ORoxyO

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

  16. Question for the night shift OR nurses

    ORoxyO replied to dRummiN_KS's topic in Operating Room

    How you use your call teams varies greatly in the facility. Some places will allow them to be called only for trauma or certain cases. Some have different call teams for different specialties. One...

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

    ORoxyO replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see why he lost his job as a weatherman over this. People say bad things about other professions all the time. Heck, don't get me started on inaccurate forecasts! Agree or not, what does it...

  18. Is it impossible to get in OR or what?

    ORoxyO replied to bryan_del's topic in Operating Room

    Sometimes it is all about timing. At my last place they would only hire experienced nurses for the longest time. We could rarely get anyone and had no staff. As educator I had to continually explain...

  19. ABSN VS ADN

    ORoxyO replied to amas's topic in General Students

    I went for the much cheaper ADN. Th hen let the hospital pay for my BSN. Took longer time- wise,but the money saved cant be

  20. Question for the night shift OR nurses

    ORoxyO replied to dRummiN_KS's topic in Operating Room

    A lot of this will depend on how efficiently your OR runs during the day and how loosely they use the term emergency/ trauma. First thing when you get there, you will be finishing cases that are...

  21. New OR nurse... how can I get through this?

    ORoxyO replied to msesay91's topic in Operating Room

    I have never gotten anything extra for being certified. Some places pay for the exam, some

  22. shift preference? and pigeon-holed new grad?

    ORoxyO replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats! I've seen OR nurses leave to go to L&D, ED, NICU, and adult ICUs. It can definitely be done. Of course it will be another huge learning curve getting back into the floor groove but no...

  23. Instrument sets documentation

    ORoxyO replied to Nurse deba's topic in Operating Room

    When we used cerner, our instruments came up on the pick sheet and we could mark if we used them but this didn't translate into anything used by CPD. So, we werent required to check off instuments as...

  24. Can OR Nurses get their BC?

    ORoxyO replied to TheMillenialRN's topic in Operating Room

    Thats for med-surg skills and requires years of med surg experience.....not OR. Google

  25. Bully Scrub Techs

    ORoxyO replied to Windyhill's topic in Operating Room

    I've been here many times before, coming from some rough inner city hospitals. It was the goal of many seasoned staff to see how far they could push it. They enjoyed breaking people. I experienced...