YoYosama

YoYosama BSN

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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...

  16. Getting away from bedside

    YoYosama replied to FDE123's topic in General Nursing

    Try OR- one patient at a time (knockout in surgery), most often dont have to deal with family members, not running around on the floor trying to answer every call lights for the littlest things, no...

  17. OR for new grad?

    YoYosama posted a topic in General Students

    Hello nursing community, I come to you with a question and ask for your words of wisdom! I am a BSN student, I have a year left, two if I decided to go part time and have my hospital pay 1/3 of my...

  18. OR for new grad?

    YoYosama replied to YoYosama's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the replies, sorry i forgot my passwords and cannot get on until now.... I spoke with an OR nurse at my hospital. She was an ICU nurse for over 10 years, she hated the floor and got...

  19. Needing help with a decision

    YoYosama replied to Shocktherapy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hello! I am a nursing student and a CNA. I had to quit my 50k/year job (same salary as a nurse in my area) as a lab tech for CNA which is like $10/hr. My program doesn't require CNA for admission but...

  20. Docs should get more respect?!

    YoYosama posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In the medical world, it seems that we have this culture of respecting and catering to doctors. I often see nurses and other medical staff giving up their seats or letting docs cut in line in the...

  21. Docs should get more respect?!

    YoYosama replied to YoYosama's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yea I don't really know how these nurses talk to the docs but they are very nice to the CNA hence why I always stuck up for them and take their sides. Either that or some people don't have thick skin....

  22. To the nurse who was belittling and condescending to me today

    YoYosama replied to Wherearethelandmarks's topic in General Nursing

    Very well put! I TOTALLY agree with you about standing up for yourself. Too many nurses are passive. I just learned about passiveness in my nursing class and it is VERY DAMAGING. People think that...

  23. Docs should get more respect?!

    YoYosama replied to YoYosama's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are right JKL33, stuff like this isnt really that important. But I am just a CNA. I probably talk to a doc once per month and that is only for trying find the nurse he/she is looking for. I dont...