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none the wiser

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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 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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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

  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. What's a good reason to quit nursing school?

    none the wiser posted a topic in General Students

    I've read a lot of threads here about quitting nursing school. Most of them were someone saying "I have problems with this, this, and this" and people saying "well that's just not a good reason to...

  11. 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,...

  12. 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

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. Columbia SC Hospitals??

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

    Cost of living is significantly less in the south usually

  16. PICU or Ortho to start?

    none the wiser posted a topic in General Nursing

    I wavered between posting this here or in the New Grad section, but I thought everyone might see it here. I'm hoping to get experienced and inexperienced nurse opinions. This week, I had two...

  17. 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...

  18. How's the job market?

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

    You might want to call the hospitals and ask whether they're hiring new graduates and how they handle it, because I have found the hospitals handle it different ways. The recruiter at one hospital...

  19. BSN or LPN? soon to be mom

    none the wiser replied to peppapig123's topic in General Nursing

    Did you rule out an ADN program altogether? 4-5 courses in college is a full load, trust me...lol. That'd probably be labeled as 12-15 hours, but really you spend a lot more time in class and studying...

  20. What's a good reason to quit nursing school?

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

    Well I passed the NCLEX. So this is the official happy ending to the story...haha.

  21. Midlands Technical College Nursing Student

    none the wiser replied to blackberry4eva's topic in General Nursing

    UPDATE: 215: Everybody's great. They're all really nice. I highly recommend Ms Rivers though. Everyone's at Lexington, except Ms Praelue (sp) but she's apparently not teaching for the spring semester....

  22. Midlands Technical College Nursing Student

    none the wiser replied to blackberry4eva's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! I just took my boards yesterday...now comes the agonizing wait to Monday. Haha. Where are you all at

  23. What's a good reason to quit nursing school?

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

    Hi Jessica, I took my boards yesterday...pretty sure I passed too. :) I have a job interview on Monday. I stuck with it. Turns out the first semester, and indeed the first day (when I wrote this) was...

  24. How in the world did you decide?

    none the wiser posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    How did you choose where you'd go when you graduated from nursing school? I have so many interests, and all I can say is not general med-surg or LTC...hated them both so very much. Pretty much...

  25. How to find a NICU in a different state

    none the wiser posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I did some searches and most of what I came up with was how to find a NICU job...but how do you find an actual unit to apply to? I'm moving out of state after graduation, and I know where a NICU is in...