paigec

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1. please, for all that is good, help me!

   paigec replied to nathalicap's topic in SRNA

   You are just graduating from high school? Your first step it to go to nursing school and get your BSN. That is the qualification for most CRNA schools. Forget LPN that is just wasting your time. After you graduate get an ICU job because you must ...

2. Uuum ... So now I'm an RN, but how am I going to get in the OR? HELP!!!

   paigec replied to tlj1cookie's topic in Operating Room

   I went to the OR straight out of nursing school. During nursing school we were all able to choose a specialty like your senior preceptorship and I chose OR along with 2 other students. They actually trained me to scrub in the gynecology surgery ser...

3. Masters degree for OR?

   paigec replied to PureLifeRN's topic in Operating Room

   It's not a master's degree but there is always the CNOR.

4. Modesty Issues

   paigec replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

   Our patients are always put to sleep before putting Foleys in.

5. brand spankin' new......

   paigec replied to carluvscats's topic in Operating Room

   I can't think of anything to help you prepare in advance of your orientation. Yes, you will run into some nasty personalities but I expect that it is that way on the floor as well. My advice to you with regards to that is just listen to them and do...

6. confused

   paigec replied to erirn's topic in Operating Room

   I have 5 years OR experience and have been at 2 hospitals. I was able to circulate and scrub at both hospitals. If I were not able to scrub I don't think that I would have done it for that long. I love scrubbing in. In my opinion scrubbing in mak...

7. Surg Tech vs LPN

   paigec replied to Emily Blake's topic in LPN/LVN

   The Circulating RN is the person who interviews the patient before the surgery, they are responsible for positioning the patient, obtaining all meds to be used on the surgical field, they are responsible for all documentation which is done on the com...

8. Surg Tech vs LPN

   paigec replied to Emily Blake's topic in LPN/LVN

   Emily, I am so excited that you are thinking about the OR. I was an OR nurse while I was working and loved it. The OR is such an exciting place to be. I think that ultimately you should consider becoming an RN. In the OR you can circulate and scr...