shodobe

shodobe

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  1. Moving to San Bernardino area LVN

    shodobe replied to berenshj's topic in California Nursing

    Robert Ballard Rehab is part of Community Hospital of San Berdoo. I lived in SB for 20 years before I pulled up stakes and moved to NorCal. I still work at CHSB and commute there from NorCal where I...

  2. bar coded sponge counting

    shodobe replied to klb75's topic in Operating Room

    I still think it is a ridiculous idea! Sorry, old fashioned and still think using fingers and toes are just fine. Any system will have it's quirks and drawbacks and will be wrought with errors. One of...

  3. What is your salary?

    shodobe replied to daniele72's topic in General Nursing

    Try doing a search on this subject. It has been talked about quite abit over the past year so you will be able to see what a wide range of salaries there around the world. Right now I gross about...

  4. bar coded sponge counting

    shodobe replied to klb75's topic in Operating Room

    This is a joke, right? I thought I have had heard it all but this one makes the top of the list. I think technology sometimes is going in the wrong direction. Another medical innovation that will make...

  5. prison guards in the OR

    shodobe replied to angel03's topic in Operating Room

    W have patients that come through from a local State hospital and have two guards with them right up to going to sleep then the handcuffs come off and they go sit out at the desk. We have a very good...

  6. Moving to San Bernardino area LVN

    shodobe replied to berenshj's topic in California Nursing

    There are few jobs available to LVNs in acute hospitals. many eliminated the positions and only use RNs. Now, with that said there are many hospitals in the area which you can at least inquire about...

  7. Need advice on moving to CA!!!

    shodobe replied to flrn18's topic in California Nursing

    I could never figure out why people who "own" a condo think they really own anything. The building is not theirs just the right to live there. I equate it as renting but when you decide to move you at...

  8. RN but not sure it's for you

    shodobe replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in Operating Room

    This is a feeling that I think alot of new grads feel. This is especially from the ones who have spent the past 2-4 years doing nothing but school. The feeling of neglecting family, friends and...

  9. What do you think?

    shodobe replied to Nutmeg5575's topic in Operating Room

    This subject has been discussed on many occasions and if you do a search you will find many different opinions. Just read them and make up your own mind and take each one with a grain of salt....

  10. I passed my nursing boards!

    shodobe replied to malenurse1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Congrats!!! You guys have it so easy. When I took mine, back in 1977 we sat for our boards and had to wait up to 8 weeks for results. When that letter came I didn't want to open it. My wife had too. I...

  11. Salary question??

    shodobe replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

    I respect your opinion, but should you get more per hour just so you can pay off those high student loans? Do you do anything different than your co-workers? I do feel for all those out there that...

  12. Salary question??

    shodobe replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

  13. Salary question??

    shodobe replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you will find to much difference in pay. Yes, you will make more per hour but will be restricted to OT since you will be considered upper management not eligible for OT. Higher degrees,...

  14. considering OR traveling

    shodobe replied to mtnrunnerRN's topic in Operating Room

    We did have one traveler come in that only Circ and it was difficult at times to effectively use him, we only have RNs on staff to do both. I did check out a few agencies a few years ago and found...

  15. Salary question??

    shodobe replied to joe134's topic in General Nursing

    I feel bad for all of you who work their tails off and don't get compensated for it. I guess I am lucky because earn well in my specialty. I have worked as an OR nurse for almost 30 years and now I am...

  16. Techs and MEDS?????

    shodobe replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Marie, remember where I work we have an ALL RN staff, no Techs at all. It has been that way for as long as I have been here, almost 30 years. Now, once in a blue moon we will get a Tech from registry,...

  17. Suturing question

    shodobe replied to pghfoxfan's topic in Operating Room

    I don't know about Pa but in California you are in violation of your Nurse Practice Act, unless you have gone through a recognized RNFA program. If this is a stand alone lab that doesn't have to...

  18. new rn

    shodobe replied to Elizabeth19's topic in Operating Room

    Is 30 years in the OR enough experience? I also spent close to a year on a M/S floor along with a little time in the ER plus worked 6 years as a Paramedic. Working M/S will help down the road because...

  19. OR nurses & students

    shodobe replied to RNin2007's topic in Operating Room

    Break or no break it is just plain wrong to ignore students the way some OR nurses do. They belly-ache all the time, "we're over-worked, understaff" but will continue to ignore them in the name of...

  20. Guys what made you chooose nursing

    shodobe replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    Job security and very, very good pay. Been at it for 30 years and can't say I have ever regretted it for one(maybe one)

  21. new rn

    shodobe replied to Elizabeth19's topic in Operating Room

    Those areas are just fine. I am from the "old" school that believes a little time spent on M/S will only benefit you down the road. There are those here that believe straight out of school is OK, I...

  22. Difference Between RNFA and Surg. PA?

    shodobe replied to saltydad's topic in Operating Room

    You have to have your BS to sit for the cert exam unless you took it prior to 1999, I think. You were then grandfathered in. Not sure of the cut-off

  23. Aspiration after hernia surgery?

    shodobe replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in Operating Room

    They are talking about Emla cream. Good for kids, I don't know if it would help for a scrotum puncture though, at least with

  24. call pay

    shodobe replied to callbabe's topic in Operating Room

    $6.75 and hour with a 2 hour min call back. So

  25. Aspiration after hernia surgery?

    shodobe replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in Operating Room

    He has sub-q emphysema caused by the gas leaking down through the inguinal canal. Quite common and needs no aspiration. I have seen it many times and we just compress the scotum and force the gas back...