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Anyone headed to South (University of South Alabama) in the Fall 2021 for Acute Care NP?? Just got accepted Friday!! Stoked!! Holler if anyone else is starting then.

What about a scrub tech who is married to the surgeon and father in law is surgeon, too. She scrubs for both of them. They met on the job and are newly married. There have been two awkward moments one with a count and the other where a tray was questionable. Thoughts?

As a 17 year RN in ICU and ER, I would have known not to access any patients chart that was not in my direct care. No celebrity is worth a job, especially Smollet...Surely we are training our new nurses that this is not allowed? One should know better, there is no excuse. Hard lesson to learn...

SO, I wanna go back to my travel life. I'll just keep it short and sweet. Been an RN for 16 years. 10 years ER, 2 OR and 10 ICU. I worked ER/ICU often times concurrently so that's how the exp. works out. My 2 years of OR was 13 years ago, about 2 years at level 1 trauma, was on vasc/trauma team although did variety of cases. I've gone back to OR and will have been at current location for a year in Nov. Level 1 trauma on gyn team but work an odd shift so I do any and every late case, always off service. I've done a ton of travel (last 5 years) everything from strikes to EMR conversions so I am used to rocking up and working without much orientation. I want to know if OR nurses think my recent year of exp is enough to hit the road?? If I stay and get another 6 months making 18 mos total, recent...is it going to really make that much difference?? We are screaming busy and where I am houses 42 OR suites. I've been told if I can manage here, I can make it anywhere. I recognize that I will probably fair batter at a teaching facility. Thoughts???...Thanks in advance!! ** I've also posted this under Operating Room specialty but wanna catch all traffic**

We get 10 weeks of rotating though each service. Then we get roughly 3 months of orientation once we're assigned a team. If you have any previous experience at all you get pulled off sooner. They say orientation can be extended if need be. We are required to pass AORN's Peri-op 101 to stay but they allow an unspecified number of attempts to pass. This is a level I, world renowned trauma/transplant center that does over 100 cases a day not including CVOR. Fast paced, high acuity with over 350 RN's on staff.

I concur!!! Shut it down over a year ago. Best decision I ever made. Sometimes I do miss the networking with my travel nursing and those whom I've worked with in the past but overall worth it. My whole family retired their accounts, hahaha. We're just over it.

Remind me NOT to go to that hospital if she's the one running it. Was that comment published? I wonder sometimes how people get in those positions. It makes zero sense. Praying it comes to fruition. We desperately need the same in the south. Thanks for posting.

Maybe do a few travel gigs to get your foot in the door. I've traveled all over CA for the last 5 years and never had a problem getting any contract. I did adult ICU both Cardiac and Surgical. I also have all the certs and alphabet soup. I know several people who start as travelers then convert to staff. It's a fairly common practice. SD not the most lucrative city for travelers but contracts are available. Best of luck!!

I just wanted to say, grrrr!!!! That stinks, we all use roller boards and have no intention of going to a slider board. Slider boards are good if going from stretcher to bed but NOT OR table to stretcher! Curious as to why they changed...evidence based?? Can't really find anything either.

SO, I'm at a teaching facility. We scrub, so no nail polish and definitely no fakes of any kind, including gel, etc..ANd nails are expected to be kept short and in neat order. We can wear the cloth hat but we have to cover with the bouffant style cover. We have no more skull caps. Surgeons none to happy about that. I think it's kinda silly myself. I wore the bouffant under the skull cap to hold and cover my hair completely. It worked great. If you just wear the bouffant provided without your own underneath, it doesn't stay put very well. Always having to remind female docs to pull it forward. It does have a tendency to slide back exposing a lot of hair.

The open visitation is irritating and somewhat dangerous. It can be very distracting to have to respond to family when administering meds, titrating gtts etc...They do not have a clue what you are doing so they think they can just ask questions and converse with you everytime you walk in the room. Plus they ask for all manner of things like blankets, water, meals extra chairs and anything else they can think of. Our DON and admin think that having patients families present during the shift change is important and gives them time to ask questions and meet the oncoming nurse. And yes, this is an ICU I'm talking about. It's absolutely horrific. Good luck getting your situation changed. I'm in OR now because this seems to be the trend all over the country...

Would like to know how long I'd need to spend in CVOR before I take a travel gig? I'm 16 year RN with 10 ICU (last 5 years traveling all over and and handful of strikes), 10 ER and 2 of OR (mostly vascular, gen gi and have helped circulate hearts). Recently back to OR and awaiting my team assignment. This place only places CVOR from within.(big univ hosp) Tempted to try and make the move. Looking to hear from experienced CVOR RN's with travel exp. I know answer is variable as to how comfortable you feel and how quick you catch on but I wanted to know what travel CVOR is like, too. Thanks!!

Our regular OR tables hold 675 pounds, excluding Jackson and fracture tables, of course. The bariatric certified table holds 1000. I can't believe they make on OR table that only holds 375...The noise level can get quite loud but the critical commentary is almost nonexistent. Sometimes we have unprofessional banter between the staff but not about the patient.

Excellent idea. After 15 years, the last 10 of which have been in ICU, I wish this had been thought of sooner. I'm now in an OR at a teaching facility where we do a lot of transplants. Nothing could be more appropriate than prior to operating/harvesting. I'll certainly make mention of it and get a copy of the article. I look forward to instituting this. Brilliant! Thank you for posting!!

I did not make that assumption, you did. I simply stated 'God has made a plan for your life'. I suppose if she passes boards it was meant to be. Do you think the way things play out is His will being executed or not? Do you really think you can do anything or control anything beyond what He allows?

nihss-english.trainingcampus.net Good luck!!

What is SCRN? Did you mean CCRN?

I have a friend who is a test writer for them. Best advice he gave me for test prep was to sit and do as many questions as possible and time myself. It really wasn't the knowledge base for me but the mental gymnastics of answering that many questions in one sitting. I also used VonFrolio's program. Good Luck!!

Probably would have reported the alcohol comment when it occurred. Not recommended to bring up in exit interview. Like the above suggestion, leave in a positive light with a smile on your face. I doubt they are interested in making changes based on anything you could say on the way out. Happy for you that you're out from under that :) Good luck!!

Hey sweet girl!!! I'm just here to tell you that this incident will end up being a bump in the road in your rear view mirror. I am not downplaying what you've done but we all make mistakes. This IS recoverable. If you can make it through nursing school you can get through this. You just keep on walking forward. God's got this and He's got you. He has made a plan for your life and it is worth living. Keep your head up as best you can and lean on Him when you feel you can't. I am praying for you and you're going to do great on NCLEX!!! Best of luck to you!!! Your sister in Christ, Helen :)

Cerner's Surginet...SO easy!!!

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No, I wasn't implying that a"true NDE" has to lead the person to Christianity. I was using those with experiences that are in alignment with what the Bible teaches as my example of my belief. My response was not meant as a "tactic" of any sort. I was just stating what my personal belief is about the afterlife as an answer to the question.

I love answering questions like this. I believe an afterlife does exist. I'm a Christian, so I believe in Heaven. I believe our new heavenly bodies are created when we pass from this earth life to our life in heaven where Jesus is. There are many great books of testimony available of peoples experiences regarding the afterlife. One in particular, Within Heaven's Gates by Rebecca Springer is a great account of what she experienced and what God showed her. As a Christian, I try to hold the Bible as my barometer when reading people's accounts of NDE. Also the vision of Marietta Davis, Nine Days in Heaven is incredible. It is hard to wrap my finite mind around eternity but I know in my heart I will spend it with my creator. This is just my personal belief so I hope what I have stated here is not offensive to anyone who is a non-believer as it is not my intent. Just putting in my two cents. :)

I would never work for a hospital that had such bogus pay such as that...I'm sorry it's the law that what you work over 40 in a week is OT....never heard of 80 in two...maybe that is something a specific state is able to get away with but even in travel nursing they cannot do that. Maybe consult a labor lawyer to find out. There must be some obscure work around if the hospital is able to do it legally.