skydancer7

skydancer7 BSN, RN

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  1. I regret going into nursing-what should i do?

    skydancer7 replied to iconicqueen's topic in General Nursing

    3 gates: is it true, is it KIND, and does it need to be said? "I would not want you as a co-worker"... can you think of a kinder way you could have said that? Our OP is clearly severely down. Not...

  2. I regret going into nursing-what should i do?

    skydancer7 replied to iconicqueen's topic in General Nursing

    It took me 6 months to land my first RN job after getting my license. It's hard, I feel you. Depression and anxiety is probably coming through during your interviews. Managers love hiring people...

  3. Outpatient infusion/transfusion vs Vascular Access Team?

    skydancer7 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Hello all, I would love some perspective! I am looking at two potential jobs: assuming I get an offer for each, which do you think might be better? One is an outpatient IV infusion/transfusion clinic...

  4. Outpatient infusion/transfusion vs Vascular Access Team?

    skydancer7 replied to skydancer7's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I'd say I am pretty solid and definitely better than average at starting IV's but not "the best"; we still always grab one of two anesthesia docs for the incredibly hard sticks. I was the only RN on...

  5. CoWorker using a patient's medication

    skydancer7 replied to BlondieRN19's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    BON complaints are for serious things like nurses diverting opiates. Actual safety concerns. I understand some people are black and white rule followers, but use common sense: Do you think the BON...

  6. Exam prep for VA-BC certification? CEU sources?

    skydancer7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, it's awfully quiet in the "specialties" section, so trying here instead: For those of you with VA-BC, how did you study and succeed? I have 9 years perioperative/OR experience and about 1...

  7. VA-BC exam study guides?

    skydancer7 replied to skydancer7's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I went ahead and bought the AVA Resource Guide and have been studying. Think this will be enough, or should I go for the online CEUs as well? Thanks in advance for any response!!!! ...is this thing...

  8. VA-BC Exam Experience

    skydancer7 replied to ICU_JOSIE's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I am looking for the same. Where is this VACC study guide? The vacert.org website states they do not provide study

  9. VA-BC exam study guides?

    skydancer7 replied to skydancer7's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Update: I just became a member at AVA. They have some free education on their website, but I guess I didn't realize that after paying the membership fee, CEUs would still cost $75 for ONE hour of CE....

  10. Get to shadow a hospice nurse, advice?

    skydancer7 replied to skydancer7's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thank you Katillac, I agree. I have been working on my energetic and emotional boundaries for years, but I think I am too much of an empath to have this be my specialty. It's not for everyone, I...

  11. ER nurse or OR nurse?

    skydancer7 replied to Reaz's topic in General Specialties

    I have been an OR nurse for most of the last 10 years. I started in the OR from day one. I was still able to branch out and try med-surg and clinic float pool and some other things, 7 years later,...

  12. Apheresis nursing, interview soon, help?

    skydancer7 replied to skydancer7's topic in General Specialties

    Thank you so much for your responses! It turns out the manager is also in charge of the vascular access team, and we both decided I would be a better fit there after all, instead of apheresis. So it...

  13. Help! Surgery center standards

    skydancer7 replied to enk205's topic in Operating Room

    Yikes! Makes me wonder what their main OR was like. Yeah surgeon owned can be like that but not always, so don't let that deter you too much from finding a better ASC. They do

  14. Help! Surgery center standards

    skydancer7 replied to enk205's topic in Operating Room

    I am happy for you and confident you made the right call! Remembering back now, there was one ASC I went to that I quit within a week because of similar unsafe conditions. But certainly not all ASCs...

  15. Get to shadow a hospice nurse, advice?

    skydancer7 replied to skydancer7's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I ended up shadowing and lasted half a shift. Being around the grief of the families was too much; like a punch right in the gut. I wonder if that is something one could get used to, because I...

  16. Switching from OR to ED

    skydancer7 replied to FraserRN's topic in Operating Room

    I have been in the OR almost 10 years. Went to med-surg, lasted 10 months. Personally, the floor is NOT for me. If you can stick it out another few months and get a solid year in the OR, you will...

  17. Help! Surgery center standards

    skydancer7 replied to enk205's topic in Operating Room

    This is NOT the norm, this is attrocious and should be reported. Oh my goodness. I have worked in two ASC's, and both were very aware of AORN standards and did their absolute best to uphold that....

  18. Apheresis nursing, interview soon, help?

    skydancer7 replied to skydancer7's topic in General Specialties

    Interview went well. Manager mentioned there is some "drama" since it's such a small unit. Only a handful of apheresis nurses serving a giant hospital including going over to pediatrics as needed....

  19. Apheresis nursing, interview soon, help?

    skydancer7 replied to skydancer7's topic in General Specialties

    Ah, sounds like it is a stressful specialty. I honestly just had no idea whether it would be better or worse than OR circulating in that regard. Thank you so much for the heads up. I am not super...

  20. New OR RN Seeks Starting Point

    skydancer7 replied to LJOHRrn's topic in Operating Room

    OR is so different from any other specialty, it will feel like starting over. Nothin but time... You will likely feel "new" for months and months. Possibly even a year. Steep learning curve for...

  21. Circulating vs. Scrubbing

    skydancer7 replied to NursieB's topic in Operating Room

    I have also worked OR for 8 years in Washington and Oregon states. In both places, there are plenty of positions looking for nurses who both scrub and circulate. I am in the position of preferring...

  22. Providence Portland/Beaverton Tele-advice?

    skydancer7 posted a topic in Telephone Triage

    Hello all! I have the opportunity to interview for a Telephone Advice Nurse job with Providence Medical Center in Portland, well Beaverton to be more specific. I don't suppose anyone has any inside...

  23. Providence Portland/Beaverton Tele-advice?

    skydancer7 replied to skydancer7's topic in Telephone Triage

    Okaaaay now 100+ views and no one has aaaanything to say? Please n

  24. Advice? Med inventory and ordering

    skydancer7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all! I will be taking over medication inventory and ordering at my ambulatory surgery center, and I am looking for resources. I am an Operating Room nurse, but now my time will be divided with...

  25. Help, did I get hired onto a sinking ship?

    skydancer7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I just got a new (sort of) job and I am a bit concerned already. Background: it is an ambulatory surgery center, and I transferred from one branch of the company as per diem, to this other...