Windyhill

Windyhill BSN

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  1. Chamberlain FNP start date March 2020

    Windyhill replied to Lol124's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am a current student in the FNP program.I do not recommend it. I have heard great things about

  2. Bully Scrub Techs

    Windyhill posted a topic in Operating Room

    There is a scrub tech that takes every opportunity to micromanage me in front of OR staff during a case. She also goes to the manager and tells lies about me with the goal of undermining my work and...

  3. Circulating RNs with ACLS

    Windyhill replied to puroticorico's topic in Operating Room

    Where I work now, we have to have ACLS and PALS b/c the CRNAs are contract and supposedly not responsible like we are if the patient

  4. Why are CV OR nurses "CV Queens"?

    Windyhill replied to citylights89's topic in Operating Room

    So true. Outside the heart room they seem

  5. OR Sales Reps

    Windyhill replied to Bradley822's topic in Operating Room

    I recently had a fight with a particular rep. This one tried to take over my room, and point out my mistakes. I began memorizing what they brought in for cases, and they hated it. They got themselves...

  6. OR Sales Reps

    Windyhill replied to Bradley822's topic in Operating Room

    We feel the same way. They are not allowed to open, so at least you can stop them from

  7. Bully Scrub Techs

    Windyhill replied to Windyhill's topic in Operating Room

    Thank

  8. Bully Scrub Techs

    Windyhill replied to Windyhill's topic in Operating Room

    Anyone??

  9. Fired two times and unable to get job now

    Windyhill replied to Newstartat50's topic in General Nursing

    Travel nursing is the way to go. They will take almost anybody. Night shift as well, and Med Surg nights, will no doubt take you. In the future, if you have a hard time again, consider PRN when you...

  10. New OR nurse... how can I get through this?

    Windyhill replied to msesay91's topic in Operating Room

    Read the latest book by Berry and Kohn’s. That way if someone tries to trick you or bully you, you will know if it is right or wrong. Get your CNOR as soon as possible

  11. Charting in Epic

    Windyhill replied to RainMom's topic in Operating Room

    I love

  12. Northside Hospital Atlanta

    Windyhill replied to hmm94's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Any info. On other ORs in the Atl metro

  13. 10 months as An assistant nurse, still getting scolded.. so discouraging..

    Windyhill replied to Jellyunicorntoast's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You should try a nursing home first, or think about working at a small critical access facility if possible. It sounds like you are in a facility where the nurses are under a lot of stress, and need...

  14. Being called a racial slur by a patient I sat?

    Windyhill replied to Rayrayma's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes. In psych, you can forget it. You will be called everything. Usually these patients are very unhappy and not thinking straight. Many were put down and humiliated themselves by their own family....

  15. Tips on working with challenging Scrub Tech

    Windyhill replied to strive's topic in Operating Room

    What happened in the end? I also had to document because of a situation like this.

  16. Good Operating Rooms, West and Southeast!

    Windyhill posted a topic in Travel

    Can any travelers recommend any good operating rooms you have traveled to? I just want to work with surgeons that are still human. Looking in Colorado,Wyoming, Georgia, Tennessee etc. Thank

  17. Good Operating Rooms, West and Southeast!

    Windyhill replied to Windyhill's topic in Travel

    Thanks!!

  18. Good Operating Rooms, West and Southeast!

    Windyhill replied to Windyhill's topic in Travel

    anyone

  19. Good Operating Rooms, West and Southeast!

    Windyhill replied to Windyhill's topic in Travel

    Thank

  20. Should I take this travel assignment?

    Windyhill replied to spaceshuttleboy's topic in Travel

    You need the ICU to get into the CRNA program. Just don't spend too much time in

  21. Good hospitals for a first timer?

    Windyhill replied to COGirl7's topic in Travel

    Wyoming is

  22. Northside Hospital Atlanta

    Windyhill replied to hmm94's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Wow! Thanks for the tip. Did you think you were going to work in the

  23. How do you staff your PACU overnight?

    Windyhill replied to slutgen's topic in PACU

    Level 2 trauma center, but they call in nurses 30 minutes before close of surgery...no one is in PACU all

  24. New to OR -need advice -arrogant rude surgeon

    Windyhill replied to ORGeek's topic in Operating Room

    Good for

  25. OR Blues(long)

    Windyhill posted a topic in Operating Room

    So a couple of anesthesiologists were picking on me during orientation, one of them I responded back to.. the other one I didnt. I already had one year of operating room experience when I went to...