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LandD_RN_chica

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  1. Chloraprep for foley insertion?

    LandD_RN_chica replied to kguill975's topic in Operating Room

    I was an OR nurse for a year and half and now do per diem. I would never ever use chloroprep. It is specifically not meant for mucous membranes. We have inservices on it yearly. Betadine only and if...

  2. Holy Family University and Gwynedd Mercy College

    LandD_RN_chica replied to afgnurse2012's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I graduated from holy family and couldn't have asked for a better experience. Graduated cum laude. I graduated in may 2011. Passed my boards a week after school ended. No problem. I would absolutely...

  3. Narcotic free areas?

    LandD_RN_chica replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The OR. There are no narcotics in our Pyxis anesthesia is in charge of all narcotic medications and they are all

  4. The best ways for a new grad to get in L&D???

    LandD_RN_chica replied to SheWalksWithBeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My heart was in L&D from the start as well. When i graduated my job was getting a job in L&D I worked at it day and night. I even externed as a L&D nurse during the summer in school. When...

  5. New grad looking for advice on how to be considered for an OR position

    LandD_RN_chica replied to Blue Cat's topic in Operating Room

    I got hired in the or as a new grad. My hospital hires a lot of new grads. If the OR is where your heart is. DON'T go to the floor and work med Surg. My heart was really in labor and delivery from the...

  6. New graduate wanting to work in an OR

    LandD_RN_chica replied to JayB18's topic in Operating Room

    It's not necessary and will rack up more student loans and keep you out of a job while ur in school. I was a Surg tech prior to getting my bsn and I got a job as an or nurse with no experience as a...

  7. who lives an hour away fro work? or would you consider it?

    LandD_RN_chica replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    If you are in a trauma hospital and have to take call you have to be there in 30 minutes. Something to

  8. Working and nursing school?

    LandD_RN_chica replied to niikkayx's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am a single mom of two girls. I went to full time nursing school during the day. I worked for the first two years part time. About 20 plus hours a week. Once I hit junior and senior year I was no...

  9. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    LandD_RN_chica replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Advice...think back to nursing school. What was your favorite rotation? Where is your heart in nursing? My heart has always been in L&D. I took a job in the OR for my first year and am starting my...

  10. To become an OR Nurse...

    LandD_RN_chica replied to Ednach's topic in Operating Room

    I went to surg tech school first. Never got a job doing it because they wanted someone with experience. Two years later I decided to go to nursing school for my bsn. I got hired in the or as a new...