TraumaORnurse

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  1. Indy job market - Relocating with 2+ years experience

    TraumaORnurse replied to rmprice's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Indy hospitals are getting back on their feet after all the major layoffs last summer and managers are finally being given the green light to hire, though it's still somewhat limited. Hospital...

  2. Difference btwn MedSurg & Operating Rm?

    TraumaORnurse replied to guest798886's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Med/Surg is a unit in which patients are admitted for medical issues and/or pre- & post-op. The Operating Room is where the surgical procedures take place, in a sterile environment. Med/Surg...

  3. Please help, career advice for the tired ED nurse

    TraumaORnurse replied to guest474423's topic in Emergency

    The hospital I work for has a critical care transport team. These folks are medics & RNs on ambulances transporting critical patients who, for whatever reason, are not flown. They do a lot of...

  4. Medtech College Indianapolis, IN

    TraumaORnurse replied to maeuni08's topic in School, College Programs

    Since you already have a Bachelor's degree you may qualify for an accelerated BSN program. It's an 18 month (I believe) program. Several 4 yr colleges offer it, I know Ball State used to, I think they...

  5. Medtech College Indianapolis, IN

    TraumaORnurse replied to maeuni08's topic in School, College Programs

    When I was in management, I would not hire grads from there because they are (or at least were not accreditated). Always make sure you chose a program that is or your resume will likely never be...

  6. Post interview

    TraumaORnurse replied to poeboy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sounds like how my director and I typically ran interviews, male or

  7. Taking children to the OR...

    TraumaORnurse replied to Jrh121's topic in Operating Room

    I work for a large hospital with a children's hospital attached, so my situation may be a little easier, but hopefully can be helpful. Because our dept treats kids from the Peds hospital, we have...

  8. Question on orders in OR

    TraumaORnurse replied to surgnurse2's topic in Operating Room

    We don't have specific orders written in our OR, we do what the surgeon and/anesthesiologist requests or what's on preference cards. They will write orders post-op based on what we've done such as...

  9. Floor Nursing vs. OR Nursing

    TraumaORnurse replied to rbwhit89's topic in Operating Room

    My transition from the floor to OR was the best thing I ever did! I had been a nurse 8 years, 3 of those years in management, and needed a change. I was fortunate enough to have a friend in the OR...

  10. Pros and Cons of Level I Trauma Center

    TraumaORnurse replied to isleofjersey's topic in Critical Care

    The only difference between a Level I and Level II is the research piece. The majority of stuff to keep certified is on the surgeons. We also have a trauma coordinator that handles a great deal of...

  11. Info

    TraumaORnurse replied to Ble13Jo16's topic in Nurse Registration

    I had a CNA that worked for me that was an LPN in the UK but was told she'd have to start from scratch and go through nursing school to get licensed here. I don't recall if it was because she didn't...

  12. How many codes happen in a PACU?

    TraumaORnurse replied to Maddy_Rose's topic in PACU

    Where I work, there aren't many codes in PACU and those that do occur are not paged to the code team. They are internal surgery codes, so available OR staff and Anesthesiologists respond. We do...

  13. Looking to transition out of ICU

    TraumaORnurse replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in MICU, SICU

    In a procedural area you'll find yourself standing for long periods of time which can be straining in your back. And, while custom lead may be better, good luck finding a hospital that will pay for it...

  14. Night shift and networking

    TraumaORnurse replied to jaratarRN's topic in General Nursing

    You will definitely learn a lot on days, but you will on nights as well...with fewer people there (staff, nursing students, med students, etc) you'll be more able to jump in and learn by experience in...