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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 your experiences as a nurse or nursing student with ...

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 practice for holistic rn's providing these services. I'm ...

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 hands on practice when on orientation?

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 experience to become proficient when I finally come to the ...

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 is somewhat difficult as a new grad or otherwise. T...

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 last when taking it at a facility with a preceptor?

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 OR nursing. Do I have to find positions/employers ...

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 like to take this course early on if possible so ...

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 the more I've looked into OR nursing and constantly...

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 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 in the UK that sponsor American nurses to work in t...

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 UK?

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 weeks that was worked? Catch my drift? Is there vari...

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 understand because it makes me a liability and I know ...

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 you from pursuing a career in nursing. As a fello...

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 guys!

Thanks Mother RN I got your reply!!

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

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 school nurse? Was it a clinical offered at your nursing...

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 all the advice about non-necessities and going with...

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 where you work a certain 3 days one week, say Mon...

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 more shifts you get more PTO. Or does it have to ...

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 your PTO for those five trips. Or the one where you w...

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 PRN, Per Diem, and Agency? I know each requires a ce...

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 allotted to them in vacation time? Like the example above...