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If a patient tests positive for MRSA in the nares, do we treat them like we do all patients placed upon contact precautions? I was taught that terminal cleaning was required and that personnel should be (1.) notified, and (2.) given appropriate PPE....

I tried this for a month and was miserable! I worked for a plastic surgeon who's office had its own surgery center. I was in charge of all things clinical; it almost sounds prestigious or impressive, but mostly it meant I had to babysit an inexperi...

...consists of one young woman, who is there to turn to? I work for a physician-owned surgical hospital affiliated with a larger organization. My manager is manipulative, pitting employees against one another, lying, eavesdropping, and other fun s...

...and I hated middle school. I recently started working in the operating room at a large hospital. The operating room is broken up into pods, so that we end up working with pretty much the same small group of people everyday. This can either work ...

Yes. I was a super user at the last two facilities I worked at, as well as being one of the people to work on conversion to a new system, programming it etc.

I certainly did not mean to come across as arrogant. I do not feel like an expert. In anything. That was simply what I was told as a reason for my hiring.

I can't say any books will be "exciting", but if you are up for the investment, Alexander's is great. Much more detail than the pocket guide on procedures and what circulatory do.

Ok, so maybe that wasn't the most objective thread title, but it is certainly the most honest. I am already struggling with the "personality" of my new job working as the sole RN at a plastic surgery center, but we have reached a new low. I need to ...

Wouldn't you have to reimburse the hospital for training you in Periop? Also, you would probably be burning that bridge by leaving the hospital after they invested so much money in you. However, if you have no intention of returning to that area, a...

Wow. I am more confused than ever. I am still waiting for the BON to call me back. It seems like the opinions of the board are: you are at risk of board sanctions, MYOB or get fired, everything is fine just fine. I guess only the BON has the fina...

Adding to the list of disrespectful managers: my last manager -- "We don't HAVE to give you guys a break at all. Check the state law." After cutting the fictional two-15 minute breaks/one-30 minute break dream to 30 minutes, and threatening to cut...

I am a new employee at an office-based surgery center that I thought was my dream job, but it is starting to feel like more of a nightmare. I had no breaking in period, but the surgeon is already upset because I didn't tell the anesthesiologist the c...

Right, but having the number is not the same as having a replica of the license. maybe there aren't as many issues with imposters in other states.

Right, but that is copied and placed in your file. Your resume/ portfolio gets passed around to everyone interviewing you, including but not limited to management, co-workers, Administrative staff, etc. I'm just telling you what we were repeatedly ...

Also, if it appears that you are not super cautious with HIPAA-related info, a job in which you will be required to deal with large volumes of patient information may be wary of hiring you. Better to be safe.

I was always told not to divulge license number. If you are being seriously considered, they will request soc sec, etc. The risk for identity theft is too great.

Hurray for comic relief! Thanks for the laugh!

Well, we can just agree to disagree based on each of our experiences. I have yet to work in a hospital that did not have a cleaning crew; I have worked in an ASC in which there was only us. "Long" phaco's at my last ASC were 15 minutes; at the ho...

I know this is almost a year old, but I'm replying in case it's applicable to anyone. In-patient ORs will obviously have a wider variety of patients: the sickest, the under/uninsured, poly pharmacy like you have never have imagined. Common to all su...

Check out uspi. They own a ton of surgery centers in DFW and around Texas.

I am stressing myself out! I have several job offers on the table, only one of which is remotely interesting. The last place I interviewed with is by far my first choice, however, I have not received an offer. The unit seemed interested, invited me...

We get a 20% discount at scrubs etc on Pennsylvania.