Soida

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1. Should I go for hearts?

   Soida replied to amiss5572's topic in Operating Room

   Do it! I joined the heart team a year ago and I like it. The person who discouraged you won't be much help, but if your're already studying on your own then you'll be fine. He/She won't help much but...

2. Jehovah's Witness and Blood Refusal in OR

   Soida replied to sugarik13's topic in Operating Room

   I'm a JW and I work in the OR. I'm not sure how it works everywhere, but when I am doing an Open Heart case, the Dr has standing orders for things like ABX, beta blocker, blood etc. The pre-op nurse...

3. How much call do you take? How much is to much?

   Soida replied to RNninja's topic in Operating Room

   I had 108 hours of call on my last check (2 weeks). We take a lot of call as well. I'm on the CVOR team with the same 2 nurse req. So that translates into 28 shifts a week, X2 nurses, divided by...

4. How do people feel about male nurses?

   Soida replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

   I'm a male nurse and yes, you get treated differently at times. I will be asked to a different pod to help lift or move many times. A few patients will ask for a female nurse for some intimate care...

5. Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

   Soida replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

   I was doing my PED's and L&D rotation in school and the class had already had a bad week for parents. Our orientation day partly consisted of what parents do after a loss. They showed us photos,...

6. RN training/orientation -phoenix

   Soida replied to summer23's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I guess it depends on which department you are hired in. I started last year as a new grad at Banner. They'll do a group orientation, and then do a department specific orientation. I am on a med/surg...

7. Male student enters OB room. What do you think?

   Soida replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I get so tired of the double standard, even now that I'm out of school and practicing. During my L&D rotation I the nurse asked the Pt beforehand if they minded having a male student and EVERY...

8. Orthopedic nurse moving to AZ

   Soida replied to meeks123's topic in Arizona Nursing

   Banner University Medical Center Phoenix aka Good Samaritan has an Ortho floor. 7th

9. SCC Fall 2014

   Soida replied to Gaabey's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I worked full time during nursing school so I couldn't do any of the review classes. I did just fine without them, but some other students were scared so they took the classes. The review class seemed...

10. How to land your first RN job in Arizona?

    Soida replied to CourtneyRN2014's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I graduated a couple months ago, passed NCLEX, and am completing my BSN in Oct. I live in Arizona and can tell you it is TOUGH here for new grads. As soon as I got my AZ license number I applied to...

11. Maricopa County Community Colleges?

    Soida replied to Fancyfeet16's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I just finished at SCC. I would recommend you put the schools that are the closest to your place, but make sure to fill in ALL 5. The wait list is long and you might lengthen your wait if you only try...

12. SCC Fall 2014

    Soida replied to Gaabey's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Anyone going into block 3 or know someone who

13. Reading Textbooks

    Soida replied to theviolinist's topic in General Students

    I am starting my last semester and I can tell you that I rarely ever read the chapters. Our instructors lecture off of Powerpoints and those have been enough info. That being said, each person learns...

14. Hcr 240 Pathophysiology

    Soida replied to Vmyracle's topic in Arizona Nursing

    ^ Good information!! I agree with everything said so far. Knowing the process will help in this class, and especially for nursing. So much of nursing school is applying concepts to real life...

15. Phoenix, Az BSN schooling help!

    Soida replied to amberkay's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I guess it depends on whether you want to attend a private college or a community college. The community colleges are cheaper by FAR, but do have a wait list. I was on the wait list for 2 years, but...