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  1. What does it takes to be OR nurse

    michele742 replied to CanCan's topic in Operating Room

    Since I graduated nursing school, I networked very hard to get a position in the OR. Since I started this journey a few years ago, the OR was the only place I wanted to be. Now, I am in full swing...

  2. Have you gone from a level 1 hhospital to a small community hospital?

    michele742 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Hi there :) I am an amateur, as I just started in the OR right out of nursing school on July 8th. However, as a circulator in the OR we check in the patient at pre-op and when the case is over we...

  3. Struggling/new OR RN.

    michele742 replied to Woopsadaisy's topic in Operating Room

    Oh no! I'm so sorry Whoops Well, let me tell you...just from the sound of it...sounds like their 'periop' program is nonexistent. Having said that, I immediately felt like it was their failure in...

  4. Struggling/new OR RN.

    michele742 replied to Woopsadaisy's topic in Operating Room

    I'm a new OR nurse, just out of school too! I have been in the periop 101 program for one month now. For the first month we did nothing but bookwork and meetings to go over the bookwork. Everything...

  5. How many of you both circulate AND scrub?

    michele742 replied to Nolander's topic in Operating Room

    I am a brand new OR nurse (graduated May 2013) and we are being taught "Circulating" only. We have plenty of surgical techs and they are the ones who scrub in. We are a 528 bed facility and we only...

  6. NCLEX Without Kaplan Qbank

    michele742 replied to pfisteaj's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed my NCLEX...cut me off at 110 questions. I only used Saunders. I opted out of Kaplan too...too expensive for my

  7. New to the operating room!

    michele742 replied to born2circulateRN's topic in Operating Room

    I am also a brand new RN...just passed my boards last week and was hired for an OR periop program. I'm very excited :) But, I must admit, I have absolutely no idea what language you all are speaking...

  8. Need Some Encouragement

    michele742 replied to umslalum's topic in Operating Room

    Hi all :) I am a brand new RN grad (ADN) and I was just offered a position as an OR nurse in a perioperative program for one of my local hospitals. I worked tirelessly behind the scenes...contacting...

  9. Hired as an OR nurse! a few questions for you...

    michele742 replied to trauma_lama's topic in Operating Room

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I just got 'pinned' on April 29th and I also have been offered an RN position in the OR :) They are waiting for me to pass my boards but as the OR hiring manager said, "You're...

  10. Would I be a good candidate to start LNC?

    michele742 replied to michele742's topic in Legal

    Hi all! Update :) I have been formally offered a job in the OR!! They are holding it for me until I pass my NCLEX. So, looks like I will be an OR nurse. I'm very excited! So, off to the OR...

  11. Would I be a good candidate to start LNC?

    michele742 posted a topic in Legal

    Hello there! I am currently in an RN program for my ADN. I graduate in May. I worked at ** ******** in the OR as a PCT for 6 months and I most recently worked as a PCT in Neurology at **** Clinic...

  12. Would I be a good candidate to start LNC?

    michele742 replied to michele742's topic in Legal

    Hi all :) So, here I am graduating on Monday with my ADN...based on your feedback and my own research, I decided that becoming an LNC or Case Manager from home would have to wait. So, I decided to...

  13. Would I be a good candidate to start LNC?

    michele742 replied to michele742's topic in Legal

    Thank you all so very much! Oh, and for the poster who seemed harsh...didn't bother me in the least :) Trust me...I have very thick skin and I am secure in my reasons for wanting to be a nurse that I...

  14. Tele or MedSurg better for career to be in OR

    michele742 replied to monsterRN's topic in Operating Room

    Hi all :) I'm a nursing student in my first term and just wanted to thank you for all the feedback on this thread. Right now I am trying to get into the OR as an ACP while in school. I LOVE OR/PACU....

  15. Went to a Job Fair today :)

    michele742 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm a nursing student in my first term and I decided to go to a hospital job fair today. It was quite the eye opener!! RN's who passed NCLEX last May and beyond STILL looking for a nursing position....

  16. Refusing to do a surgery?

    michele742 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am just curious about something...when I worked as a patient technician in OR/PACU, I remember sitting around chit chatting with some of the nurses and one nurse was talking about the worst surgery...

  17. FSCJ Spring 2012 Hopeful w/???s

    michele742 replied to lindsayk28's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi Jess :) I think a lot of us that were on this thread have been hanging over at the facebook page more...look me up and I will send you the link to the page: Michele Holt .

  18. FSCJ Spring 2012 Hopeful w/???s

    michele742 replied to lindsayk28's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm so sorry you didn't get in this time Shiverphone If this is something you really want to do then you need to keep at it. I couldn't go first time around back in 2003...here it is 8 years later...

  19. FSCJ Spring 2012 Hopeful w/???s

    michele742 replied to lindsayk28's topic in Florida Nursing

    I think I found you! I sent a request

  20. FSCJ Spring 2012 Hopeful w/???s

    michele742 replied to lindsayk28's topic in Florida Nursing

    Chzwoman - lol!!:) Don't you go there sister! We are in!!! Besides, the email is directly from her...I was thinking that it probably was sent through email because of the time constraints and her...

  21. FSCJ Spring 2012 Hopeful w/???s

    michele742 replied to lindsayk28's topic in Florida Nursing

    BTW Chzwoman....THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! If not for you, I would still be waiting for the letter in the mail instead of checking my email. You are WONDERFUL :) I look forward to meeting all of you!...

  22. FSCJ Spring 2012 Hopeful w/???s

    michele742 replied to lindsayk28's topic in Florida Nursing

    Me TOO!!! CONGRATS EVERYONE! my score was

  23. FSCJ Spring 2012 Hopeful w/???s

    michele742 replied to lindsayk28's topic in Florida Nursing

    No :) But I did take Microbiology this summer at the downtown

  24. FSCJ Spring 2012 Hopeful w/???s

    michele742 replied to lindsayk28's topic in Florida Nursing

    I think you will be fine :) Honestly, I think you are in there with your points. :) Of course, only the letter will tell...but unless the cutoff has jumped dramatically for some reason (in which I...

  25. FSCJ Spring 2012 Hopeful w/???s

    michele742 replied to lindsayk28's topic in Florida Nursing

    I was going through some quotes and I love these: In the end, a person is only known by the impact they have on others. - Jim Stovall Continuous effort---not strength or intelligence--is the key...