Omibashu

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  1. Any UCLA Psych Nurses? Need Guidance

    Omibashu posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Anyone here that is a current or former Psychiatric RN at UCLA Medical Center? I am debating trying to make a move into Psych Nursing and would love some first hand input. History: I am a fairly new...

  2. Job Offer - Need Advice

    Omibashu posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I’ve been out of clinical setting for 10 years. Before that I had two years in the operating room. I’m being offered a 3-11pm shift at a nursing home. I will be the only RN in the shift with about...

  3. Is This Normal "Training"

    Omibashu posted a topic in Operating Room

    I graduated from nursing school in 2010 and worked in the OR for about 18 months, only in Neurosurgery. I left nursing in 2012 and worked in administration. I was just hired at a surgery center as...

  4. Job Offer - Need Advice

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you again! I am going to hold onto you like my security blanket as I start this new journey. I am going through this specialty thread like you suggested and grabbing what looks helpful. I...

  5. Job Offer - Need Advice

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you so much! I just got back from my 2 hours of "orientation"...if you can call it that. I look at patients with tube feedings, IV ABX, O2, etc and I freak out! It's been since clinicals 12...

  6. Job Offer - Need Advice

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you! I have orientation tomorrow and will bring up all of those issues. My job title is RN Supervisor and I think the pay is decent. I was told there would be 9-10 CNA AND 2 LVN. To be honest...

  7. Job Offer - Need Advice

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not really. I just want to get back into

  8. Am I Crazy To Consider Going Back To Work?

    Omibashu posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’ve been out of clinical practice for 10 years. I got a call yesterday from a company that runs 38 nursing homes near me. The have had 17 positives and 2 deaths. They are hiring like crazy because...

  9. Anyone having trouble getting hired??

    Omibashu replied to skydancer7's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If you’re willing, try nursing homes. I just got hired at a nursing home in a newly created COVID isolation unit. I’ve been out of clinical practice for 10 years! I got called on Thursday....

  10. RN Returning after 7 Years Off

    Omibashu posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a late in life nurse, getting my BSN at 40. I worked one year on a General Medical floor followed by a year and a half in the OR at a major hospital in Los Angeles. I left in 2012 to work in...

  11. Regret Leaving Nursing Too Soon

    Omibashu posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I graduated from nursing school with a BSN in May 2010. Nursing was my second career and I didn't start nursing school until I was 40 years old. I was in an accelerated BSN program in Los Angeles and...

  12. College Hospital in Cerritos

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Psychiatric

    Anyone? Need advice ASAP. This is the only psych hospital that will hire without psych experience, so I'm considering a job offer as an

  13. College Hospital in Cerritos

    Omibashu posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Anyone worked here before? Have an interview there for an RN position and was wondering what the culture/managment/co-worker situation is like? Any insight would be greatly

  14. Any UCLA Psych Nurses? Need Guidance

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Psychiatric

    Orca - Thank you

  15. Any UCLA Psych Nurses? Need Guidance

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Psychiatric

    Orca, Got the PM, but I don't have "permission" to reply on PM yet. Thanks so much for taking the time to help me out. I really appreciate

  16. Any UCLA Psych Nurses? Need Guidance

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Psychiatric

    Good to hear that you're still in Psych. I'm really going to try to get some experience, maybe volunteering somewhere because that seems to be such a barrier to moving into psych. The hospital that...

  17. Any UCLA Psych Nurses? Need Guidance

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm at UCLA in

  18. Any UCLA Psych Nurses? Need Guidance

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Psychiatric

    Orca, Thank you so much, that would be amazing! Feel free to pass my email along to him:

  19. Any UCLA Psych Nurses? Need Guidance

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Psychiatric

    Hey, I wanted to keep in touch with you because as I mentioned in the original post, I don't work at NPI at RRUMC. I work at the school of medicine, am a nurse, but currently working as an...

  20. Regret Leaving Nursing Too Soon

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Nursing Career

    Ruby Vee, I wanted to apologize for my resonse. I have reread it and I realize that I was overreacting. I think that I am so frustrated and disheartened by my situation that I am overly sensitive....

  21. Regret Leaving Nursing Too Soon

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Nursing Career

    Everyone, I thank you all for your responses, they are all giving me food for thought and genuine insight into my journey to finding the right nursing career for me. If I offended anyone,...

  22. Need more advice asap!! OR vs aesthetics

    Omibashu replied to hopfrogger's topic in Aesthetics

    hopfrogger, i know this was an old post, you probably already took a position, but for my two cents: if you have issues with stress/OCD then the OR would be a tough place for you. I was a circulator...

  23. Regret Leaving Nursing Too Soon

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Nursing Career

    Mrs Hoskins, Thank you for your kind response. I am actually seriously considering geriatric homecare, hospice or LTC. I think what I didn't like that most about the nursing positions that I had was...

  24. Regret Leaving Nursing Too Soon

    Omibashu replied to Omibashu's topic in Nursing Career

    Ruby Vee, I "only lasted" 8 months on the floor because it was a waiting period until the OR training program started. I "only lasted" in the OR for 15 months because I herniated a disk. I'm not...

  25. Did I Leave Nursing Too soon?

    Omibashu posted a topic in Retired Nurses

    I graduated from nursing school with a BSN in May 2010. Nursing was my second career and I didn't start nursing school until I was 40 years old. I was in an accelerated BSN program in Los Angeles and...