MeiLana

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  1. STAT C-Section, Local anesthesia only.

    MeiLana replied to AngelaLyons's topic in Operating Room

    Part of the reason my local hospital started denying VBACs was because they kept no in-house anesthesia crew. Interested/watching this

  2. New procedures without training: Irresponsible or unavoidable?

    MeiLana replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    What was the

  3. White Scrubs - CNA Clinicals

    MeiLana replied to rndreams14's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    wow. *drags out a bottle of brain bleach* Can't (mentally) un-see that. Please tell me a supervisor addressed this

  4. Don't think my marriage will survive night shift

    MeiLana replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on nights and have a handful of kids. Spouse works from home several days a week. What's working for us is that before I get home, he gets the shower or he moves his needed items to another...

  5. Interview Help for Perioperative Nurse

    MeiLana replied to Julie186's topic in Operating Room

    My panel interview was daunting, but it wasn't OR specific. The questions they asked are the sorts of questions you can google to prepare for any sort of interview, much as Rose_Queen states. I had...

  6. What do you say to people thinking about nursing?

    MeiLana replied to jeyre1847's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the person who said he doesn't respect nursing. I'd tell him I get my pay docked if I don't fill a certain bedpan quota (say...8?) per hour and that if I ask a CNA to assist with bodily...

  7. Attn: Nurses hired into the OR within the last 6 months to a year!

    MeiLana replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

    Bump --

  8. NVCC Online Hybrid RN Program, Spring 2014

    MeiLana replied to tdi213's topic in Virginia Nursing

    The exams are definitely in person in a classroom for lecture portion, in lab for lab exams. ...and do not, for the love of all that is holy, be late. You don't want to have to take a make-up exam...

  9. NVCC Online Hybrid RN Program, Spring 2014

    MeiLana replied to tdi213's topic in Virginia Nursing

    When I went through, lectures were recorded (audio only), but there were also live meeting sessions online. You went to campus for lab and exams. And study groups. It is recommended you not work...

  10. Hate Medical Nursing! I want Psych!

    MeiLana replied to CardiacRNLA's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree with Xenogenetic. I had 7 years in birth before I went to nursing school and all my friends (huge support network) thought I was going straight for CNM, which, at the time, I was. OB...

  11. Calling codes

    MeiLana replied to Momma1RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I read it as the equivalent of a rapid response:

  12. Calling codes

    MeiLana replied to Momma1RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If it helps, let me reframe it from my POV. During difficult births, the decision to go to c-section is defendable. No one actually gets sued for doing an unnecessary c-section. They get sued for...

  13. travel nursing

    MeiLana replied to danunn67's topic in Operating Room

    You'll need to start hitting the search for housing sooner, than later. Housing is expensive in NoVA/DC/MD, regardless, but you'll need to be aware of where higher and lower crime areas are in those...

  14. Revisit: PA or RNFA

    MeiLana replied to MeiLana's topic in Operating Room

    I took NCLEX just a few mos ago, thankfully. Hated it, but passed -- you can do it!! I was also offered the position and I'm super excited. I've been reading back on this forum a lot and asking...

  15. Perfume at work?

    MeiLana replied to fawnmarie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've always been told not to wear perfume both in clinicals and my previous career site. Some people have allergies to the chemicals in perfumes. Frankly, some smells are an assault on others,...

  16. Difficult people

    MeiLana replied to target98765's topic in Operating Room

    Any updates on how your work situation is coming

  17. New hire to the OR

    MeiLana replied to heather42r's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you for the feedback. I was told the orientation would be 6-9 months and would include preceptor, classroom, "clinical" ( Also, are there any studying or tips or textbooks I could review ahead...

  18. New hire to the OR

    MeiLana replied to heather42r's topic in Operating Room

    I'm also a new grad and was just hired into the OR. We were going to start sooner, but I think they put it off for a few extra weeks to get through the holidays. I'm also interested in knowing what to...

  19. Revisit: PA or RNFA

    MeiLana replied to MeiLana's topic in Operating Room

    How did your interview go? When are you scheduled for

  20. New Grad Operating Room Fellowship

    MeiLana replied to toussaint03's topic in Operating Room

    Even though it was my husband who helped me -- the information is out there on the internet -- just google "interview questions" or "new grad registered nurse interview questions" or "operating room...

  21. New Grad Operating Room Fellowship

    MeiLana replied to toussaint03's topic in Operating Room

    I'm also a new grad and I had my panel interview recently. I was beyond nervous. If you can find a site that gives you some hard interview questions to think about -- do it. My husband who is...

  22. Operating Room Nurse: Roles

    MeiLana replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    I also don't know why some folks feel it's ok to insult other types of

  23. Afraid of loosing my job

    MeiLana replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    I started life as a hard-core introvert. I went into engineering as my first career. During a financially difficult time, I got talked into (yes, talked into) signing on as a Mary Kay cosmetics...

  24. Revisit: PA or RNFA

    MeiLana replied to MeiLana's topic in Operating Room

    MegJackson -- I was going to PM you but worried as a new member you would not be able to read or respond. I'm not all that far from you (Yay, Hershey Park!!) and I would hope the "way things are...

  25. Revisit: PA or RNFA

    MeiLana replied to MeiLana's topic in Operating Room

    My concern is "leaving the realm" of nursing, the high cost of PA school while it seems CRNFAs get paid more, but PAs have more flexibility and consistency in work (surgical), so I don't know. I want...