LifesAJourney

LifesAJourney

Med/Surg, Float Pool, MICU, CTICU

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  1. What does your username mean?

    LifesAJourney posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Let's do something fun! Everybody on allnurses.com has a very interesting and unique username. What is the back story of your username? Mine is just like it states, "Life's a

  2. Questions for ACNP and students

    LifesAJourney posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a nursing student who would like to become a nurse practitioner later on in my nursing career after gaining work experience. I have my eye on becoming an ACNP. I want to practice in the critical...

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

    LifesAJourney posted a topic in Operating Room

    I recently accepted an OR position and will start this month. I'm beyond excited! I'm still trying to find my niche in nursing and I have a good feeling about this. My question is for those who have...

  4. 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....

  5. 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

  6. Common nicknames for hospital items.

    LifesAJourney posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Just wanted to see if the nicknames we call certain items are the same names you guys call them lol. I work in the midwestern region. Examples include: 1.) "Bubblier" for humidifier 2.) "Ice pack"...

  7. 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

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. surgical count

    LifesAJourney replied to IQ168's topic in Operating Room

    This or we do an post-op

  12. 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

  13. 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...

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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...

  18. 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...

  19. 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....

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

    LifesAJourney replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

    Has anybody starting scrubbing yet? Boy oh boy, it's terrifying and exciting all at the same

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

    LifesAJourney replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

    How's it going guys?!?! Finished my first week. Lots of stuff, but it'll be okay. I also like to do things on my own time, so I'm using this weekend to read over a few chapters and really get these...

  22. Staffing Issues. (rant)

    LifesAJourney replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    Back when I was a CNA on a med/surg floor, my manager signed off on a schedule where one night there were only 3 RN scheduled for a 40 something bed floor that was constantly full/receiving the most...

  23. What does your username mean?

    LifesAJourney replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    I started this thread about 4 years ago. Makes me smile that it's still going

  24. Petition to Force NP Programs to Provide Preceptors

    LifesAJourney replied to futureeastcoastNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    From the threads I've seen on this site, it bothers me that some programs do not provide preceptors. What happens if you are unable to find one in time? Do you get a

  25. RN's what was your occupation while in nursing school?

    LifesAJourney replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    CNA, then