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"I resign, my last day will be_____________" is all you need to tell them

mother bring her child in because according to her "he needs his tonsils out" strepped him (positive. Doc examined and wrote script and DC orders. I gave the mother instructions and asked if she had any questions and she asked "aren"t you gonna take his tonsils out?" Like this as a walk in service like having blood work done

I worked at a level 1 trauma in ohio. We had a trauma pt come in and they were doing a bowel resection. The count was over by 1 lap which was found in the bowel. The patient had pica and had eaten a lap that they bought on the internet prior to their accident. Talk about an investigation.

gargoyles are really nice-but expensive.

Scope of practice? ST's should never hand up anything that comes out of the med PYXIS.

I've worked with Medstaff out of Philadelphia. Donna G. was my recruiter and has always been someone I gladly give people her info.

Did you look on AORN?

Oh and your afternoon charge is sooooo much better than the person she replaced. I would be scrubbed in at 7 and at 1830 she would call in and say "yeah- I have no one to replace you". Eileen is better than the old charge RN.

I know what you mean- I di the same program in 2001. The "F" shift is a pain for several reasons- parking, traffic, etc. The best you can do is wait it out. Working off shifts there has its advantages. Working 8 hour days is usually only for the service nurses and can suck in its own right. I had to leave in the middle of an OH case to move my car from the Dean DOme to another parking lot to avoid getting towed. Overall the OR in which you work is like every other place but is a good place to be.

If you check out Monster, Career Builder or Indeed. com the home health and LTC areas are always hiring. But in a hospital you may have to take whatever you can find to get your foot in the door. Good Luck.

As much as it's not appropriate it happens. Nursing is more like high school than anyone would ever think if they weren't a nurse. The sad part is those who did get a position because of who they know will still rely on that connection and not always work toward being a good practitioner. So is it bullying or just NM's or charge RN's frustrated with mediocre nurses ?

Try taking a PICU job for a year. That should help greatly in getting a Peds PACU position.

Leaving the incision open depends on the amunt of damage has been done by a rupture. Obviously if it hasn't ruptured laproscopic is the standard method of removal. But in many cases when there is a rupture it has been ruptured for a few days. So by leaving it "open" and changing the packing is allowing the tissue regenerate and fill in the space that damaged tissue that's been removed has left behind.

The first class in nursing school is all about doing patient care, ADL's etc. And if you never did that kind of care as a student nurse than your school did you an injustice- and an injustice to patients.

I had the same dilemma about a month ago. I left early and ended up sliding off the highway and slamming into a guardrail. I called to say I would be late and why. Once I got there I thought the interview went well. And haven't heard from the manager either way. It obviously didn't convey to them how serious I was about the position.