orrnlori

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  1. Why did you become a nurse?

    orrnlori replied to Tinuviel's topic in General Nursing

    After 20 years behind a desk I thought it sounded glamorous (can you believe that?), thought it was relatively quick to complete the degree (not so, took 3 years to complete the program full time) and...

  2. site marking

    orrnlori replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

    We (the holding room nurses, not OR nurses) mark the site with a great big YES in black indellible marker in the holding room. Which is then confirmed again with the circulator prior to going to the...

  3. How 'bout breast reduction

    orrnlori replied to Jrnalist2RNinOR's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a doc (only feel like one around 1st year residents) but I would say that actual muscle, tissue, or ligament tearing is not likely at all. Muscle strain from the weight bearing is. While the...

  4. Humanities class at EC?

    orrnlori replied to Coldfoot's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You get 6 credits. You need to go to their website. It's not very well done but if you will take some time you can find the info on the site. I am NOT a nursing student at Excelsior, I'm already a...

  5. How 'bout breast reduction

    orrnlori replied to Jrnalist2RNinOR's topic in General Nursing

    I've not had it done, don't need to, but my sister in law had it done about 5 years ago. She has been so happy she did, she's like a new person. I am involved with probably one breast reduction...

  6. any nurses do only perdiem?

    orrnlori replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    I have thought about doing this but have stayed staff for several reasons. I don't know if this is the case all over the country, but here, if you are a pool nurse, hospitals only count your years of...

  7. Non-accredited schools

    orrnlori replied to sonja24's topic in General Nursing

    This is just my opinion but I would never never consider a school that was not regionally accredited by one of the six regional accreditors. You will absolutely have trouble if you try to transfer...

  8. Breast impants..again..

    orrnlori replied to rnnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said further up this post, I think this is a very personal decision. I've been in enough of both surgeries to believe that those who do either surgery do them for valid reasons that are not...

  9. How physically demanding is it?

    orrnlori replied to Kaliera's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree it takes a toll and I even work in the OR where the walking and lifting is less intense than on the floor, but we do push around large and heavy equipment and lift heavy instrument pans. My...

  10. Breast impants..again..

    orrnlori replied to rnnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    This is a very personal decision. I don't think the opinion of total strangers should sway you one way or the other. Talk to your family and friends. Talk to your doctor. Know why you are doing it...

  11. Male nursing students/nurses

    orrnlori replied to krebs.cycle's topic in General Nursing

    I was 39 when I started nursing school and my best buddy throughout was a 25 year old man. We now work in the same hospital and I always feel like I'm seeing my little brother when we pass in the...

  12. Taking NCLEX

    orrnlori replied to pmanrnbflo's topic in General Nursing

    I was so exhausted at the end of nursing school that I just sort of blanked it all out and relaxed before the test. If you don't know it by the end of school you probably don't know it. I think...

  13. RN or BSN (2nd Degree)?

    orrnlori replied to rn101's topic in General Nursing

    You need to look at how much of your B commerce will transfer to the BSN. Much of it might, but much of it might not since it is a business degree and nursing programs like to consider themselves...

  14. Anyone gone from ADN to BSN online?

    orrnlori replied to luckymichelle's topic in General Nursing

    What was your math like. Sciences I can do, but I have discalcua, can't do algebra with a graphing calculator. What maths did you take and what were they

  15. How many of you are perfect?

    orrnlori posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've just found this site and have found it a great resource for moral support and information. But in reading down through the posts I have noticed something, so I was just wanting to throw this...

  16. How many of you are perfect?

    orrnlori replied to orrnlori's topic in General Nursing

    I was in mid-level banking for many years. Maybe I just worked with a bunch of good folks. I just never saw the distaste, for lack of a better word, that some people have for others as I have in...

  17. How many of you are perfect?

    orrnlori replied to orrnlori's topic in General Nursing

    3rdshiftguy hit it on the head. I threw out the question because after finding this site I've been reading back over several months worth of posts. In some of those posts (not many) there's that "I...

  18. We Are the Majority

    orrnlori replied to WyomingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think that politics are divisive and I think this particular person is in la-la-leftist land. Sorry, I'm partly independent, mostly centrist and probably more libertarian party than anything. I...

  19. What does your post name reflect about you?

    orrnlori replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I use this name for all my computer stuff. I was forced to pick a name out on the spot when I bought my last computer and signed up for internet service in the store. I couldn't think of anything...

  20. We Are the Majority

    orrnlori replied to WyomingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This author refers to himself as a SOCIALIST democrat, sorry not my party. The republicans take from the middle class and give to the rich. The democrats take from the middle class and give to the...

  21. Why is meeting the "minimum standard of care" good enough?

    orrnlori replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    You're lucky you can set them straight. At my hospital, pagers in the OR are standard and expected, don't agree with it, can't help it, have to answer the calls, especially when they are carrying the...

  22. Sites to help you pass cleps, etc.

    orrnlori posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm new here on this board. I wanted to help give you guys some direction for figuring out where to go to get help in passing exams, finding DL classes to fit your program, etc. I'm an ADN nurse who...

  23. Humanities class at EC?

    orrnlori replied to Coldfoot's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You don't have to memorize poems to take this test. I hate this stuff too and I doubt reading 17th century poetry makes anyone a better nurse, although there are those who are high and mighty who...

  24. 8 hour or 12 hour shifts?

    orrnlori replied to VanessaJ's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, in a perfect world, how the shifts affect patient care would be an issue. However, I don't see many nurses getting to determine what shifts create maximum patient care, those a determined by...

  25. Question from test today, need your opinion PLEASE!!

    orrnlori replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Sheesh, I sure don't miss nursing school. Hurts my head just to read all the reasoning and watching folks try to pick it all apart from the stand point of wording. I think nursing classes made us...