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  1. I almost always draw my own blood. We have no phlebotomy team, so it's the RN or the PCT. Yes, definitely, the blood culture goes 1st, but I would not mind at all if a phlebotomist educated me on the...
  2. Waitressing as a pre-req?

    So true! I actually was a waitress before RN, and it definitely helped! Also, you learn to deal with a lot of baloney that people dish out, and just let it go. I don't know about other parts of the...
  3. I have heard that you also need to be careful about accreditation-that some MSN programs have restrictions on degrees from programs with certain accreditations. I'm also looking into BSN programs,...
  4. Trying to get my foot in OR door

    I did speak to the OR manager, who told me that, while my facility used to have an OR nursing program, it doesn't anymore as they now have an OR nurse educator, but always try to hire experienced OR...
  5. Trying to get my foot in OR door

    Thanks a lot and good luck to you, too! I have finally decided exactly where I want to be, and now I can't get in. Very frustrating! I did see programs in Arizona and California,but I have a family...
  6. Hi All, I would love to get into the OR after 5+ yrs in Ortho/Neuro at a large teaching hospital. Unfortunately, all the job opportunities I am finding require OR experience, and I'm really having a...