shaggie

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1. Bad fit for the OR?

   shaggie replied to CTRN2679's topic in Operating Room

   Working in the OR is a different kind of stress. I worked med-surg for many, many years as an LVN and then as an RN and always wanted to do OR nursing. I finally took the chance and went through an OR training course that my hospital offered. After ...

2. OR Doors

   shaggie replied to elcue's topic in Operating Room

   I work in a newer hospital ( 1 year old) and all of our OR doors are plate activated....our OR's are also quite large so no chance of contamination. The last hospital I worked at did not have plate activated doors and now I wonder how we ever manage...

3. clamp question...

   shaggie replied to jpeg's topic in Operating Room

   I have a pair of pliers that are used for opening local anesthetic bottles that I received from our On-Q rep. They are like gold at our hospital so therefore I guard them with my life!

4. Scrub pants with longer inseam

   shaggie replied to TheNewDino's topic in General Nursing

   Dickies sells low rise and flare scrubs, but I don't know about the longer inseam. I usually get my "talls" from Landau.

5. "6 Feet Under" is over! Finally a real nurse on TV!

   shaggie replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

   Boy do I miss it....already!! The show approached death from a very practical point of view. I especially enjoyed the "pep" talks from the deceased. Now if they would only end the Sopranos. Pam

6. Ever experience a code after pronouncement of death of same patient?

   shaggie replied to IIAAII77's topic in General Nursing

   Are you talking about the little girl who "drown" in Southern California? There was an article about her in the local paper here (Orange County) awhile back. Apparently she's at home and doing relatively well. She undergoes a lot of therapy and I'm n...

7. Recent NCLEX in CA...

   shaggie replied to lmcnabbkv's topic in NCLEX

   LM, have you heard anything yet? Keep us posted!

8. Recent NCLEX in CA...

   shaggie replied to lmcnabbkv's topic in NCLEX

   I didn't take mine after the 24th (I took it the 4th of Feb.) but I just wanted to let you know that it took 12 days for me to get my results while others in my class were finding out in three days. I also stopped at 75 and passed. The wait was excru...

9. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

   shaggie replied to ashfost's topic in New Nurse

   I'm starting at $30/hr here in Southern California. It really depends on the hospital and shift you choose to work. I've was also offered a new grad position starting at $23/hr, but obviously chose to go for $30 !