymoose's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ours is 6 minutes as well because our pay is rounded to the nearest 0.10 hours. That is 6

  19. Do you let sales reps open items in your OR?

    ORoxyO replied to rbs105's topic in Operating Room

    They are not allowed to where I

  20. HELP! I need to know what to do!

    ORoxyO replied to megandevere's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I would finish the degree. You are almost done and that way you'll have something to show for your hard work. Is it possible to also take some nursing school prerequisites as your electives? That way...

  21. Role of RN vs Surg tech in OR

    ORoxyO replied to manskette's topic in Operating Room

    If you are accepted to Nursing school then by all means do it. There's not point in withdrawing your application, applying to surg tech school, going through surg tech school, working, reapplying to...

  22. Pain Meds

    ORoxyO replied to erin1821's topic in Patient Medications

    This is common occurance. You don't administer both at the same time, but you choose which is appropriate for the pain level. Some of our patients go home with both and are given pain ranges for each...

  23. Does the BSNs get paid more than ADNs hold true across the board mostly?

    ORoxyO replied to mell260's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    We get nothing for a BSN. Same goes for

  24. Call pay

    ORoxyO replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Operating Room

    $3/hr then time and a half if you go in.

  25. RN pay for contingent RN's at DMC.

    ORoxyO replied to vivicaq's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Unlike many other hospital systems, our contingent pay is based on experience. We lose out on some great potential coworkers because of this. Other hospitals just pay more. The Float pool has been...