Surgery182

Surgery182 has 2 years experience and specializes in OR.

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1. A Day in the Life of an OR Charge Nurse

   Surgery182 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

   You're a hero for doing it. They couldn't pay me enough to charge/babysit. Thank you for stepping up and doing it so that others don't have to! It really is a thankless position most of the

2. Austin, TX ORs?

   Surgery182 replied to mspackman's topic in Operating Room

   Anyone have an opinion on what it's like to work for Scott and White or Seton in the Austin area? Planning a move to the area and just curious if one of the hospital systems is better than the other....

3. Comparing A Nurses' Salary

   Surgery182 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

   @RCBR Why would you go to a larger university and pay tens of thousands of dollars to get the same degree that you could have gotten much cheaper at a community college? You can't necessarily argue...

4. union in Utah

   Surgery182 replied to angelstringz's topic in General Nursing

   Hospitals in Utah will be the absolute last ones in the country to allow a Union to enter. Unions are way too much of a threat to IHC and their low hourly

5. Utah RN pay, Salt Lake City area

   Surgery182 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in General Nursing

   Yes average is $21 an hour. Typically no you will not get paid more for having a bachelors degree although I believe that IHC prefers it to increase their "magnet status." (That last part may not be...

6. More funny statements by surgeons

   Surgery182 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

   Distal radius case today...Surgeon says, "How does that shaft look?" Well Doc I don't really swing that way but it looks ok to

7. More funny statements by surgeons

   Surgery182 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

   We are suppose to send all explanted hardware to the pathologist for gross ID. The other day she received some screws in a plastic biohazard bag that had punched through. Today the pathologist...

8. More funny statements by surgeons

   Surgery182 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

   The other day a resident was feeling a mass and stated, "I've never felt one so big before!" I quickly replied, "That's what she

9. Utah RN pay, Salt Lake City area

   Surgery182 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in General Nursing

   Here's my take on the whole thing...First, there is no action on the Utah board. Second, just like others have said, it's a supply demand issue. There are nursing schools churning out students like...

10. new grad, OR

    Surgery182 replied to linguine's topic in Operating Room

    If you want to do it, then it is possible. It may require flexibility on your part though. Some OR's may not be willing or have the resources to train a new grad or someone new in general to the OR....

11. RN's how much do you make here in Utah?

    Surgery182 replied to blueyezz71's topic in General Nursing

    You have some good points...it seems like the majority of people here want it both ways though. They want to stay where they like living and get paid more (who wouldn't). I don't see an increase in...

12. RN's how much do you make here in Utah?

    Surgery182 replied to blueyezz71's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with nursing in Utah has two parts. Part 1: there is almost no competition among the hospital systems. IHC is a monopoly and can therefore pay nurses whatever they want, because where...

13. How did everyone get into the OR?

    Surgery182 replied to JLKNurse's topic in Operating Room

    I think one of the keys to getting in to the OR, especially as a new grad, is to start working on that before or during nursing school. Start out as a scrub or an aid. 2 years before I started nursing...