The problem, that all my 6 months and orientation I have been on the MED side and both of reports were about surg pt. I did not have such experience preveously...It was hard to find my 1st job here(...
By the way , there IS a big gap in nursing between US and Israel, where you have MD 24 hours in the hospital , you DO NOT take out oders and telephone oders, and DO not do full assesement 2 times a...
Sure, on med side the critical K is from 2.6, ...and I had a standing oder for PCA with the exact rate and basal, just did not call the time that I started it to
In morning labs K was 2.9 , consent was signed, preop check list done,the Dok decided to take Pt to surgery at 1200 and at 1300 she was already down to OR, so everything went
My orientation was OK 6-8 weeks in med. part and there I feel preaty confident. I have been working for for 6.5 months, but in the medical part , this was my 2 or 3 shift rotation to the surg part...
I am a nurse from Israel, worked for Legacy from october 2006 at med/surg (it was most medical)and today I just had a conversation with a safety/quality manager and was given an choice to quit myself...
Hi! I'am in the same situation!!! I'am a nurse from Israel... looking for job in Portland already for 3 months... nobody wants to deal with foreign nurses... I passed about 12 interviews ---...
Hmm, I did not think that it is THAT bad...I am also looking for job in Portland...and I am a foreign nurse with lisence ...no american expirience ...hope for