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  1. boils, furuncle and abscesses-skin cultures necessary? most likely MRSA?

    linguine posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wondering what everyones experiences is on patients who present with boils, furuncles and abscess like formations? Does the provider always culture? How do they decide? From my own experience and...

  2. boils, furuncle and abscesses-skin cultures necessary? most likely MRSA?

    linguine replied to linguine's topic in General Nursing

    How will we practice to prevent inactive MRSA colonizations from becoming active and causing severe illness? This discussion reminds me Tuberculosis.... many are latent, but when it becomes active, it...

  3. ED before OR?

    linguine posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi allnurses, I want to work in the OR: the technology, anatomy and team work! Working in a primary and acute care clinic so far, however, has opened my eyes to emergency nursing as well. Any...

  4. ED before OR?

    linguine replied to linguine's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for both your responses. In my area, more EDs are willing to train new grads than ORs so I am being swayed by that a bit. I think I will just be more patient and focus on getting into the OR....

  5. Nurses working without health insurance

    linguine posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wondering if there are any nurses on here working without health insurance? Does your employer provide

  6. how to learn another language?

    linguine replied to Lisa1980's topic in General Nursing

    What about taking classes at a community college? Many offer night classes (depending where you

  7. Will volunteer work help you get a job?

    linguine replied to Black Jade's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is very likely! Just make sure that when you are volunteering to be clear of what your duties and the facilities expectations are; are you working as a volunteer, or a volunteer nurse? Check...

  8. Any new grads starting at Johns Hopkins Hospital in July?

    linguine replied to RNMAN2010's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I applied to a clinical nurse 1 position on a med-surg floor. After i submitted, I followed up with the nurse recruitment and got an email a few days later to come in for an interview. (did not get...

  9. New OR nurse here

    linguine replied to ALORNurse's topic in Operating Room

    congrats to those all got their first OR

  10. CNOR

    linguine replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    This might be a silly question.. but when is it an appropriate time to take the CNOR exam as a peri-op nurse? Is it mandatory to have this to practice in the OR in some places? Congrats to the...

  11. is pursuing a degree in nursing still worth it in this depressed economy?

    linguine replied to xtin0712's topic in General Nursing

    New grads often are told to take any job to get the experience. While there are some benefits to this, nursing as a career has also evolved to a point where specialization has become common for new...

  12. Nursing in the next 10 years

    linguine posted a topic in General Nursing

    Experienced nurses, new grads, retired nurses, What do you think nursing will be like in 10 years in terms of education, work environment or professional developement? Nursing is going through...

  13. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    linguine replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I could see the benefit that being multilingual would be in providing more culturally sensitive care, no matter whether you are in a rural area or a big metropolis. I work in a clinic where knowledge...

  14. New Graduate Offered Position in OR w/Concerns

    linguine replied to whitedm83's topic in Operating Room

    Hi whitedm83, Are you feeling comfortable in the OR yet? Looks like its been some time since you

  15. ok which job would you choose?

    linguine replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    In family practice, you may see more variety of dianogses (as someone mentioned

  16. New job in peds clinic!! What to expect?

    linguine replied to chingy1206's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an adolescent clinic and a lot of what you have mentioned here is exactly what we do too. A crucial skill for clinic nurses is really communication and a lot of patient teaching. I also...

  17. New job in peds clinic!! What to expect?

    linguine replied to chingy1206's topic in General Nursing

    You may be doing vital signs, triaging for the provider (and maybe phone triaging), childhood injections, assisting with short procedures.. also depends on what kind of outpatient clinic. I work at a...

  18. new grad, OR

    linguine posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi everyone, I am a new grad currently working in the clinic. I like the primary care focus of this, but I am also amazed by what medicine can accomplish through surgery. I went into nursing because I...

  19. Clinic vs. hospital nursing?

    linguine replied to TanyaBRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi TanyaBRN, if you want to be a family or peds NP, a clinic is great experience as a nurse! I work in a clinic and many of the nurses are actually NP students working part time. As a nurse in a...

  20. New Grad to the OR....good decision?

    linguine replied to Ilovethe80s's topic in Operating Room

    10:1 ratio for med-surg? I would be calling "SOS" with that many patients. Poetyouknowit, do you mind sharing what your "typical" day is like in the OR? What are the skill sets you

  21. New Grad to the OR....good decision?

    linguine replied to Ilovethe80s's topic in Operating Room

    Hey Colleen, I am not an OR Pro but I work with some nurses who have worked in the OR and PACU. They were able to transfer out of the OR onto other specialities when the OR didn't work out for...

  22. new grad, OR

    linguine replied to linguine's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you for all your tips solneeshka Do you think it is reasonable to start learning in a small outpatient surgical center first? are the skills used here compared to a large inpatient OR extremely...

  23. OR nurses not critical care?

    linguine replied to AZRN52's topic in Operating Room

    Hi AZRN, Since it sounds like you have to know your way around drips, pumps and vents.. Do you think that a new grad is able to learn this as their first job? Or do you recommend to start on another...

  24. New grads resigned to night work?

    linguine replied to Stcroix's topic in General Nursing

    If you work in a clinic, then its *usually* M-F, days and early

  25. PA and NPs in the OR?

    linguine posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello everyone, Have any of you seen physician assistants and nurse practioners working in the OR along side with the surgeons as first assists? I know that many PA programs require their students to...