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  1. Evening shift in the OR?

    Rory8 replied to annacs's topic in Operating Room

    I worked the evening shift in the OR for a while when I was done with orientation and I loved it. At my hospital, evening shift is 3-11pm so when we got in we would finish the cases that were going...

  2. Struggling with the culture...

    Rory8 replied to nurselisa207's topic in Operating Room

    I was struggling with the same thing when I was in the periop program for my job. It took quite a while for most of the staff to even smile back at me. However, now that I've been working there for a...

  3. Robotics or Cardiothoracic

    Rory8 replied to countrygirl1234's topic in Operating Room

    I agree, robotic cases are very similar to laparoscopic cases. I was recently trained in robotics and I really enjoy those cases. There is a lot more down time when the circulator doesn't do much, but...

  4. Pay & benefits for an experienced RN in Albuquerque

    Rory8 replied to Amnesty's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm working at UNMH currently! Which units are you planning on applying to? With your experience you have a lot of options. I checked the job openings site and there were quite a few openings. We...

  5. Do you prefer to circulate or scrub?

    Rory8 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello everyone! I'm starting a position in the OR in January (yay!) and I will be learning how to both circulate and scrub. I was just curious, for those of you who do both, which position to you...

  6. Do you prefer to circulate or scrub?

    Rory8 replied to Rory8's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you all for your input! I'd never thought about how knowing how to scrub makes it easier to be a good circulator because you are more familiar with the equipment and the surgery but that makes a...

  7. Do you prefer to circulate or scrub?

    Rory8 replied to Rory8's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you both for replying! I agree that scrubbing does seem to be a bit more fun since you're so involved! I'm way more intimidated about learning how to scrub than circulate

  8. Ask an OR nurse (Questions about what we do or how to become one of us)

    Rory8 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you so much for starting this thread and to everyone who has commented! I'm starting an OR position next month so I've been reading this post and it has helped me go from nervous to mostly...

  9. failed nclex

    Rory8 replied to dawn57's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used the Kaplan program to do most of my studying and went through most of the Qbank. I had a hard time answering questions on the computer though so I got NCLEX RN Mastery and NCLEX Stanford Review...

  10. Job offers

    Rory8 replied to yooniehime's topic in General Nursing

    I would take the second one just because a 45 minute drive to work sounds awful to me! But it depends on what is most important to you. Is driving 45 minutes a big deal to you? How did you feel at the...

  11. Ways to stay in touch with clinical unit?

    Rory8 replied to ravenpuff's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You could look into a tech position on that unit. It would show that you have a serious interest and it would look good that you would be very familiar with how the unit works and the staff. If that's...

  12. Pinning ceremony in a few days - When and how to start job search?

    Rory8 replied to EP10's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Almost all of my classmates that got jobs prior to graduation were part of the new grad nurse residency program at the hospital. You could look into residency options where you are, the deadline to...

  13. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    Rory8 replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. New Mexico 2. $29.80 base 3. New grad, no experience 4.

  14. Accepted an OR position!

    Rory8 replied to Amistad's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats, that's so exciting! I also just accepted a position in the OR and I'll be starting in January! I'm a little nervous because I know there will be so much for us to learn in this first year...

  15. Nclex RN 12-30-15

    Rory8 replied to kelsie*bear's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I wouldn't rely on the pvt, you don't know for sure until you get the official results. My license came up on the Board of Nursing website the afternoon of the day after I took my test. I hope the pop...

  16. 2016 Salary thread

    Rory8 replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

    Albuquerque, New Mexico Brand new grad, BSN in OR (dream job woo!) Base pay: $29.82 Rent for my 1-bedroom apartment: $580. Utilities: ~$100 Rent for a 1-bedroom apartment here is pretty reasonable,...

  17. Nclex this friday

    Rory8 replied to Macdeddy05's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Do a bunch of SATA and picture practice questions! I took and passed my NCLEX in early November and I had a lot of SATA on my test. I focused on SATA questions the week before my test because I knew I...

  18. NCLEX

    Rory8 replied to AnnieMitchell's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It sounds to me like you are well prepared! I did a lot of SATA practice questions in the week before taking my NCLEX and I'm glad I did because about 1/3 of my test was SATA questions. I would just...

  19. OR or ICU rotation

    Rory8 replied to JuliaRaquel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think it really depends on what you're interested in. If you can really see yourself being an OR nurse, and are okay with more observation than hands-on, then you should go for it! The feeling I get...

  20. PLEASE HELP! I have taken the NCLEX RN 3 times

    Rory8 replied to Nurseamber0925's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you are having trouble breaking down the question, maybe you could try doing the full Kaplan program and using the decision tree they give. I personally didn't find it helpful, but a lot of people...

  21. What did you study to pass the NCLEX?

    Rory8 replied to storxusmc's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used Kaplan and did all but one of the question trainers. I also did a couple hundred of the Qbank questions. I hated Kaplan and found it really hard to get through. The resource I found most...