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  1. New Grad w/passion, but NO experience!...Over my head??

    schnookimz replied to OkieNurse918's topic in Operating Room

    How was your first

  2. New Grad w/passion, but NO experience!...Over my head??

    schnookimz replied to OkieNurse918's topic in Operating Room

    There's def a lot of type a personalities in the OR. Don't let them bother you! Learn everything you can and enjoy! I started in the OR shortly after graduating nursing school. Let me know if you have...

  3. Non Acute Care/ ICU jobs for new graduates

    schnookimz replied to rae313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Doctors office, long term care,

  4. Charting Bloopers

    schnookimz replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hahaha I used to work at a doctors office and one of the schedulers made the same mistake!!! Schedule stated patient was coming in for "pusy finger" ---again, I left out the S that the scheduler did...

  5. Info on Davita!

    schnookimz replied to dimi152's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Oh yea and I felt like you could really see the differences in how much money for-profit healthcare has. For example: davita orders lunch and it's like "hey what would you all like from panera?" But...

  6. Info on Davita!

    schnookimz replied to dimi152's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I did hemodialysis acutes for davita for awhile. Solid company, pays well, lots of opportunity for advancement. BUT except very long hours---I worked 18-22 hour days sometimes and trust me I did NOT...

  7. Declining a position after accepting it.

    schnookimz replied to movingforwardRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What about contacting them and asking them to suggest a neighborhood? Or post on here in the state forum for where you live, I bet people could let you know where to find more reasonable and safe...

  8. how to answere qestion in a interview when you have a probation period on your license

    schnookimz replied to clgannon1's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am sorry but I found this story extremely confusing. Someone accused you of making med errors that you did not make and they fired you for

  9. Online LPN to RN college in Illinois?

    schnookimz replied to ChitowNurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Oakton community college has

  10. Becoming a (d)NP with only OR experience?

    schnookimz replied to mhy12784's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Not sure if it's different in other places, but in my area PA schools are EXTREMELY competitive and you cannot work while in school---for that reason alone I would not be able to consider

  11. Becoming a (d)NP with only OR experience?

    schnookimz replied to mhy12784's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Okay I have no advice, but I can say that I am in the EXACT same situation that you are in right now!!!!! Which programs are you looking at? Brick and mortar or

  12. Experienced ICU RN looking for job

    schnookimz replied to nsti's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I don't think that's the

  13. Experienced ICU RN looking for job

    schnookimz replied to nsti's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Chicago is so huge. Can you give us an idea of which side of the city you would be on? Here's some good hospitals: Rush, uic, northwestern, u of Chicago, Lutheran general, Illinois Masonic, Christ....

  14. Looking in Chicago

    schnookimz replied to jakeb81's topic in Illinois Nursing

    You won't get hired at rush or Chicago without a

  15. Experienced ICU RN looking for job

    schnookimz replied to nsti's topic in Illinois Nursing

    You won't have any problem finding a job with a bsn and icu

  16. Two weeks in, and I need a vacation!

    schnookimz replied to SoaringOwl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oooo no. That's too much. This isn't school. There is no homework. If they want you to do work, then it must be done at work and be paid in my opinion. In fact, that's exactly what I said when my job...

  17. New Grad on Ortho Floor

    schnookimz replied to wbbeard's topic in Orthopedic

    Well anyone coming from surgery should have IV access already so I wouldn't worry too much about

  18. Nurses with Headscarfs (hijabs)

    schnookimz replied to lk_nynurse2b's topic in New York Nursing

    I worked with a few girls who wore them and they never seemed to have any issues. I think it may have helped that they seemed to wear a little of fun colors and sparkley hijabs. Often they would match...

  19. Solutions for Acutes?

    schnookimz replied to westieluv's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    There needs to be requirements for the docs. There were so many times I would get home and get called in for a stat treatment for a non critical patient that easily could have been done the next day....

  20. New procedures without training: Irresponsible or unavoidable?

    schnookimz replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Why wasn't the rep present for the scheduled case?? What was the equipment? What type of case? Was there backup equipment to use

  21. ICU to OR?

    schnookimz replied to ICURN_09's topic in Operating Room

    It's not the care that is difficult. It's knowing the equipment, machines, and supplies. There are so so so many!!!! You'll pick it up but I would say a minimum of 3-4 months

  22. ER or ICU (or another specialty)?

    schnookimz replied to amzyRN's topic in General Nursing

    What about surgery? Has some of the excitement in a totally different scene with very little family interaction and almost no transporting around because everything you need is right

  23. Soon-to-be new grad dilemma...

    schnookimz replied to mtskier's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Why would you tell them? You don't even know if you'll get an offer or if you'll move for

  24. Best specialty for travel?

    schnookimz replied to Nessybean's topic in Travel

    A year in the OR probably isn't enough. Most ORs have orientation that is 6 months to a

  25. Will multiple degrees at the same level help me?

    schnookimz replied to mhy12784's topic in General Nursing

    Having the degrees will be great, but will you have the experience in the workforce to back them up? Or will you essentially be a new grad over and over and