YoYosama BSN

YoYosama has 6 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Dialysis Nurse.

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1. Nurse Recruiter Threatened Me after I Asked a Question: Need Advice

   YoYosama replied to CGB's topic in Travel

   Lord have mercy! I have been doing travel nursing for almost 2 years. If a recruitor is EVER rude to me, it is an immediate block. There is no way for her to sit at home while I'm at work busting my...

2. CM with no dialysis experience?

   YoYosama replied to Duncan6's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   We hired a CNA as a CM/FA. Complete fail. Then we hired a car salesman, completely clueless. Then we hired a social worker with no dialysis experienced, ran the place like a resteraunt, forced to...

3. DaVita PCT Training

   YoYosama replied to Guest1212520's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Hi, travel dialysis nurse here. 1. Trainning is easy, there's a book that Davita gives you and you study from that. High school level content. I think they give you 3 tries for the test (not...

4. Wanting to explore dialysis nursing

   YoYosama replied to Kadeeja Darden's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Hi there! Im an acute travel dialysis nurse. In the world of dialysis we have two things, one is acute (inpatient-hospitals) and the other is chronic (outpatient-clinics). Chronic is extremely fast...

5. Nurse questions my assessment

   YoYosama replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I agree. I met a lot of clown floor nurses. I have so many stories of

6. Need to vent!

   YoYosama posted a topic in General Specialties

   OK! Here to vent some frustrations! Hahah I do acute dialysis. I cover my own hospital and sometimes pick up shifts at different hospitals (same employer). In general, I picked up a shift and I...

7. Getting back into the OR

   YoYosama replied to NurseKell's topic in Operating Room

   You dont use a single thing from nursing school in the OR. I feel like anyone can do this job just need basic medical knowledge and a regard for safety. It's extremely overwhelming at first because...

8. Rejected from OR nurse residency

   YoYosama replied to Reaz's topic in Operating Room

   Oh i never applied there. I work at the University of Iowa. The only OR job i applied for and got in right away. Been working since Oct 2019, love it. I do robotic surgery, urology, and

9. Rejected from OR nurse residency

   YoYosama replied to Reaz's topic in Operating Room

   Conflict resolution

10. I got accepted into CRNA School

    YoYosama replied to Shanneliz SRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have zero interest in being a CRNA but congrats and good luck. You earned

11. Rejected from OR nurse residency

    YoYosama replied to Reaz's topic in Operating Room

    Yea, I got accepted before graduation! I applied 3 months before graduation, interviewed with 6 managers at a round table. Rock the interview because I memorized all answers and practiced before the...

12. Rejected from OR nurse residency

    YoYosama replied to Reaz's topic in Operating Room

    I am about to grad from a BSN program in two weeks. I did landed a job on a Tele unit but later turned it down for the OR. I switched because I cannot stand bedside nursing. I have been doing it as a...

13. CRNAs: We are the Answer

    YoYosama replied to Bluebolt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    BoltRN!!! I have been following you on youtube since your days as a travel nurse. I want to congrats you on your recent career achievement. Now that's aside, some of the commentators are extremely...

14. Med/Surg to OR? Help!

    YoYosama replied to Victoria2314's topic in Operating Room

    Here is how I break it down medsurg vs OR. No call light, no IV peeping No confused, combative, and needy patients No constant pain meds. No 15 people trying to call you on Vocera or over the...

15. Extremely Lost...Graduated with B.S. in Biology but Decided to Pursue Nursing

    YoYosama replied to grand_theft_avocado's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi there, most of the nursing students in my class have 1-2 bachelor degrees. General science degrees are hard to do anything with. I myself have a bachelor in microbiology. As far as nursing, having...