shodobe

shodobe

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  1. ATTN: bay area RN new grads.. Were you able to land a new grad job?

    shodobe replied to pogiboy67's topic in California Nursing

    Also, you have to look at all of the imported nurses that is flooding the market. US trained nurses are being squeezed out of potential jobs because hospitals are going out of the country to hire...

  2. Career options as a registered nurse

    shodobe replied to hullo's topic in Nursing Career

    This is like saying "I want to work in law enforcement but don't want to be around criminals or plumbing is for me but but I hate working in sewage"! There has to be some patient contact somewhere...

  3. ATTN: bay area RN new grads.. Were you able to land a new grad job?

    shodobe replied to pogiboy67's topic in California Nursing

    You also have to remember that almost a third of those applicants are from out of state! The competition in the Bay area includes not only local grads but people from the Midwest or the east coast who...

  4. Nurses , How to afford retirement?

    shodobe replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    I started way to late for my own comfort, but it is better than not starting at all. Like one poster said start young and definitely start paying yourself first, Most employers have matching funds so...

  5. Is an unmonitored sterile field considered sterile?

    shodobe replied to buck70's topic in Operating Room

    After 30 years of straight OR experience, I can say I have nor anyone I have worked with has had a problem or an issue with this. I consider myself a very prudent OR nurse who doesn't have to justify...

  6. Call Pay for CVOR

    shodobe replied to wapywack's topic in Operating Room

    $8.00 per hour, min 2 hours. Our rate goes up $.50 every 6 months according to our

  7. Terrified in the OR

    shodobe replied to laneyRN's topic in Operating Room

    That is true, but you still need to look out for yourself and not assume anything. It takes along time and effort to obtain your lisence but only takes a minute to put it into jeopardy. This whole...

  8. Nurses Make The Big Bucks

    shodobe replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN for 30+ years and will make about $165,000 this year. YES, I do consider this big bucks. I also work my a*s off to do it and have no regrets. It all depends on what you do and where...

  9. Terrified in the OR

    shodobe replied to laneyRN's topic in Operating Room

    I have a real problem with a tech drawing up any drugs even at the direction of anesthesia because they are not a licensed person. I know some places "allow" their techs to draw up some drugs for on...

  10. Is an unmonitored sterile field considered sterile?

    shodobe replied to buck70's topic in Operating Room

    Always do what you feel comfortable doing. There are always different opinions on how things should be done. I just know that in all of my years there hasn't been an issue with this. Not saying there...

  11. "oh. . .You're going to a COMMUNITY college?"

    shodobe replied to Toodee's topic in California Nursing

    Everyone puts their pants on the same way, so to speak, when it comes to taking their boards. Does it really matter at the time what school you went to? Start earning a good wage right off the bat...

  12. "No self- respecting nurse"

    shodobe replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Just another example of a clueless surgeon! I would just blow it off to another lowly surgeon who wears blinders all day in the OR and doesn't really see what is really going on. His little world! I...

  13. OR pay vs. other RN pay.

    shodobe replied to MCR_RN's topic in Operating Room

    No different here either. The pay scale is based on years of experience. The only problem with this is it only goes to 20 years! I have 31 so I make essentially what the 20 year veteran makes. It...

  14. Scrub Caps/bonnets

    shodobe replied to openheartmary's topic in Operating Room

    Go on ebay and look for hovihats4u. There is a great

  15. White scrubs...you have got to be kidding!

    shodobe replied to abbaking's topic in Men in Nursing

    The problem here is that most , if not all, patients sometimes can't distinquish who is their nurse, the CNA or the housekeeper because of differing types of scrubs. It wouldn't be so bad if there was...

  16. Is an unmonitored sterile field considered sterile?

    shodobe replied to buck70's topic in Operating Room

    Quicky question. So you start a case and it goes on for, let's say 7 hours! people come and go, come and go, come and go, etc.................... See where I am going with this. What makes this room...

  17. Is an unmonitored sterile field considered sterile?

    shodobe replied to buck70's topic in Operating Room

    I really don't feel you need to keep your eye constantly on a sterile field. if we have a delay in starting we simply shut the door. I see nothing wrong with this practice. Sometimes people can be...

  18. OR Pet peeves

    shodobe replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

    Actually I don't consider these pet peeves just everyday occurences that we mostly have to live with. It is so funny no matter what part of the country you work in the same crazy stuff happens all the...

  19. Male nurses

    shodobe replied to kjetski's topic in Men in Nursing

    You have to remember Diploma programs were here before most BSN programs. ADN programs outnumber BSN programs probbaly 10 to 1. ADN programs will never be obsolete and BSN programs will never be an...

  20. Can't choose between ADN or BSN program!

    shodobe replied to MarBug7's topic in California Nursing

    I am from a ADN program going on 30 years. I have no desire to getmy BSN because I am too close to retirement and will just do what I am doing til the day I drop, OR nursing! I make good money and...

  21. How does your hospital handle this?

    shodobe replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in Operating Room

    If your PTO works like most you are being paid for holidays. It use to be loooooong time ago we would have 8 hours put into our PTO to pay us for, let's say, July 4th. That was easy. Now what thet do...

  22. How does your hospital handle this?

    shodobe replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in Operating Room

    Actuallt that is normal for a facility to do that. We get our paid holiday hours factored over the year and it is given to us in our PTO. It is up to us whether we want to get paid ot not. This last...

  23. Pregnant Workers in the OR

    shodobe replied to babaz's topic in Operating Room

    If he isn't willing to switch you just be able to step out of the room during x-rays. Everywhere I have worked we just don't assign cases to pregnant

  24. Quick OR question?

    shodobe replied to thegreatone28's topic in Operating Room

    I have been in the OR for 31 years and a male for 55!(YIKES!!!) The only time I have been asked to be not in a room was anumber of years ago one of our Internists asked that no males be in the room...

  25. Nclex..am I Ready?

    shodobe replied to secretname's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You willnever know unless you try. Relax, take a deep breath and ask yourself how well you did in school. Confidence is the greatess advantage. If you just graduated give yourself a little time, but...