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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...

  16. Fall 2013 Nursing Program @ Scottsdale Community College

    Soida replied to loriatallnurses's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Congrats everyone! I just finished Block 2 at SCC/NAU. I compare Block 1 to boot camp. It's busy, hectic, and takes up a lot of time. I think it's silly that they have tests on seperate days. Please...

  17. Nau/Maricopa CEP pre-requisites questions.

    Soida replied to P31Daughter's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I took MCO 220 through SCC, adn HUM 250 through PVCC. The 220 class was about culture and diversity in the media, and the 250 was something about culture and humanities and history or something....

  18. Accepted to Scottsdale Community College! A few questions...

    Soida replied to NUR151's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Block 2 is better. I liken block 1 to a boot camp. The 100% competency on check offs were tough, but I understand why they do it. It's a little different in block 2. It's faster, but easier in some...

  19. Accepted to Scottsdale Community College! A few questions...

    Soida replied to NUR151's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I am in the NAU partnership program, but some of my classmates were the traditional program with me at SCC. Our block schedule was class on monday, clinical on tuesday, class on friday. Monday was...

  20. Whats your favorite montra or saying?

    Soida replied to Kimynurse's topic in General Students

    Mine is simple, and has helped me through my whole life: It could be worse. I know it's simple, but it

  21. What is your First semester schedule?

    Soida replied to Lolita34's topic in General Students

    My first semester was Tuesday lecture 8-3, Thursday lecture/lab 8-12, Wednesday clinical

  22. How do you learn nursing skills at your school?

    Soida replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

    In our class we have a lab/lecture 8-12 on tuesday. This is mostly a lecture about a skill, then we go to the lab to practice. Sometimes we don't go to the lab, sometimes we do. It depends on the...

  23. Hilarious maternity nursing sayings/pics

    Soida replied to RN2B123's topic in Nursing Humor

    Those were hilarious! I passed them on as

  24. Anyone have any knowledge about NAU nursing?

    Soida replied to dsb_fam's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It was sort of competitive. You have to have 2 letters of recommendation. I had those, but I didn't have any from a medical background. Plus I was the last group that was accepted that could be short...

  25. Microbiology

    Soida replied to pco8's topic in General Students

    Honestly I would worry about Patho much more than I would worry about Micro.. Micro does deal with all sorts of bacteria, and other microbes, but I think this was one of my favorite classes. We got...