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1. "The only nurse required to sign the OR record is the one taking the patient to the PACU."

   onlyNamerica replied to onlyNamerica's topic in Operating Room

   Do you remember the rationale behind every one signing the chart? I am looking for something to show this Manager why everyone should sign, not just the RN who was the last one on the case. Legal, reimbursement, chart audits from CMS etc. I'm try...

2. "The only nurse required to sign the OR record is the one taking the patient to the PACU."

   onlyNamerica posted a topic in Operating Room

   I am a travel RN in the Operating Room / Surgery currently on assignment at a small community hospital that is still using paper charting. I have noticed that whenever I relieve a staff nurse on a case during change of shift, they do not feel obliga...

3. RN salary in Alabama

   onlyNamerica replied to tnlally's topic in General Nursing

   I love the Cost of Living tool you suggested. I calculated both for Alabama and Texas for myself out of curiosity and sure enough Cost of living is not the factor in nurses pay rate. I would have to make $37 hr in Texas to come out close to even to...

4. RN salary in Alabama

   onlyNamerica replied to tnlally's topic in General Nursing

   I understand about the cost of housing etc and I should clarify that I'm looking at this from a travel nurse perspective not as a permanent position RN. I've worked in Texas, New Mexico, and Southern CA and I am currently in Northern California for t...

5. RN salary in Alabama

   onlyNamerica replied to tnlally's topic in General Nursing

   Have you considered travel nursing? It usually pays more (depending on the area of the country you travel to) and your housing/ apartment along with furniture is paid for? It would allow you to check out an area and hospital before you commit to hiri...

6. OR Nurse Salary DFW

   onlyNamerica replied to circulatingRN's topic in Operating Room

   sheisbb Howdy. I worked for and was trained by Texas Health Resources 7yrs ago. They have several hospitals in the Dallas / Ft. Worth Area. Some good some not so good. They are pretty typical as far as health care companies go. The thing about T...

7. OR Nurse Salary DFW

   onlyNamerica replied to circulatingRN's topic in Operating Room

   Hello future Texan. I'm an OR travel Rn from Dallas who hit the road in order to get paid adequately for all my hard work and experience. I trained in Plano, a suburb just north of Dallas and worked for 1 year at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Here'...

8. Back pain and body fatigue in OR versus Med-surg

   onlyNamerica replied to applesRN's topic in Operating Room

   Been working in the OR for 7 years in both hospital and surgery center facilities. Depending on the length of the case and the facility, you may be able to slow down some but not much. In a surgery center you work even more because you will also be ...

9. Will BSN get jobs over ASN in this recession?

   onlyNamerica replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in ADN/BSN

   Greygooseuria - Dude! I applaud you for being so honest and even acknowledging that guys in nursing get favored just because they are males in a traditional female profession. It make me mad but hey us old 'libbers' are still fighting the battle.

10. Going Right Into The OR After Nursing School

    onlyNamerica replied to techraider77's topic in Operating Room

    I am an OR traveler who went into surgery right out of nursing school and have never regretted it. Here's how it worked for me. Expect to do a minimum of 2yrs. at the hospital you train at. You need the experience in order to be competent enough t...