kguill975

kguill975 MSN, APRN, NP

APRN, ACNP-BC, CNOR, RNFA

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  1. Labor & delivery scrub tech... What do they do??

    kguill975 replied to wanderlustgirl's topic in Operating Room

    Are you a CST? If so, you'll find the job more suited for a PCA. The only surgery you'll scrub in on will be C-Sections, the rest will be either lady partsl deliveries or stocking supplies. We call...

  2. Horrible day yesterday, today pity party

    kguill975 replied to kguill975's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the encouragement. I keep telling myself I can do

  3. Horrible day yesterday, today pity party

    kguill975 replied to kguill975's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Good advice and once I stop feeling sorry for myself, I plan to talk to him. I'm not sure if there was something else bothering him, because this week seemed full of criticism, especially about...

  4. No luck!!!

    kguill975 replied to reddgirl's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

  5. Need opinions on workload

    kguill975 replied to BBrinkerhoff's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It's wasn't the easiest, but very doable. I worked full-time, often worked OT too, and I'm a single parent. Good time management is your friend. Take advantage of head starts on assignments, and get...

  6. Chloraprep for foley insertion?

    kguill975 replied to kguill975's topic in Operating Room

    Not sure where you got your info, but Chloraprep is 2% Chlorhexidine gluconate and 70% Isopropyl Alcohol, that's why we wait 3 minutes before draping after prepping, to reduce the risk of

  7. Chloraprep for foley insertion?

    kguill975 replied to kguill975's topic in Operating Room

    We've always used Hibiclens or the cheaper chlorhexidine gluconate, the use of an alcohol product just threw me

  8. OR nurse in U.S.

    kguill975 replied to gcruzRN's topic in Operating Room

  9. Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    kguill975 replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    That was actually a rhetorical question. I'm an NP, and I find your outrage laughable. There will be many things that you will find offensive over the course of your career, IF you pass nursing...

  10. Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    kguill975 replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    Are you

  11. Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    kguill975 replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    It was never presented to us as a tool to learn empathy, it was presented as a skill that had to be learned and passed before going on to the first clinical site. Skills such as taking vital signs,...

  12. Appropriate way to Check off Bed Baths (Fundamentals)

    kguill975 replied to AmesRT6510's topic in General Students

    I guess I don't get it. The bed baths on classmates wasn't a big deal back then, and I still don't see why it's a big deal now. We were too afraid of not passing the skill to even care about being...

  13. Orthopedic FNP Texas

    kguill975 replied to littlebelle1293's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'm a surgical NP, and I completed the fast track NIFA course. I'm already a CNOR, so I didn't have to take the 6 day course. Since you don't have OR experience, they'll tell you to take the full...

  14. Nicknames unprofessional?

    kguill975 replied to blackvans1234's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm Kimberly, prefer to go by Kim, but everyone in my dept. calls me Kimbo. Why? I have no

  15. Harris Health System GN Internship (Ben Taub/LBJ)

    kguill975 replied to NinaBelle's topic in Texas Nursing

  16. Harris Health System GN Internship (Ben Taub/LBJ)

    kguill975 replied to NinaBelle's topic in Texas Nursing

  17. Shocked by facial piercings at work

    kguill975 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Keep in mind, everyone was outraged at the thought of nurses wearing any color other than white, now Royal Blue has pretty much become signature. I think individuality is a good thing, Lord knows I...

  18. Diet Meds - FNPs

    kguill975 replied to SweetRaine's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Was that mentioned when you interviewed? If it was mentioned in the interview as being expected as a part of your job, I don't think you'll have much choice but to either go against your personal...

  19. Has anyone went off and did their own clinical time?

    kguill975 replied to HumptyDumpty's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did ER and Ortho as an ACNP student. The ER rotation actually made me regret not doing FNP. You could observe in those departments, but in order to get some experience as a provider, you need to be...

  20. Harris Health System GN Internship (Ben Taub/LBJ)

    kguill975 replied to NinaBelle's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm an OR nurse at LBJ, and we have an intern in our dept. and lots who have finished the internship. I could ask questions for you. What pavilion/dept. did you get hired

  21. Learning about Sutures

    kguill975 replied to lnp0205's topic in Operating Room

    Absolutely amazing post! I went from surg tech to circulating nurse to Surgical NP, and I know my sutures, but your knowledge is impressive! You should write a book on sutures. I just saw this one...

  22. 2015 DNP Requirement for APNs

    kguill975 replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

  23. You might want to avoid this recruiting company

    kguill975 replied to nomadcrna's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In all defense, it was a snotty reply, but I also could see how your response to the e-mail may have come off a little high handed. It's my understanding that they use a database for those e-mails,...

  24. Terminated due to insubordination. What will Put in my application reason of leaving

    kguill975 replied to rvvmen777's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Was that an OR internship or a small hospital preceptorship? How long have you been an OR nurse and how long was your scrubbing orientation? Was it more about how you said it, rather than what you...

  25. Weekend shift premiums???

    kguill975 replied to suchastar's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    $1.50 weekend