none the wiser

none the wiser has 5 years experience and specializes in Ortho, OR.

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1. Procedures without Consent

   none the wiser posted a topic in Operating Room

   Have you ever had a surgeon want to/try to do a procedure not on the consent, or actually perform a procedure not on the consent? What other odd consent-related occurrences should I be on the look...

2. Med surg to OR?

   none the wiser replied to isthatso?'s topic in Operating Room

   Learning surgeon preferences and knowing where things are/what the heck they're asking me for has been hard. And I surely miss knowing what I'm doing. You're starting from square 1. Basic things that...

3. Just started Periop program and not sure it's for me

   none the wiser replied to Lovenursing89's topic in Operating Room

   I don't regret getting experience on the floor, but it sure would have saved me a lot of grief and misery to just go straight to OR. I don't know that I would worry too much about getting a job on the...

4. nurse to patient ratio orthopaedic floor?

   none the wiser replied to nurseortho's topic in Orthopedic

   1:5-6 for nurses, although we often have 7-9 patients in a day due to admissions and discharges. 1-3 techs for 28 beds 1 charge nurse, 1 secretary. We max out at 6, so after that the charge nurse will...

5. I know im not going to be able to make it to the interview What should I do?

   none the wiser replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

   Definitely definitely call. And apologize profusely. ETA: I don't think you've blown it...it's still worth calling about

6. Appropriate to ask for schedule switch?

   none the wiser replied to none the wiser's topic in General Nursing

   I edited my post, but the shifts are all 12s except for the first one. If it was 8s I wouldn't even think about trying to change...I could do many more 8s in a row than I could 12s. I've about decided...

7. Appropriate to ask for schedule switch?

   none the wiser replied to none the wiser's topic in General Nursing

   For what it's worth, that's exactly what I'm worried about. Is that common, to work 4 shifts with 2 days off before you're back on again? ETA: The first one is an 8, the other 3 are 12 hour

8. Appropriate to ask for schedule switch?

   none the wiser posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have just received my schedule for the next 6 weeks. I am on orientation. One week, I am working 4 days in a row, then I have 2 days off, then I'm working 2 again. Is it appropriate to ask for them...

9. Paramedic->RN->Post Op Med Surg-

   none the wiser replied to Tarmstrong's topic in First Year After Licensure

   What do you find

10. How to quit my internship

    none the wiser replied to 10524246's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would talk to your manager...personally I would schedule a meeting on your day off. I wouldn't wanna be weepy and have to go back to work...this meeting may be stressful. I interviewed in an ICU,...

11. What do you have to wear???

    none the wiser replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    White and royal blue...we can wear either or both. I got my fill of white in school, so I'm tending to the

12. Last semester... moving on with life

    none the wiser replied to WillowNMe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Woo! Congrats. I agree, apply early. However, I would call the hospitals that you're interested in and ask when they take new grad applications and how to apply. Each hospital does it differently. We...

13. Good places to work in Columbia or Lex???

    none the wiser replied to mermaidunderwater's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree, nobody was being rude. She's right, many hospitals around here hire very few LPNs. I'm sorry if that fact upsets you. And the previous post spoke truth as well. You may find some doctor's...

14. Columbia SC Hospitals??

    none the wiser replied to TangoLima's topic in General Nursing

    Cost of living is significantly less in the south usually

15. PICU or Ortho to start?

    none the wiser replied to none the wiser's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for all the responses! I read them all and appreciate them very much. The Ortho interview was the recruiter's idea...while waiting for my PICU interview, she asked me what other...