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  1. pants ok for women on interview?

    NoCrumping posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Ok everybody, whats your opinion? Is it ok for a woman to wear a dressy pantsuit for an interview? My best friend says no, but she is also always overdressed and looks like she is going to a prom all...

  2. Can I redeem myself in NICU? HOW?

    NoCrumping posted a topic in Nursing Career

    HI managers, I really need some advice/input. Here is how it is. I graduated nsg school 3 years ago, went right into a NICU, loved it, dove right into being responsible for my own learning of about...

  3. Can I redeem myself in NICU? HOW?

    NoCrumping replied to NoCrumping's topic in Nursing Career

  4. Got in, now more ?'s!!

    NoCrumping posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello. I will be starting orientation in the OR soon...(thanks to everyone who previously answered my "common questions") I have another, 2 actually!!! 1) whats the best shoe? I am leaning toward...

  5. want to cry all the time.... can i make it in this profession?

    NoCrumping replied to LPN2RNmommy's topic in Nursing Career

    This is my advice, and take on your situation......you simply dont like med/surge or any other type of medical floor. And there is nothing wrong with that. I knew from my first yr at nsg school I...

  6. Verbal abuse in the OR

    NoCrumping replied to JaneRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    question.......I am *gasp* starting in the OR in the beginning of FEb..... I am curious....what kind of verbal abuse are we talking about? can I have examples? Situations? If experienced nurses are...

  7. OR Orientees

    NoCrumping replied to hondurena's topic in Operating Room

    Marie..... my program is the type where they train to circulate, the AORN periop 101 course, but they also have a new component of it where a tech school teaches us to do the scrub part...now, I am...

  8. Got in, now more ?'s!!

    NoCrumping replied to NoCrumping's topic in Operating Room

    You, or anybody else know what this course is actually like? Its standardized, so there most likely is a curriculum, but whats it like? I guess I should have asked this specifically, huh? lol I was...

  9. Got in, now more ?'s!!

    NoCrumping replied to NoCrumping's topic in Operating Room

    Mine starts FEb 6... right now I am in the general nursing orientation, ( I am new to this hospital) lasting about another week, then I think I have a little break b4 I start... cant wait... havent...

  10. OR Orientees

    NoCrumping replied to hondurena's topic in Operating Room

    No, I signed no contract, but when I asked if I was required to, the recruiter said "no, but you are "expected" to stay for the full orientation and keep a full time position for at least 2 years" I...

  11. Any nurses working in doctor's offices?... is this the norm?

    NoCrumping replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    So true. Unfortunately, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. My Mom kept going to different Doctors at Kaiser Hospital, complaining of abdominal pain and constipation. They reccomended fiber and...

  12. Got in, now more ?'s!!

    NoCrumping replied to NoCrumping's topic in Operating Room

    I checked the site out, they are bizarre!!! They do, however, look like they would be comfortable.....but I have never seen anybody wear them...plus, they do look like its easy to get tubes and cords...

  13. Got in, now more ?'s!!

    NoCrumping replied to NoCrumping's topic in Operating Room

    Good... me too... I actually feel better with alot of classroom time during an orientation.mine is 9 months long........we have a local technical college coming to the hospital to teach the RN's the...

  14. Got in, now more ?'s!!

    NoCrumping replied to NoCrumping's topic in Operating Room

    Well, Judy, currently I know NONE of what you said, as I am still in "general nursing hospital orientation" right now, BUT, when I DO learn those things, I will feel a whole lot better!!! :rotfl:...

  15. Got in, now more ?'s!!

    NoCrumping replied to NoCrumping's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats to you too LadyT!!! I can give you a heads up!!! How long is your

  16. Got in, now more ?'s!!

    NoCrumping replied to NoCrumping's topic in Operating Room

    smurf, missjo, marie, thanks..... I am "kiind of" a new grad, as in I have not worked the whole 3 years I have been out of school (and when I did , it was in NICU), so I am kind of "accustomed" to...

  17. Do I need a Stethoscope????

    NoCrumping posted a topic in Operating Room

    Do or nurses need stethoscopes on a regular basis? I know it seems like an odd question, but I really dont know.....:imbar Its a new or training program, teching to scrub and circulate......I just...

  18. Got in, now more ?'s!!

    NoCrumping replied to NoCrumping's topic in Operating Room

    MissJo, thank you!!! I, too, have a thing about being hard on myself, but I made an "agreement " with myself to be patient.I know OR is a dynamic place, and I will only hinder my success if I bog...

  19. Do I need a Stethoscope????

    NoCrumping replied to NoCrumping's topic in Operating Room

    i actually have one of those big clunky sprague ones, from nsg school, but was wondering if i actually needed one on a daily basis..... i think i will get a cheapo basic one, to keep on hand....thanks...

  20. Proffesional Liability Insurance?

    NoCrumping replied to NoCrumping's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, elpark, the current offer I got in the mail offers BON rep, plus money if you get assaulted to or from work.... and to anyone if they are injured in your home....any of this sound familiar? Its...

  21. Proffesional Liability Insurance?

    NoCrumping posted a topic in Operating Room

    OK, people, let me hear it..... do I need my own liability insurance in the OR, or any other area of nursing? I have done without it so far, but I have always wondered, as it is inexpensive, and I...

  22. Proffesional Liability Insurance?

    NoCrumping replied to NoCrumping's topic in Operating Room

    I didnt realize they would help with representation with BON issues (unless it relates to a law suit) very interesting..... I think I will stop considering it, and mail my $89 check today... lol...

  23. Proffesional Liability Insurance?

    NoCrumping replied to NoCrumping's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks Siri, just the kind of opinion I wanted to hear.

  24. do any of you work in anything other than ltc as an LPN?

    NoCrumping replied to Princess74's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    WOW....I am a med/surg HATER..... but, for that schedule, I think I could learn to like it!!! Good for you!!! When you think about it, more units should be this way.... happier nurses would be the...

  25. PLZ explain "call"

    NoCrumping posted a topic in Operating Room

    HI... can someone please explain "call" to me? Will I have to work a full day, go home for an hour and then come back if I get called in? (then possibly go back in am for next shift?) How often do...