FurBabyMom MSN, RN

Internal inequity is a challenge for organizations to manage. Unfortunately, it's very common. It's a challenge to manage if organizations are not financially solvent enough to provide merit and cost of living/market adjustments each year. While I wo...

That makes sense. Now that you mention it, I believe one of our older (now retired) docs used something that was reusable that sounds like what you're describing. It's just been long enough since then that it's not at the top of my memory ?

Wow. I *literally* never spent "all my time" cleaning instruments. I know RoseQueen mentioned it, but where I worked, especially on the team I worked, we were expected to clean our instruments during the case. I worked primarily neuro. The bigg...

Just remember, it's always easier to get a job with experience. ;-) If you can be flexible I might see what companies are offering for recruitment and "wait" for a relocation offer to come up. Also sometimes once you have experience it is possible t...

As an OR nurse in a Level 1 trauma center (> 30 rooms) - our facility primarily gave SQ heparin in pre-op or on the floor for those coming from ICU, stepdown or floor bed assignments (timed for ~1-2 hours before scheduled OR time). Naturally, som...

The thing about nursing and health care - all types are required to "make it work". There is really no specialty better or worse than another, nobody more special. I left the OR recently and am in a vastly different kind of role. I love what I'm l...

Some of it could be a form. Often there is something on the job posting side that wasn't unchecked. Apply, see what they say. Make an educated decision based on what is or isn't offered. The worst they can do is reject your application. I will say ...

Hmm. Not sure why you couldn't send a PM earlier - I just tried and it looked like it would let me PM you. You certainly can apply, the worst they can do is say no. If they have a training program / take new to OR staff, they may redirect your...

I have to agree. My first, second and third jobs were out of state compared to where I went to nursing school and took NCLEX. I didn't move between my first and second jobs (close enough to commute - well - mostly). But otherwise, I had an offer let...

Just remember, that your photo ID and other documents have to all be in the same name for admission to take NCLEX. If you're getting married in September, your documents could all be matching by the time you're able to schedule NCLEX (likely late De...

I disagree with the notion that there is very little translatable between the ICU / stepdown / floor and the OR. I do agree that it is a significant learning curve, especially if you will be learning to scrub. If you pursue this, to be successful, y...

Call is part of life in the OR, unless you work in a surgery/procedure center which doesn't operate 24/7. Even that though, there are often call requirements (ex. the person to stay late when a room doesn't finish on time). As others have mentioned...

I would imagine this will work like H1N1 did, and staff will basically be required. I was a nursing student during H1N1, we were required to get vaccinated as a condition of attending clinical. I don't expect many people to be happy. Vaccination i...

I'm sorry about the cancellations. My institution hasn't made a decision yet on Spring commencement. Likely to postpone but TBD. Why do I care? I'm a MSN grad who graduated last Summer/fall and was supposed to go to commencement (School of Nursi...

What do the requirements of the MSN program state? I would be amazed if CCNE wasn't acceptable a BSN accreditation prior to a MSN program.

It is possible that you could use your FL license in a federal facility. However, I don't think that you would get through the background check process without them asking why you applied for a FL license while residing in Texas without a plan to mo...

I would advise patience and grace right now. Please remember your manager is just one person, and is very likely working more than 40 hours a week right now (it's true most of the time, but with the COVID-19 stuff, doubly so). We have been told we ...

I have to agree it depends on facility and staffing needs. In general, surgical techs are "easier" to find and hire than OR Nurses. I was taught to scrub in my hospital's new to OR program. Historically, our staffing has been about or greater than 5...

My facility is a teaching hospital, so RNs and surgical techs generally do not get to first assist. Cardiothoracic surgery uses a PA in addition to a resident or fellow. Most of the inpatient surgery services use NPs and PAs to help manage the inpa...

Wow. The replies on this thread shock me some. The overwhelming attitude of "that's anesthesia job" or "I just do this" or "I don't assess"...if we give up what sets us apart from our coworkers with different educational preparation, well, they're ...

Regarding the surgery specialty I worked with the most in the OR - I would let any of the surgeons operate on me or my family with no reservations about them. I trust most of the anesthesiologists, though in anything but an emergency, I would choose...

I have to agree with RoseQueen. Check your policies, protocols and procedures for guidance. I also think the "why" matters. Did they really leave or were they around? Commonly our surgeons will leave the OR before the patients go to PACU. Usually...

If it really truly was vasovagal, then it was not truly cardiac in the sense of an MI or something like that. What makes you think this is a cardiac situation? Or that a workup was warranted? Did your patient watch you place the IV or see any of t...

My first nursing job I was on days. The only non 0700-1930 shifts I worked was a holiday shift where I worked 1500-2330 Christmas eve and then 0700-1500 New Years Day. With that said, that specific hospital was not a good environment. My next job ...

Some states DO publish clinical hour data. I completed my BSN and was originally licensed in Ohio. I haven't looked lately but at the time I was attending college this was all published. I think this conversation needs to address a more complex iss...