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  1. Any nurses or nursing students out there who have cerebral palsy?

    bella201 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am a pre-nursing student that is getting ready to apply to nursing school next year and I happen to have a mild form of CP that affects my lower extremities. I would like to know: **What are...

  2. manipulative and body-based therapies

    bella201 replied to pos-healthRN's topic in Holistic

    Hey pos-healthRN, I am also trying to find other holistic rn's who practice holistic/alternative modalities on their own in private practice here in TX. As I am trying to find out the range of...

  3. I want to work in the OR

    bella201 replied to Anniehow's topic in Operating Room

    Rose_Queen, I know orientation extensions are not a given so how should I go about requesting/getting an orientation extension if I find that the orientation is not sufficient or I find I need more...

  4. I want to work in the OR

    bella201 replied to Anniehow's topic in Operating Room

    Rose_Queen, Did you receive my post? I know that orientations can be extended. I'm thinking maybe doing this can help in getting sufficient orientation time so that I can have more hands on...

  5. I want to work in the OR

    bella201 replied to Anniehow's topic in Operating Room

    I said course because I thought the orientation had to follow a course along with the orientation. And I wanted to take the course to open doors for myself as it seems that getting into the OR field...

  6. I want to work in the OR

    bella201 replied to Anniehow's topic in Operating Room

    Rose_Queen, So I do have to find OR's that work with the program right? How were you able to secure specifically 9 Months of orientation? Was it because that's how long the course was structured to...

  7. I want to work in the OR

    bella201 replied to Anniehow's topic in Operating Room

    You said you applied for a position that included a 9 month orientation using AORN's Periop101 program. I just found about this organization and their course today while doing some more research into...

  8. I want to work in the OR

    bella201 replied to Anniehow's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Rose_Queen, I will keep an open mind. I do plan on finding residency program in the OR, but as far as the perioperative course, do you know of any that actually provide hands on experience? I would...

  9. I want to work in the OR

    bella201 replied to Anniehow's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Tiger52, I will be starting nursing school this august and I've been analyzing a couple of specialties for a while now, that would possibly be potential good fits for me and my circumstances. And...

  10. Pros and Cons of Working in the OR

    bella201 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Hey Rose, Are weekend position (specifically sat-sun) available when working in the OR? Or is it mostly 9-5 Mon-Fri or mostly 3 12hr shifts/wk? Btw, have u done OR travel

  11. US RN Looking to Work in UK...With a Twist?

    bella201 replied to LotusRN1972's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks Skylark; Do u happen to know what specialties there is a need for in the UK? Any critical care specialties like ICU; NICU; the OR etc? Also, do you know of any travel agencies that are based...

  12. US RN Looking to Work in UK...With a Twist?

    bella201 replied to LotusRN1972's topic in International Nursing

    Hi skylark; I see that u work between the US and UK. How are u able to do that? I would love to do this myself. What specialties are needed over there in the

  13. Is this type of schedule common?

    bella201 posted a topic in General Nursing

    The type of schedule I'm referring to is where one would work 2 weeks on and then be off for 2 weeks and then the cycle starts again; or work 3, 4, 5, 6 weeks etc. and be off that same amount of...

  14. Any nurses or nursing students out there who have cerebral palsy?

    bella201 replied to bella201's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks CrazyCoconut for your input! I have sought out help from disabilities services; my counselor has suggested that I look into a different career because of the physicality of the job which I...

  15. A Nurse with POTS Disability: A Great Success Story!

    bella201 replied to CrazyCoconut's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi CrazyCoconut, Congratulations on the new chapter in life that has begun for you!! Thank you for sharing your story it is great to see that you did not let your condition and people's opinions deter...

  16. Any School Nurses out there who travel abroad every yr during the summer?

    bella201 posted a topic in School

    I know school nurses are usually off during the summer months. I'm just curious if anyone here does that? And if not, what it is that you guys do during the summer? Thanks

  17. Any School Nurses out there who travel abroad every yr during the summer?

    bella201 replied to bella201's topic in School

    Thanks Mother RN I got your

  18. Any nurses or nursing students out there who have cerebral palsy?

    bella201 replied to bella201's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Anyone? Any nurses or anybody out there who know nurses with cerebral palsy? Either as a relative, friend or

  19. Any School Nurses out there who travel abroad every yr during the summer?

    bella201 replied to bella201's topic in School

    MotherRN, when you say you were a frequent substitute for the school do you mean a frequent substitute as a school nurse or as a teacher? How did you go about getting your last clinical with the...

  20. Any School Nurses out there who travel abroad every yr during the summer?

    bella201 replied to bella201's topic in School

    Totally forgot about charter schools is the pay different for a nurse that works in a charter school? Do they go off on vacation in the summer months holidays or is it a little different? Thanks for...

  21. Any School Nurses out there who travel abroad every yr during the summer?

    bella201 replied to bella201's topic in School

    KelRN215, I think I finally understand. So when you do your trips you take them on the days you are off during the week so that you don't have to use any PTO; and schedule your work week in such a way...

  22. Any School Nurses out there who travel abroad every yr during the summer?

    bella201 replied to bella201's topic in School

    ChristineN, how does working only 3 days a week add up to several weeks worth of PTO? So does that mean that working less shifts adds up to more PTO? I thought it was the other way around. If you work...

  23. Any School Nurses out there who travel abroad every yr during the summer?

    bella201 replied to bella201's topic in School

    KelRN215, do you normally travel every year and do you normally do multiple international trips a year like the one time you did five international trips a year? How do you do it? U didn't use all...

  24. Any School Nurses out there who travel abroad every yr during the summer?

    bella201 replied to bella201's topic in School

    Can anyone tell me if in a hospital setting , can one work 2 weeks, 3 weeks, or 4weeks on etc and then have 2, 3 or 4 weeks off? Is there such an arrangement? Also what is the difference between...

  25. Any School Nurses out there who travel abroad every yr during the summer?

    bella201 replied to bella201's topic in School

    Hi ChristineN, I'm not sure if I'm reading you right but is vacation time the same as PTO? Or are they different? So is PTO only used when one wants more time off aside from whats been already...