shodobe

shodobe

O.R., ED, M/S

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  1. Can't Find a job!!! This wasn't supposed to be this hard!

    shodobe replied to Frustrated in Cle's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know it is very difficult for people in certain areas to just pull up stakes and move. They get locked into an area because of kids or their spouses job. It can be a very tough situation especially...

  2. RN New Grad- can't find a job!

    shodobe replied to RN_2008's topic in California Nursing

    Are most of you ticked off because you can't find that "perfect" job in the Bay Area or just upset you can't find a job period? If most of you just get off of this whining jag about not being able to...

  3. It all comes down to money....

    shodobe replied to kcorny's topic in Operating Room

    Feel better now!:wink2: I still make almost $26 per hour more than a new grad, but I do feel for

  4. Can't Find a job!!! This wasn't supposed to be this hard!

    shodobe replied to Frustrated in Cle's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You have to look at the facts that LPNs or LVNs are not high in demand anymore except for LTCs. Now this all started well before the economy took a dump and LVNs have always been steered towards LTCs...

  5. New Male RN wanting A supervising job

    shodobe replied to James_Adam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It seems that you don't have enough experience in some ways. Curious, why do you want to be a medicare coordinator or MDS? Are these actual patient contact positions or will you be working in an...

  6. Is this a safety hazard?

    shodobe replied to Hilinenursegrl's topic in General Nursing

    I see no real problem in putting small glass multidose bottles in the trash. The real chance of them breaking in all of the soft trash is remote in my opinion. Just see what what your department...

  7. spoken to at work

    shodobe replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    Just be sure that any formal written plan is not only signed by you but also by the manager that is implementing it. It is better to have something in writting and signed than to have someone come...

  8. removing gowns

    shodobe replied to stephmj's topic in Operating Room

    Please don't get me

  9. removing gowns

    shodobe replied to stephmj's topic in Operating Room

    I get very irritated when I find a patient's gown tied. It is old school to keep everything loose around a patient. I even unsnap the arm

  10. EEG monitors for Carotids

    shodobe replied to shodobe's topic in Operating Room

    It is not an EEG in the sense that there are a multitude of wires and such. With ours there are only 5. One each behind the ears and on the forehead with one neutral in the center. Some places will...

  11. EEG monitors for Carotids

    shodobe posted a topic in Operating Room

    We have an older Lifescan monitor for carotids. This machine hasn't been made for years. My question would be what is everyone using for EEG monitoring?

  12. EEG monitors for Carotids

    shodobe replied to shodobe's topic in Operating Room

    So no one uses any type of EEG monitoring during carotids?

  13. EEG monitors for Carotids

    shodobe replied to shodobe's topic in Operating Room

    So no one uses any type of EEG monitoring during carotids?

  14. OR vs CTICU vs ED

    shodobe replied to LVAD RN's topic in General Nursing

    If NP is your ultimate goal then I would choose the ED. The OR is a great place to be but for you the ED would give you the oppurtunity to evaluate patients better, because they are awake, and...

  15. Layoffs?

    shodobe replied to putmetosleep's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing as of yet where I work. We are very busy and no word on reducing staff. We have a good MediCal contract with the state to take care of all of the indigents and illegals, so these people don't...

  16. Operating room charges

    shodobe replied to Lulamom's topic in Operating Room

    We have been computer charting for years in the OR. Our charges are still still done by hand though. It only takes a few minutes to do charging because we aren't allowed to charge for such small items...

  17. CSU cutting enrollment by 10000

    shodobe replied to yelle418's topic in California Nursing

    Just today they said the reason for this cut was that CSU had 10,000 too many students enrolled and needed to cut back. It just boils down who you want to

  18. On-call at home and police wake you up?

    shodobe replied to Conejita's topic in Ob/Gyn

    many years ago when I did live in the town that I still work in, I had the police and the security from the hospital come to my house to wake me up. I have also been picked up by the police when there...

  19. OR on the unit

    shodobe replied to UNC_nurseL&D's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is nothing! I think we have cornered the C/S for all time. Now, I don't work L&D but work in the OR. I had my fill of sections many years ago and we finally got L&D to do what was the...

  20. Poll: how many hours do you work per week?

    shodobe replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    50 to 60 hours per week not counting any weekend

  21. CRNA Hates me

    shodobe replied to brookorrn's topic in Operating Room

    come on people! We are all nurses in the beginning and I am NOT going to let any CRNA run my life and the way I do my business in the OR. Too many CRNAs put themselves above others and think...

  22. CRNA Hates me

    shodobe replied to brookorrn's topic in Operating Room

    The majority of CRNAs I know are very friendly and easy to get along with. Remember, they are nurses to and are not above you in any way. This is my opinion and only my opinion, CRNAs in general have...

  23. Nursing is a terrible job!

    shodobe replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    Don't give up on nursing as of yet until you exhaust all avenues. There are so many areas where you can use your expertise. Nursing has an appeal that many find inticing and you should be able to find...

  24. Nursing is a terrible job!

    shodobe replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes bosses don't like the idea of losing an employee they may find hard to replace. They will deliberately give bad references so you can't move on to another job. The references may not have...

  25. Tell me it gets better! Thinking of going to the floor

    shodobe replied to RNBeachGirl's topic in Operating Room

    To be put on call before your orientation is done is irresponsible on managements part. Like one poster said you probably would not like floor nursing very much. OR is a very tough environment and...