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We had random drug testing in school. You would show up for class and hey would call the name of four or five people, and you would have to pay then and take your drug test then.

We have a place at our hospital for people to stay who live more than 30 minutes away. Like Rose said, it could be a matter of life or death.

We use them. But make sure you put them in the OR arable before the patient moves on it. The radiation comes from the bottom of the C-Arm, not the top. If you put the lead on the patient after they have moved, they will still be exposed.

Jeff State Community College in Alabama does a Nights/Weekends program. It is extremely competitive to get into and you can only start the program during fall semester. It would be too late for this year but worth looking into.

I'm definitely in the "eff you, doctor" stageí ½í¸†. You will also get that way with some of your coworkers. The OR can be a beast but I can't imagine being anywhere else. Like others have said, there is a steep learning curve. I know you said it wasn't feasible to have a 6-9 month orientation but I would find out why.

I didn't have a bad experience in the OR, I work in the OR so I know what happens when we have students. Everything Rose said is 100% correct. Orientees, new staff, big cases etc. it can be very stressful having a student observer in the OR. Just remember, the quickest way to get thrown out of the OR is tontoich something blue. That's great that you get to list what you want to try and see. We were just thrown into a room. I already was working in the OR awhile I was in nursing school. I had to jbserve a plastics case and it may have been the most boring thing I did in schoolí ½í¸†

The facility may decide for you. We don't allow students in our total joint or spine cases.

My program looked at both. You had to have certain grades in the pre-reqs and a certain GPA to be considered. It was a very competitive program so they looked at it all.

You said, "In my opinion". Your opinion here isn't the one that matters. You will face this multiple times in your career. You should be proud that you graduated and focusing on studying for boards and finding a job. Don't worry about an award that you didn't get. There are bigger fish to fry.

She's ALWAYS been in a position to fix it. She chose not to. You think there won't be retaliation now that she's a nurse? Seems to me it will be worse now that she's in a different role than if she had reported it as a CNA.

The only way to know is to talk to them. Nursing programs at community colleges near me are EXTREMELY competitive. Most people with a 3.07 GPA are not accepted. And like I said early, most nursing schools require a C or higher in pre-reqs to even be considered. The Anatomy grade is going to be your biggest obstacle.

Were you already in nursing school? Most nursing schools in my area require a C or above in all science classes to even be considered for the nursing program. Maybe look into taking Anatomy 1 again and bring that grade up.

Why has it taken you two years to complain about this and want to do something aboutvit? If it bothers you this much, it should have been addressed much sooner. If you address it now, it MAY come across that you think you are better than your coworkers now that you're a nurse. I've seen it happen. And why take a job at a facility where you know this is going to be an issue?

12 weeks isn't long enough for someone new to the OR to learn everything. A good orientation should take 6 months minimum. Like rose said, speak to your educator (if there is one).

It doesn't show up on my phone either, just my iPad. I

I guess I would be more concerned about leaving the patient on the dirty bed AFTER the procedure. Why would the doctor want to risk re-infecting the patient? It doesn't take that long to move a patient over.

It is not illegal to give an honest opinion of a former co-worker. This person was not my boss and was not my employee. (And bad mouthing an employee may be poor form, but it is not illegal) Had this person asked me to be a reference, I would have told them no and told them why. I answered the questions that were asked of me in a polite way.

This was actually addressed in my nursing program because it happened to a student who had a 74.49. Our school policy was that they would round up ONCE. So a 74.49 would round to a 74.5. That does NOT get rounded to a 75 so it would still be a failing grade. The way your policy read to me is that if you have 75% or higher on your exams, then they will round. That would be benificial if you ended up with a 79.9 test average and it was rounded to an 80. They won't round any grades at 74.49 or below. I'm sorry.

I have filled out references through e-mail for people before and were never contacted by phone. A lot of companies are doing this now. So just because your references weren't called doesn't mean they weren't contacted and gave information on you. This may seem like a crazy question but did your references know you were going to be using them as references? I had someone put me as a refrence once and never told me. Had they told me, I would have told them to find someone else. When HR called me, I gave my honest opinion of the person in the nicest way possible. I didn't have a lot of good things to say about the person. They were lazy, not a team player, and called in all the time. I had to tell the recruiter that.

Training can be an exhausting process but having such a great attitude will make a huge difference! I love that you spend time in sterile processing. It will help you appreciate all the hard work they do that is often taken for granted. (I worked that job for 6 years so I know what's it's like to be under appreciated[emoji16]) Don't be afraid to ask questions! And if you contaminate something, SPEAK UP!! It happens to everyone and your coworkers will have more respect for you for admitting it than trying to cover it up. When in doubt, throw it out. Welcome to the OR!

You will get better response starting a new thread instead of using one that is 2 years old.

Make sure and check with your BON to see if you have mandatory CEs for newly licensed nurses. I know in my state, we have some and can't renew if they haven't been done.

Brush it off and move on. You will be working with people like this the rest of your life and have to figure out a way to deal with these types of situations. Just know that you won't be around the people forever. I had this happen when I was in school and I was the one who spoke out about not changing the test grade. People were mad but I just let it go. Like you said, the date was set from the beginning of the semester and there will always be people who complain about something.

We can wear them but have to cover them with paper hats.

My question is what kind of nursing school and clinical sites did you attend where you don't know how to do this??