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A hospice nurse told me today that any po med can be given rectally if a patient has difficulty or can no longer swallow. Is this true? Forgive me if this is an ignorant question, but I have been out of nursing for 8 years :)

Well I just talked to the nurse recruiter at a hospital that offers a 7 month OR training class, and she feels I have been out of nursing for too long to start in this class (remember I have been out of nursing for 8 years - was an active nurse for 1...

That is really encouraging to hear. How long were you an OR nurse before you took the 12 years off?

I just returned to HH nursing after 8 years of being out of nursing completely. I was previously a home health nurse for 7 years before leaving the job to start a business (non-medical) with my husband. I am a little nervous returning to nursing. ...

I thought the EXACT same thing!!!! I loved reading the post!

Thanks for your response. I felt the air go out of my sails after I talked with this recruiter and didn't feel like she was very supportive, but maybe she was just trying to save me from a nervous breakdown :chuckle I am having a hard time finding...

I too went straight to an ER position from a tele floor, and also agree it was a big help with the cardiac patients that came in or those complaining of chest pains. It also helped that I already knew how to start IVs (we started our own on the tel...

I live about an hour from Indy! (noticed that is where you are from). Community Hosp is holding a 7 month training program for nurses interested in the OR. I am going to check it out. I have never worked at any of the Community hospitals. Are you...

We could all learn a valuable lesson from your persistence! Keep it up! I bet next time that MD will listen to you the FIRST time!

Smarkley, Did you work in an OR before becoming an office nurse/private scrub for the surgeon? Or did he train you himself? Just wondering bec I am considering surgery.........

Thank you. I will do that!

I am returning to nursing after being out for 8 years. I started out in med/surg, then went to telemetry, ER and finally home health. One of the large hospitals in our area is offering a 7 month OR training class, and I have always been interested ...

I interviewed for a Dr office job near Indy, but when I found out the pay was $9.50/hr, I said forget it! I have heard from other nurses here that drs office nurses do not get paid well. I will be making about $20/hr when I start home health, and i...

I have only been in the office twice in the past 2 weeks. My DON is holding off on about everything until I am CPR certified (which I just got that today). I will certainly ask about getting into an OASIS class. She has not given me copies of an...

Thank you so much for the info.

rnpilot, I am so glad I read your message. I too, am returning to nursing after being out for 8 years, and had planned to return to Home Health (the last job I held as a nurse), but just recently saw where a large hospital was offering a 7 month OR ...

I agree with NurseyBaby'05. It has been my experience in management that these kinds of individuals manipulate the system to get by with things others ordinarily wouldn't or shouldn't. I don't believe he will change even with continued warnings, an...

How often is call and for how long usually? I have a sister that doesn't live too far from the hospital, so I can always stay with her. How many other RNs are on call with you?

Thanks for your replies. I am thankful to hear from you nurses in your 40's who started OR around that time in your lives. I was afraid I would be in a class of 20 somethings (well, and I still may), and feel alot older than I already do. I've got...

by "month two" do you mean the 2nd month into the training or actual job? did you also go through an extensive surgery training class?

I was a DON (1992) and ADON (1989-1991) of a Home Health Agency, and I think my current DON thinks I know or remember more than I actually do. She is very new to the DON position herself. I was reading over some charts yesterday, and the forms look...