happylush

happylush specializes in medical, surgery/ob-gyn/urology.

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1. First week of orientation finished... feeling overwhelmed!

   happylush posted a topic in Operating Room

   Well my first week of orientation is done, and for the most part I have just been watching and helping with a few minor things... I am feeling so overwhelmed right now.. its a totally different world!...

2. Question about anesthesia experience in Oral Surgeon's office..

   happylush posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Ok Kind of a long story... for all you anesthetists out there.. what do you think happened to me? I had my wisdom teeth out about 2 years ago. I remember in the oral surgeon's office when I was out...

3. Very Scared!!!!!

   happylush replied to nurs4eva's topic in Operating Room

   Just be yourself! :) I was so nervous for mine... turned out they were super laid back and really nice! They were cracking jokes and I was giving it right back to them after awhile! :) They asked me...

4. I got my OR Job!!!! :)

   happylush replied to happylush's topic in Operating Room

   Yeah, I almost had a dilemma happen however... I had accepted a position the week before on the floor im currently on, but switching from day/night to day/evening... typically at our hospital once you...

5. I got my OR Job!!!! :)

   happylush posted a topic in Operating Room

   Well after my interview a month ago, it came and went and I hadnt heard anything.. the position I put in for was filled by someone with more senority... well then another one was posted, which was...

6. OR course

   happylush replied to avimom's topic in Operating Room

   Our hospital requires 1 year of recent acute care experience! I had an interview about a month ago and forgot about it because positions kept getting filled etc... they called me yesterday and told me...

7. Job interview for the OR next week! Nervous..

   happylush replied to happylush's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks everyone! :) The days seem to drag by when your waiting for impt news.. whether its good or bad, Im going to keep my chin up, knowing that someday I will get there, because thats my goal, and...

8. Job interview for the OR next week! Nervous..

   happylush replied to happylush's topic in Operating Room

   Well my interview is over and done with! It was with like 7 people, lol not 5! They asked me some really good questions, and I feel I asked them a lot of questions which I think they really liked, and...

9. Job interview for the OR next week! Nervous..

   happylush posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hey everyone! I have a job interview for the OR next week. I am really nervous because its going to be with 5 people! :/ EEK! I have worked as a floor nurse .. medical for a year and now a surgical...

10. online courses?

    happylush replied to happylush's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for your advice... I guess I will be waiting around and hoping for an opening after getting more med/surg experience, however what I have seen around the city I live, is you cant get in without...

11. online courses?

    happylush posted a topic in Operating Room

    Just wondering.. are there any online courses you can take to get more perioperative nursing knowledge, experience? If most places will not hire you unless you have perioperative experience, how do...

12. What is your least favorite kind of med-surg patient?

    happylush replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Chronic

13. Nights! Yikes! Scared to start em now!

    happylush replied to porterwoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well our average at night is 6 patients for me, and 7 for my lpn.... and thats usually the max for us.... especially gets hard when you get one of them nights when everyone is awake, which was the...

14. Nights! Yikes! Scared to start em now!

    happylush replied to porterwoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just started working night shifts last week, I rotate day/night and am a new RN just coming off orientation on a busy medical floor.... to tell you the truth, if your body can handle it, nights are...

15. Medical floor

    happylush replied to happylush's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hey everyone! Well it is the start of week #3 for me getting trained in, and all I can say is " what training?" our floor has been so busy, the RN's that are SUPPOSED to be my preceptors end up having...