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  1. Hate Floor Nursing But Where Else?

    I have been on a tele/medical floor for the past 15 months and trained in the OR for the 4 months previous to that (long story there) fresh from RN graduation. I HATE my job, most particularly the...
  2. My hospital is trying to train new grads in the OR. It's really hit or miss depending on your preceptor assignment. Some of the preceptors are specialized, so the trainee gets to experience the...
  3. Tampa/St. Pete hospitals

    All Children's takes new grads into ALL of their specialty areas. They have that Versant new grad internship
  4. Preparing for OR preceptorship

    I just did my preceptorship in the OR and I also had been hired on for after Dec. graduation. I actually wish I had done my preceptor time on the floor. Sure, the time in the OR was of value, but...
  5. Wheee! I passed with 75 questions, 10 choose all that apply. 2 hrs and 20 minutes. Good thing I didn't have to do all 265 questions or I wouldn't have had time. I'm leaving on a cruise tomorrow and...
  6. I took the test today and it shut off at 75 questions. I had 10 SATA!!! That is inhumane! I'm hoping they were mostly fakes. Really, 10 out of 75! What is
  7. Waiting on ATT letter...

    This is
  8. No Motivation To Study For NCLEX

    EXACTLY!!! This is my exact story! Well, I'm down to my exam being just one week from today. I've planned everyday this week to study for hours and it just hasn't happened. I too have always...
  9. I'm signed up to take the RN nclex on Jan 24. I have to pass it before I start my job in the OR on Feb 11. I just can't seem to get motivated to study. I guess it's because my school gave so many...
  10. As on O.R. nurse, how often do you start IV's?

    I'm in a peds hospital and anesthesia or the anesthesia tech usually handles the IV insertion. A few of the RN's will do it once in a
  11. Graduated Dec. 15. I registered and paid Pearson Vue on Dec. 4 and also paid the Florida Board of Nursing on the 4th. I got my ATT emailed
  12. Waiting on ATT letter...

    I paid Pearson Vue for the test a few weeks ago. I got my "sit pass" from the Board of Nursing in the mail yesterday. I logged onto Pearson Vue to schedule an exam, but it wouldn't let me. I called...
  13. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    I just graduated and in St. Pete at All Children's Hospital they start you at $20.12 for days. Other good local hospitals are starting at
  14. da vinci robot poll

    Yes, we have one. However it's gathering dust burried in a corner because the one surgeon that used it is gone
  15. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

    I will be a new grad in a few weeks and was hired into the OR. It is the same starting pay as anywhere else in the