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  1. Psych nursing vs the OR

    SkipBeat replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know much about psych nursing but I've just started training in the OR and I can say it's a lot to learn and really does take a year or so to be comfortable at it. If you are looking for...

  2. Recovery Room Nurse??

    SkipBeat replied to BellaRN24's topic in Operating Room

    I think you may get more responses from a PACU specialty thread, but from what I know of PACU positions, they typically require ICU

  3. Wrong site surgery - how to prevent

    SkipBeat replied to Sunnyday2235's topic in Operating Room

    Timeout, Surgeon marks site before pt is in OR, and pt verbalizes correct

  4. Transferred to SICU, horrible orientation...what to do??

    SkipBeat replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I would ask her what are her expectations of things she will teach you as a preceptor. Then you may gauge from her response if her teaching style fits your learning style. I'm gonna guess it doesn't...

  5. Job outlook?

    SkipBeat replied to airforcewife's topic in General Nursing

    If BSN is your goal I would take an accelerated BSN course if you have a bachelors already. They usually last a year or year and a half. With pre-reqs for ADN it will probably take longer to get...

  6. New grads: Any difficulties landing a position in O.R

    SkipBeat replied to nique281's topic in Operating Room

    I graduated May 2010 from an ADN program and was finally offered 2 OR positions. They wanted a year of experience before I

  7. To hand or not to hand?

    SkipBeat posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello OR nurses, I have a decision to make shortly regarding training in the OR. I was recently offered a job at my current place of employment to train in the OR. It is a small hospital with 4 ORs...

  8. To hand or not to hand?

    SkipBeat replied to SkipBeat's topic in Operating Room

    thanks so

  9. wooohooooo!!

    SkipBeat replied to SkipBeat's topic in Operating Room

    I will try to give an update periodically. I'm so excited for july

  10. wooohooooo!!

    SkipBeat posted a topic in Operating Room

    A little while ago I posted about breaking in to the OR and how hard it can be to change specialties and now I have 2 offers. One is where I work now, a small surgery short stay hospital, and the...

  11. I got a job! *happy dance*

    SkipBeat replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    Congratulations!! I also start in July, but I will be going through a peri-op 101 course. I hope we can compare notes on our 1st year of training. Also from what I've seen posted before I don't...

  12. Peri-OP 101 interview-help!

    SkipBeat replied to sarafinag's topic in Operating Room

    I have recently interviewed with a level 1 trauma center for a perio-op 101 training program and got the job. They asked me some basic interview questions that most jobs will ask like tell me about...

  13. God, my feet hurt!

    SkipBeat replied to chall2011's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the walking company, got evaluated and got some dansko's. I wore them one day and my feet hurt so bad that I never wore them again. What has worked for me is shape ups surprisingly. They...

  14. cheapest online RN to BSN?

    SkipBeat replied to lalalalexi's topic in Online Distance Learning

    All of the following are brick and motor schools who offer online RN-BSN education and are pretty inexpensive. Texas Tech University of Health Sciences tuition is 7,224 and is only two semesters....

  15. Nursing(NA/LPN/RN) vs Medical Assistant***VENT

    SkipBeat replied to floridanurse1983's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would let it slide. You really can't get mad about stupidity or ignorance. It's just an opportunity to educate someone about how woefully wrong their thinking

  16. Breaking In

    SkipBeat replied to SkipBeat's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks Lockheart I just got an interview with a level one trauma center for an OR position that utilizes periop 101. I'm so

  17. Breaking In

    SkipBeat posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello Everyone, I'm a newer RN, and just graduated May 10. I have been working med-surg since June 10 but every since nursing school I have been dying to get into OR nursing. No one is willing to...

  18. Breaking In

    SkipBeat replied to SkipBeat's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks Colleen, I have found one program but it's not quite periop 101, and the second half is for someone who already has OR experience so they can become a first assist. I'm still trying the...

  19. Breaking In

    SkipBeat replied to SkipBeat's topic in Operating Room

    I am willing to relocate, but it's been hard to find periop residency programs. It's almost like you have to check each hospital's job board to see if they offer

  20. Standards of Behaviour

    SkipBeat replied to celticgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Why are you against a union? It seems that it may help mitigate the fear of losing one's jobs for silliness if their was one in