svetas

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1. Fired in 1 day

   svetas replied to svetas's topic in Oregon

   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( maybe because it was 1st job in States with no refe...

2. Fired in 1 day

   svetas replied to svetas's topic in Oregon

   Thanks for everybody , who answered, it was a hard time for me ( it will last some time)

3. Fired in 1 day

   svetas replied to svetas's topic in Oregon

   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 shift, nurses cannot give meds on there own ( no PRN...

4. Fired in 1 day

   svetas replied to svetas's topic in Oregon

   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 anasteziologist

5. Fired in 1 day

   svetas replied to svetas's topic in Oregon

   The problem is than now I am very unconfident in myself and really scared to surch for a new job

6. Fired in 1 day

   svetas replied to svetas's topic in Oregon

   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 fast...

7. Fired in 1 day

   svetas replied to svetas's topic in Oregon

   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 and of course, I did not know a lot ( that I had to ...

8. Fired in 1 day

   svetas posted a topic in Oregon

   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 or... she was going to fire me. This came as a res...

9. Question for Nurses in Portland

   svetas replied to pinkRN23's topic in Oregon

   In Legacy Meridian Park we are 4-5 : 1 in med/srg, sometimes without CHT

10. Confused Nurse!!!!!!

    svetas replied to rn_888's topic in Oregon

    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 --- sometimes NO ANY ANSWER at all!!! It is frustrating... S...

11. Introductions

    svetas replied to Brian's topic in Oregon

    Hi to everybody! I am a nurse from Israel... got my lisence here in Oregon and now is searching for job. Mom of 2 (5 and 11). Is it really hard with job here?!

12. Nursing shortages? Not in my area!

    svetas replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    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 luck