SweetSouthernLove ASN, BSN

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    Exposure to Hep C blood daily??

    SweetSouthernLove replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    This seems like a simple solution to me from the outside looking in. I also agree with FurBabyMom's suggestions as a fellow OR nurse who both scrubs and circulates CV/CT cases and comes into contact...
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    Two Jobs in the OR. Is It Possible?

    SweetSouthernLove posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hey Fellow OR Nurses, I have applied for a PRN position at a surgery center at a hospital two blocks from my current home. I also have my full-time position with my current hospital which requires an...
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    Compensation for BSN?

    SweetSouthernLove posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello All, Would anyone ask their direct supervisor about additional compensation after just completing a BSN degree? I contacted HR about this at my hospital and they said that if there is additional...
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    Compensation for BSN?

    SweetSouthernLove replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Rose, I was told that compensation for BSN nurses would be a little bit more when I was first hired but that they would also accept ADN nurses as long as they were enrolled in a BSN bridge program,...
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    Emergencies On Call

    SweetSouthernLove posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello All, So I have been taking call some time now but so far it has been staying late or on standby to finish cases. For scheduled emergent weekend cases when I am on call I have a question: What is...
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    Need advice from OR/Cath RNs

    SweetSouthernLove replied to JustCheckin''s topic in Operating Room

    As a new OR nurse straight out of nursing school, I honestly can say I LOVE MY JOB! I look forward to going to work and even being on call. But also you should know that I fell in love with surgery...
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    Surginet Documentation

    SweetSouthernLove posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello All, I had a question about our Surginet Documentation. My first and most important question is when I hit finalize in the Surginet Nursing OR document am I allowed to go back in at a later time...
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    Surginet Documentation

    SweetSouthernLove replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in Operating Room

    Thank You Rose & Others! The addendum is the correct protocol at my facility also. I am trying to lasso my surgeons down even though it seems silly I am still learning all the procedures myself! I...
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    question for OR nurses !!

    SweetSouthernLove replied to Rn 1979's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Jag Nurse, As Rose Queen previously stated that call can vary from specialty to specialty in the OR. At my hospital, our ENT team takes less than 10 days of call a month. I am on CV so I take 15-22...
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    Baby RN's running ICU?!!

    SweetSouthernLove replied to kmarieCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    You are an RN in a teaching hospital, people need to learn regardless of them being "baby" nurses or 1, 2 or even 5 years of experience like yourself. Learning is never ending in this profession and...
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    How Does Call Work? 1st Call 2nd Call? Etc.

    SweetSouthernLove posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am a new grad entering the OR and will be starting the Periop101 course. My hospital has very distinct specialties. I have so far just observed ortho and neuro and both of which I wouldn't mind...
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    How Does Call Work? 1st Call 2nd Call? Etc.

    SweetSouthernLove replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you both so much for your responses! I did get clarity on the call system yesterday which after reading both of your posts seems very helpful. My coordinator said it is $3.00 per hour for call...
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    Peri-Op 101 Panel Interview

    SweetSouthernLove replied to RedChair's topic in Operating Room

    Glad to be of
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    Peri-Op 101 Panel Interview

    SweetSouthernLove replied to RedChair's topic in Operating Room

    I was where you are at the end of April this year FRESH out of nursing school. I applied for Periop 101 as a new grad with zero experience. 7 members of a panel. 4 OR nurses, my future OR nurse...
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    Waiting On New Grad Program. What Now?

    SweetSouthernLove posted a topic in General Students

    I graduated December 2015 with honors. Passed NCLEX a month later. Now its January and I have to wait until March to even apply to a New Grad RN program with an estimated start date in July. Ive taken...
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    Clinical instructor keeps handing out clinical warnings?

    SweetSouthernLove replied to lilfayfay's topic in General Students

    I'm confused when you say a bolus of IV protonix. To me, when I have to give a medication via IV route this is known as an IV push medication. If you already had fluids running, you could have paused...
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    Can Anyone Tell Me What This Is??!

    SweetSouthernLove posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who has a rash. They were begging for me to tell them what it is and honestly I do not know. Anyone know what this could be or what to do to fix this without going to the
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    Can Anyone Tell Me What This Is??!

    SweetSouthernLove replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in General Nursing

    How do I
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    Can Anyone Tell Me What This Is??!

    SweetSouthernLove replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in General Nursing

    Oh alright, will
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    Baptist Beaches Jacksonville Florida

    SweetSouthernLove posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hey All, I am currently a FSCJ ADN nursing student. I did my first OR rotation in my Med-Surg course and it just reaffirmed my love for the entire environment of the operating room. I love watching...
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    Crossroads

    SweetSouthernLove posted a topic in General Students

    Hello fellow nurses/nursing students, I am currently at a crossroads and need some guidance. I have a great Patient Care Technician job part-time 7p-7a at the hospital I would KILL to become a RN at...
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    Auscultating Heart?!

    SweetSouthernLove posted a topic in General Students

    So I have a question: I am learning about the heart and how to auscultate each sound properly. Now my question is this: When I look in my book it states: (FOR ANATOMICAL POSITION IN THE HEART) AV...
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    IV Calculation Help!

    SweetSouthernLove posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey All! I have been a little confused about some of my IV calculation questions. I have been doing most of them right but three I am having trouble with, so any help would be amazing! Thank you in...
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    IV Calculation Help!

    SweetSouthernLove replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You just made it click for me! Thank
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    Best Type of Watch for Clinical Sites?

    SweetSouthernLove posted a topic in General Students

    I am a tech in a hospital so I normally wear a digital and use the hospital room clocks to count respirations. Just because I feel like wearing a nice fancy dress watch would get too dirty when...