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  1. New Grad jobs/Residency

    ArtieRN replied to Grad2014DC's topic in General Nursing

    @roxiroxmysox last I heard the hiring freeze on ADNs is system-wide, so all departments and all five hospitals. This may have changed recently but as Fairfax is up for renewing magnet status and they...

  2. WHC Nurse Residency July 2014

    ArtieRN replied to b33ni's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love answers to these questions too! Also if any ADN/diploma nurses (whether you are already working on your BSN) we're

  3. Is scrub role still a thing?

    ArtieRN replied to swank123's topic in Operating Room

    Where I work, the RN fellowship covers a little of scrubbing and a few nurses will get to scrub a little until they are part of full-time staff. The tech-to-nurse ratio, though, makes it so that it's...

  4. Looking for A&PII Online Classes

    ArtieRN posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Like the header says, I'm looking for an Anatomy & Physiology II class that's purely online. I've tried searching through other posts here but haven't been able to find the info I'm looking for....

  5. Looking for A&PII Online Classes

    ArtieRN replied to ArtieRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I considered it and even registered there, but I've found a few other options that are almost a third of the cost of NOVA's out of state tuition. It's a real

  6. New Grad jobs/Residency

    ArtieRN replied to Grad2014DC's topic in General Nursing

    Inova has a systemwide freeze on ADN/diploma nurses recently. They're trying to renew their magnet status, and management generally looks down on ADN nurses.

  7. First OR interview - need advice

    ArtieRN replied to LuPac's topic in Operating Room

    There is a lot of great advice in these message boards. I'm pretty sure it helped me land my OR fellowship, too! Patient advocacy is a key phrase and also being able to handle all kinds of less......

  8. Nervous about the changing to OR

    ArtieRN replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats! It's going to be overwhelming at first. And for a couple months after, but enjoy the process and don't be afraid to dive in! Ask lots of questions. The OR is no place for shrinking

  9. Why do some new OR nurses "make it" and some don't?

    ArtieRN replied to ShirleyMc's topic in Operating Room

    I'm new to the OR and came in with six other people in our fellowship. Most of us were new nurses, one was in her 40s and had been in NICU for 12 years. She'd been feeling stagnant and wanted to learn...

  10. UTA RN-BSN online Official Degree Plan from advisor

    ArtieRN replied to HootieHoooo's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    It took about three to four weeks for me, but that's because 1) I applied just before winter break and 2) I never actually checked my mav mail where all my nursing school stuff

  11. some questions about the RN to BSN program

    ArtieRN replied to cindymc6210's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    Have you checked your UTA email? I kept waiting to hear from them through my regular email, but all my nursing info came through my mav email, including my transcript eval. I never checked it after a...

  12. Only 8 courses, $9K??

    ArtieRN replied to RNsRWe's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I'm sure this comment is a bit late, but I wanted to throw in my two cents should it help someone. I have a BA in English and with lots of science classes (I kept dabbling with the idea of applying to...

  13. What can you do AFTER being an OR nurse?

    ArtieRN replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    I've seen people become sales reps and met one nurse who did pre-op interviews over the phone after her knees became too painful to stay in the

  14. New Grad offered OR job...thoughts

    ArtieRN replied to NursingGirl9's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats! I know some people who just stick around with friends who are closer to the hospital or, if it's an unusual circumstance that you might not make it right on time, just call the front desk....

  15. Just got into the OR Academy...what next

    ArtieRN replied to hhurley's topic in Operating Room

    For the OR? Very comfortable shoes, above all things. Something to take notes on (other than your scrubs), and a willingness to learn. A lab coat isn't required but it definitely helps in those cold...

  16. Operating Room as a new grad

    ArtieRN replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    Just keep trying and learning. Do everything they'll let you do, don't be afraid to make mistakes because even the very experienced RNs will contaminate or drop things, and don't ever let a doctor's...

  17. Tips about getting into this specialty

    ArtieRN replied to NurseFries's topic in Operating Room

    I think your pre- and post-op experience will definitely help. Any connections you might develop will, too. I'm (sort of) a new grad who got into the OR fellowship at my hospital with no experience...

  18. How many of you both circulate AND scrub?

    ArtieRN replied to Nolander's topic in Operating Room

    It's funny. We have more techs than nurses right now in our main OR (techs were hired to save money rather than hire more nurses), so whoever can circulate does, but we have a new policy that new RNs...

  19. Nervous about the changing to OR

    ArtieRN replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Operating Room

    I had some trepidation when I took on an OR fellowship. I was also offered a position at a different hospital on a neurosurgery floor. It's a pretty different beast than working on the floor, and in...

  20. Feeling light headed while scrubbing

    ArtieRN replied to qxvu85's topic in Operating Room

    I'm just not a person who likes to eat breakfast, but I always force myself before work because I only scrub. THat's helped out immensely. A few other techs I've talked to say the same thing....

  21. Surgical Instruments

    ArtieRN replied to beautifulskymind's topic in Operating Room

    For my fellowship, we had to go to SPD for two afternoons, one day working in decontam and the other putting sets together to be sterilized. It was only a few hours, but going through the count sheets...

  22. Is anyone else being pushed for 30 minute turnover times in between cases?

    ArtieRN replied to jamieplusfour's topic in Operating Room

    Our main OR where I work has a hard time keeping it under 40-45 minutes, but our ASC is usually pretty good at keeping it at 20 or so. I'm still amazed when management and doctors still complain that...

  23. Brainstorming a research problem for class

    ArtieRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    I just started my RN-BSN program online, and for one of my classes, we'll need to develop a research question or problem in our specialties that we've witnessed. I work in the OR as a scrub nurse and...

  24. circulating nurse = "go-fer" with no use for "real" nursing skills?

    ArtieRN replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in Operating Room

    I was in the same position as a new grad just a few months ago. I was lucky to choice between a neurosurg floor position or an OR fellowship. There are times I still wonder if I made the right choice...

  25. Are there any Virginia hospitals hiring new grads for 2013?

    ArtieRN replied to kate381's topic in Virginia Nursing

    FYI, the rumors are true. There's a hiring freeze to external applicants at Fairfax (as well as the other Inova hospitals, e.g. Mt Vernon, Alex, Fair Oaks and