I am currently working in the OR and I used to work on the floor. After 3 months of the OR training, I am already sick of the verbal abuse from both surgeons and anesthesiologists. I am wondering what...
I am going to take the NCLEX this coming Monday and I am still very confuse about the PTT & PT level. This is what I know: PTT is used with heparin therapy. norm PTT is 20-45 sec and if you are on...
I only have 11 days to study for my NCLEX and I am currently doing the Kaplan self study. I have been studying since May and I just feel like I know nothing at this point. My problem is I keep...
My 21-year-old niece just found a big mass on her neck since early July due to extreme pain to her neck. A neuro doctor found out this mass from her MRI and he claimed that mass is invasive and it has...
I know what you mean, I am a hands on person. I learn more if I actually work in the hospital settings. If I decide to work on the "floor" or "er" I will have to start as an "trainee". I will...
I have a very weird questions for all the nurses who work for ambulatory services out there. I know my specialty and I know what am doing day in and day out. I have been in my specialty for 6 years,...
You started working for a clinic as soon as you graduated? And you also work for agencies? What kind of work do you do for the agencies? The reason why I asked is that I want to work for the agencies...
moliuchick replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing
What if you die at 23? or you got pregnant at 24? Things will change over 10 years of time. I was single when I was 30 and I am a mom for two little kids at 39. You can never never really plan out...
Hi there. I am currently looking for a PDA software where I can listen to some med term pronounciation. I am so sick of not being able to pronounce some of the med terms correctly. I have been in the...
I have just got a new job that I have to put in 20 + IV a day. I love doing it but I just cannot get the techique down. My chances of getting that IV in are about 10-15%. I suck, I know. I had asked...
moliuchick replied to JoAnna McNurse's topic in Gastroenterology
In my endo center, besides performing consciou sedation in the procedure room. We also give IV, do consent, possible anema when pts are not clean in the preop. If we work in the post-op, we will have...
I work in a GI center where we take about 20 patients a day. I only work Mon to Fri. 8 hours per day. No weekends or holidays. This is a great job because I can provide one-on-one patient care. I...
I am going to take the CNA Board cert test next wed. I have not taken any nursing aide or assistant classes. I learned my clinical skill through my 1st yr RN program. I have heard that the skill test...
moliuchick replied to cindybeth's topic in Operating Room
JaneRNBSN, I only worked in the OR for a few months and I already hate it so much that I want to quit my job. Why do you think that our OR experience is a "gem"? Do you mind giving me some suggestions...
moliuchick replied to kyd007rn's topic in Operating Room
Hey, hang in there. I am in the same shoes as you. I cannot decide on what to do because Nursing is such a hard job. I hate floor nursing and OR is hard for me too because I am dealing with really...
Sorry to hear that Med/surg is stressing you out. I was a CNA before gettting my RN license. I used to work on the Cardiac floor. There was a lot of work on my floor too. I agree with you that it is...
Hi, I have a quick question about the VA hospitals. I have heard from a lot of nurses tellling me how good the benefit of the VA hospital is and I would like to know more about it. I am wondering if...
Wow, there are a lot of good informations right there. Thanks for replying to my posting. I will definitely call the nurse recruiter and find out more about the VA system. The place that I am...
Medical/Surgery nurse, we mostly call it the "floor" nurse, that means the nurse works on the floor with patients who has all different kinds of problems. Perioperative nurse is the same as OR nurse....