Dela RN

I don't consider AORN periop 101 "on the job training". I actually did this and I consider it a periop program because although it did involved online modules, they also had classroom teaching (pre-covid), some hands on training before a preceptorshi...

If this is your dream I would just pay for the preoperative course. It would give you more of a competitive edge compared to others who they would have to train. It shows that you have invested your own money into your training. 10 week program...

I disagree with this advice to not disclose exposure especially if they are asking. I get the not disclosing you're a nurse in regular circumstances but during a pandemic everyone is trying to protect themselves and their workers. Some members of the...

I'm a peds OR nurse and it really depends on the surgery site and length of case but for the most part I'd say they come with their underwear (or diaper) on. If we need to put in a foley, we just remove their underwear and it's usually not an issue. ...

So I'm looking into getting a working holiday visa and registering with AHPRA as well. For those of you who have gone through the registration process with AHPRA, I have a question for you. In section I: English language skills requirements where it...

I'm not surprised about your working conditions and I bet there are a lot of units that are working in similar situations however that does not mean this is the way it's suppose to be. PRC forms should be filled out if patient safety is in question a...

I worked close to full time, lived below/within my means, and directed half of my paychecks towards students loans and any tax refunds towards it and was able to pay off loans with in 2 years

I find that pts can have high/normal oxygen saturation numbers and still have crappy sounding lungs

Best route to get into the OR, if not through your final focus, is to look for postings for positions in the OR where they are willing to train you. I'm not too sure if there will be any in a year when you are done school since for the past couple of...

I think you should just stick to UofL. I went to the UofC for the accelerated program. They have now changed everything so that it is now no longer a 20 month program and it's the 24 month program that you applied to. I don't really know too much abo...

That sounds about right! Reading alone can be confusing especially if you haven't seen it before so it's hard to mentally picture doing it. When I learned to do a surgical hand scrub (a year ago), we went through/read the AORN periop 101 module, the...

Not an experience OR nurse but here's some questions they asked me... 1. Tell me about your past employment and how it's relevant to this position. 2. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? What were you goals 2 years ago? What are your goals now? 3....

Although seeing surgical procedures is definitely one of the bonuses of the job there are other positives about working in the OR. Obviously some of these bonuses depend on the facility that you work at but most OR nurses I work with will generally s...

So basically LPNs don't have "x" days or designated days off where you would be first on the list to be offered double time to come in if the need for nurses arises on the floor? So UNE get treated like a staff member who have their own patients an...

Do LPNs not get paid OT anymore? When did this happen? What's the issue with UNE's that you would like fixed?

I haven't worked for them but I found this website which is interesting. It seems more like the PSW thing. PayScale Canada - Nurse Next Door Employer Wages, Hourly Wage Rate

I had a elementary school patient I was admitting. One of the questions we ask is if there were any dietary concerns they wanted the hospital to be aware of like if they were a vegetarian. The kid thought very intently and responded, "Ummm we're omni...

It doesn't hurt to apply since you don't know if you'll get it or not. Let that make your initial decision for you.

Well judging fromt he website from centennial college... about a year?? They don't seem to get into specifics. But I wonder if the length of the program might change depending on the school. Continuing Education Program 7945 - RPN Operating Room

I'm not an OR nurse in Ontario but I am an OR nurse in Canada. I just recently finished the periop program. I have heard some staff in the OR recommend that new nurses try acute care first before going in to the OR. An OR nurse even highly encouraged...

What you are feeling right now is completely understandable. I graduated about a year ago and let me tell you, that first year of nursing is super hard...(As if it wasn't hard already?) There's a lot of research about transition shock and new grads. ...

I did it the other way around... So I was on the floor in pediatrics and just recently transferred into a peds periop. Even with my experience on the floor, I still found it hard to pick up PRN shifts because the periop program was so time consuming....

It sounds like it varies from unit to unit. I've heard of some units where they tell people who drop by to just go apply online. However from my own personal experience and from the experience of my friends who were job searching a year ago, it was g...

I just took the final exam about 2 weeks ago. Some of the questions came right from the module questions. Pass is an 80% and and I ended up getting 83%. I believe you get like 4 hours to do it but don't quote me on that because I didn't end up using ...

I believe McGill has a masters of nursing program for those without an undergraduate in nursing.