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    Has anyone taken the Periop 101 AORN final exam?

    sneed1o1 replied to bnhanna9's topic in Operating Room

    I definitely agree with previous posters. I think I OVERstudied. Much easier than NCLEX, and if you read over the outline and do the post-module questions, you will do fine. My peers copied ALL of the...
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    9 Tips for New Operating Room Nurses

    sneed1o1 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Just passed my Periop 101 exam. I will begin the hardcore clinical portion for the next 6 months! These tips have been helpful. Our system is only requiring that we do 3 weeks of scrubbing and then...
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    Scott and White Nurse Intern for Summer 2015

    sneed1o1 replied to centexnurse313's topic in Texas Nursing

    @bsnRN_16, I was asked the typical questions "tell me about yourself", "why did you become a nurse", "what made you interested in ____ department", "why should we hire you", "what can you bring to...
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    Relocating to Dallas and working at Baylor downtown- need place to live!

    sneed1o1 replied to nursinghopeful03's topic in Texas Nursing

    Grapevine is a pretty good city. It's probably a 20-25 minute drive depending on what part you live in. Arlington would probably be a 30 minute commute. Irving is undergoing A LOT of construction but...
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    Baylor GN Internships June 2015

    sneed1o1 replied to SFAgrad2015's topic in Texas Nursing

    Starting pay varies...I've heard $26 for new grads. Varies depending on experience. They gave me more in my starting pay than what I was making at Texas Health after a year of employment. I only have...
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    East Texas Medical Center vs Trinity Mother Frances

    sneed1o1 replied to junebug6's topic in Texas Nursing

    I had clinicals at both, interviews at both, but I chose to work cardiac tele at TMFH. I have since moved to DFW last year, but I can tell you that HouTx is right when it comes to patient...
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    Meaning of your username?

    sneed1o1 replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    I just got married last November, so sneed is my new last name (I really love this man). 1o1 is a tribute to Periop101. I am a new OR
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    Scott & White Summer intern 2016

    sneed1o1 replied to m373's topic in Texas Nursing

    There were only about 2-3 L&D positions filled at my location. 2 OR (myself included), and one educator for that department. I'm not sure about the other specialties but orientation just started...
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    Leaving Bedside Nursing

    sneed1o1 replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    There seems to be a lot of OR nurses who have had different experiences. The description you just gave to GadgetRN71 is the same description my charge nurse gave me today for going into the OR...I'm...
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    New Grad in OR struggling

    sneed1o1 replied to StringOR's topic in Operating Room

    I love this, especially the connection you made between quietness and humbleness in comparison to loudness and... INFJ here I find it hard to learn if your mouth is constantly open, so I'd like to...
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    What's so great about OR?

    sneed1o1 replied to lelms's topic in Operating Room

    I appreciate all of these responses. @MereSanity, I love what you described! This is what I saw during my clinical rounds in nursing school. It's hard for me to fathom how someone could become bored...
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    What's so great about OR?

    sneed1o1 replied to lelms's topic in Operating Room

    @pixiestudent2 Do you mind me asking what you didn't expect about working in the OR? I'm just starting out, still in orientation, in fact. Did you ever
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    Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

    sneed1o1 replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    My med/surg I clinical instructor also told me to consider a different career. I wasn't doing so well on the exams, but I ended up pulling a B for the class Rather than give me encouragement and...
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    Normal for a manager to treat employee badly after turning in notice?

    sneed1o1 replied to sungrl01's topic in General Nursing

    Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. When I was first hired on, it should've been a red flag that the manager seemed controlling from he beginning. Not to mention, the supervisor told me during...
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    BSN student: OR rotation next semester, pros and cons?

    sneed1o1 replied to Nurse2bViolinist's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with springchick1. My hiring manager said she prefers to hire new grads because it's easier to teach a new mind than a seasoned one. Her reasoning was that she saw a lot of seasoned nurses...
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    Switching to days: Pros and cons

    sneed1o1 replied to MsPebbles's topic in General Nursing

    mukluk2, do you mind me asking exactly what your nursing specialty
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    Leaving Bedside Nursing

    sneed1o1 replied to Deebuzz's topic in Nursing Career

    At 25, I also have decided to leave the "Hilton Hospital" for a specialty I feel will be more suitable to my personality. After working cardiac telemetry for 2 years, it's time for me to upgrade to...
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    UTA, UT Tyler and FSU Nursing

    sneed1o1 replied to Hallie261's topic in School, College Programs

    Unfortunately, no, I wasn't aware of any international student. I'm not quite sure why that would hurt your chances of getting a job offer as long as you have the degree and license
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    study plan suggestions

    sneed1o1 replied to marshmallowlove's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used the Saunders Q&A for the NCLEX-RN. I also had studied some material from Hurst and Kaplan courses. Do you feel that it is the information you are not retaining, or do you need help learning...
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    UTA, UT Tyler and FSU Nursing

    sneed1o1 replied to Hallie261's topic in School, College Programs

    No problem, it's an exciting time for you. I understand Most offers from the DFW area that I knew of were by UTSW and
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    UTA, UT Tyler and FSU Nursing

    sneed1o1 replied to Hallie261's topic in School, College Programs

    No problem! I had offers from Trinity Mother Frances, ETMC, and UTHSC in Tyler, then Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview. Longview also has Longview Regional Medical Center, but I didn't apply at...
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    UTA, UT Tyler and FSU Nursing

    sneed1o1 replied to Hallie261's topic in School, College Programs

    Hello, I attended UT Tyler, graduated May of 2013 with a BSN. It was a great school, great nursing program. They've since changed a lot of faculty members, so I can't tell you how the program is...
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    New Grad-Worried I just blew my first interview LONG

    sneed1o1 replied to monkey1226's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wouldn't stress to much on the scenario-style questions. Assuming you're applying at a hospital, as a new grad, I'm sure they know your experience is limited, unless you have prior experience...
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    Parkland Hospital in Dallas, TX

    sneed1o1 replied to HPnurse7's topic in General Nursing

    PinayUSA, your comment is very distasteful and prejudice. I have high respect for nurses who are employed by Parkland or JPS, who care for patients despite their social class and the basis for how...
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    Renewal of RN License

    sneed1o1 replied to Bek1975's topic in Texas Nursing

    I was looking on the Texas BON website for this as many people have mentioned. It states: "A nurse newly licensed in Texas either by examination or endorsement from another state is exempt from the...