LifesAJourney

LifesAJourney specializes in Med/Surg, Float Pool, MICU, CTICU.

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1. Attn: Nurses hired into the OR within the last 6 months to a year!

   LifesAJourney replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

   Review the roles of both circulating and scrub nurse. Special achievements of the hospital regarding surgery i.e. the use of o arm, hybrid rooms for tavr, robotics, etc. New technology use in the OR....

2. Attn: Nurses hired into the OR within the last 6 months to a year!

   LifesAJourney replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

   I'm officially off orientation you guys. I'm flying solo, but I'm never alone

3. Attn: Nurses hired into the OR within the last 6 months to a year!

   LifesAJourney replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

   What's your

4. Trauma Room (OR)

   LifesAJourney replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks for the advice! I'm already at a level one trauma hospital. I hope that's true for me about not paying for the TNCC. If not, I don't mind out of pocket as I would like to work the trauma bay...

5. Attn: Nurses hired into the OR within the last 6 months to a year!

   LifesAJourney replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

   Going well so far! It's frustrating though when the person I'm paired up with doesn't want to talk to me that much or expects me to know more than what I do! Especially if it is my first time ever...

6. surgical count

   LifesAJourney replied to IQ168's topic in Operating Room

   This or we do an post-op

7. If you could just pick up and leave, where would you go?

   LifesAJourney replied to JNursee's topic in General Nursing

   Yes! I know I want to go to Barcelona, Rome, and Tuscany now. I would like to retired to any of those 3 places in the

8. Trauma Room (OR)

   LifesAJourney replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

   I'm gonna ask the people who normally work traumas their opinions too! Wow, 7 years?! That's awesome. I was thinking just like the ACLS, I would have to renew q2 years. You're thinking about flight...

9. Trauma Room (OR)

   LifesAJourney replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks for the info!!! I'm still leaning towards taking it, but we'll

10. Does your hospital or facility badge include your credentials?

    LifesAJourney replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes, my current hospital has RN, BSN, CNOR, etc listed on our badges. My previous job did

11. Trauma Room (OR)

    LifesAJourney posted a topic in Operating Room

    I would like to eventually work in the Trauma Room of the OR when they roll on in someday. (In addition to working/rotating in all the other different types of cases). This would be a long-term goal...

12. Nursing salary and buying a home?

    LifesAJourney replied to applesbananas's topic in General Nursing

    This is a really good informative thread. Even though I'm not ready to buy a home yet, this information is great advice to keep in

13. How to spend this summer

    LifesAJourney replied to jwalker03's topic in General Students

    If I could go back, I would have use that time to relax and have fun. Spend time with friends/family. Exercise. Maybe even travel. Once school starts, those things listed are a luxury to achieve at...

14. Attn: Nurses hired into the OR within the last 6 months to a year!

    LifesAJourney replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

    I feel ya about breakfast! Breakfast is more of a luxury for me now. It never seems like I have time for a decent breakfast with coming in so early in the morning. It's usually a bar of some sort...

15. Attn: Nurses hired into the OR within the last 6 months to a year!

    LifesAJourney replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

    My hospital requires us to scrub and circulate, which I love because I want to do it all. It's nerve-wrecking at first because you don't want to contaminate the field or pass the wrong instruments....