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

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

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 year.

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/ mortgage with your established income.

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 and fit in half shifts when allowed. You just need t...

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 watch the patient sign, I show it to them and ask "is ...

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

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 they will be needed so they know it's coming. I f...

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 willing to wait for you. I know we have waited a ...

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 because they do not require it.

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 the guidlines. Also picked up a box of their flash ...

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 more than Cerner. Once you get used to it i think...

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 off.

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 floor. ) I can truly say that had I done a year in med ...

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

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 place I worked at would routinely use their call team...

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 have to do with his position? It's not like he is ...

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 that hiring new grads is better than not having any...

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 beat!

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 still going from the day if there are any. Thats an e...

I have never gotten anything extra for being certified. Some places pay for the exam, some don't.

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 different really than a new grad. I dont have a pr...

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 they were just there to know what to pull for the...

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

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 this myself and mentoring new staff as an OR educator...