brighidh

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1. Out of work 4 yrs ?

   brighidh replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

   I'm in the OR. A) how long you've been out of the OR won't mean anything to the right OR manager because it's hard to get OR nurses. I know my place of employment would take that nurse and put her...

2. What next ... ?

   brighidh posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I work in and love the OR (circulate and scrub). I've gotten into a specialty I love, too, but I'm feeling a bit restless, as though I should be planning the next step. What I notice among different...

3. What next....?

   brighidh posted a topic in Operating Room

   I love the OR. I've gotten into a specialty I love, too, but I'm feeling a bit restless, as though I should be planning the next step. What I notice among different specialties is that they utilize...

4. CNOR exam

   brighidh replied to darthsunshine's topic in Operating Room

   I just finished the Zander Perioperative prep course and they gave high 90% first time pass rates for their course. Also recommended apps to do. I liked

5. Insurance companies

   brighidh posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've heard different doctors make mention that patient A or B has this or that insurance and they either approve or mention how the insurance they have is sucky. From a health care perspective, what...

6. How to become an RN first assistant

   brighidh replied to almost.a.male.rn's topic in Operating Room

   What exactly is ACNP? I'd love to eventually become RNFA, but I'm on cardio/vasc/thoracic team -- which precludes me from scrubbing in. I could swap out to general and scrub in much more easily, in...

7. CVOR

   brighidh replied to brighidh's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks for the feedback, nurses. I really do appreciate

8. CVOR

   brighidh posted a topic in Operating Room

   I've been placed on the cardio-vascular-thoracic in my OR. I've been told that CVOR is high-demand, can write my own ticket after a year's experience, etc. Maybe train to do transplants, etc....

9. How to become an RN first assistant

   brighidh replied to almost.a.male.rn's topic in Operating Room

   I came online tonight to look for this very topic because an RN in the OR told me recently that he had to have 5 years experience scrubbing before he could pursue RNFA. This was very depressing to me...

10. help with steps/routine

    brighidh replied to brighidh's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you, all -- I really appreciate the feedback and have made notes on all that you've suggested. Things are getting easier each day and some of this is coming automatically, now. Still some...

11. Is it still financially worth it to become CRNA?

    brighidh replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    This greatly interests me because I'm working as a PeriOp Nurse and will be cross training to PACU soon, but I honestly love what anesthesia/CRNAs do. I definitely see what they're doing since I'm...

12. Already make $42/hr. Is travel nursing worth it?

    brighidh replied to Elbajista's topic in Travel

    Are you referring to a specific specialty? What's yours? Thanks --

13. help with steps/routine

    brighidh posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm still in orientation. Each nurse I'm paired with does things differently, some do things others don't and attitudes are totally across the board. I get a routine down that works well paired off...

14. Picking a specialty or three....

    brighidh posted a topic in Operating Room

    After orientation, we are supposed to pick 3 specialties we want to primarily staff in. I'm finding that I'm drawn to the specialties that have the nicest doctors in them. Doctors who don't scream at...

15. Overwhelmed

    brighidh replied to nurse482488's topic in Operating Room

    I understand, nurse482488. I'm sorry it didn't work out for you, but seriously -- you faced it and tried and that's worth a lot. Just yesterday, I took turns crying and laughing my butt off,...