Smauf replied to emergency_love's topic in Emergency
Over the years I've learned that I have to add up my own hours and compare them with each and every paycheck, because numerous supervisors constantly dock me 30 mins for lunch even when I tell them I...
I realize this post is from July 3, so I imagine you've already made your decision, but you should never have to wait 1-2 years for a "real" PACU position. Most PACU's I've worked in only require 2...
I've recovered all sorts of plastics patients in the outpatient setting, and from the types you've listed the ones that give me the most trouble are the ENT/sinus patients simply because of airway...
Okay after reading your second comment: It is YOUR responsibility to read the policies and procedures. During orientation you are given many papers to sign. Usually one of those papers is in the...
It's hard to see exactly where you're coming from. Like the others said it depends on if it's an update to policies and procedures, or if it's actually brand new training that you've never had...
Oh and we actually do have computers, it's just that we only use them to print off paper sheets for the chart. We print the paper MAR, paper nursing flow sheets, paper schedule etc. There is no...
You could do like a lot of us did and get your associate's degree in nursing from a community college. I didn't have the most stellar GPA either when I was a teen just messing around in college, but...
Thank you for the replies. So a little extra background info on me: I have used MS Office quite a bit, including Excel. I learned to use Excel in undergraduate biology because our instructor...
I am planning on applying to a program to start on an MSN in Nursing Informatics in 2015. I have done some research on what a nurse informaticist does, however I'm wondering what I can do NOW to help...