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  1. Seeking employment in a new province

    RNable posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I recently moved to another province in Canada to be with my fiance, and am transitioning from a rural setting to a city one. I've been an RN for almost five years, with experience on a med-surg...

  2. T shirt idea

    RNable replied to ALJ1313's topic in Nursing Humor

    Our pre-and post-op unit is called the "Adult Day Care Unit" which sounds a bit to me like a preschool daycare setup. ? ADCU took on preoperative prep, postoperative (discharged from PACU) patients,...

  3. Is it impossible to get in OR or what?

    RNable replied to bryan_del's topic in Operating Room

    Speaking from experience as a new OR nurse...I got into this program specifically through working at a small, rural site; we don't have the resources to have OR nurses *just* do OR, so they're trained...

  4. Tips for handling the stress of on-call

    RNable posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm a very new OR nurse (graduated from my PeriOp program less than six months ago) and I'm currently working in a small, rural hospital which runs 2 ORs and an endoscopy suite. Because we are...

  5. Tips for handling the stress of on-call

    RNable replied to RNable's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for the input! We did go in today and do a couple of cases. I was with more experienced nurses and so felt very comfortable with things. I think you're right, @FurBabyMom; it's just going to...

  6. Orientation

    RNable replied to Sassy-RN's topic in Operating Room Newbies's Newbies

    For where I am in a small, rural facility, we are preceptored for our perioperative program (approx 12 weeks) and then set free on two ORs. We scrub, circulate, and work PACU in rotation. It's nice...

  7. I hate being a nurse

    RNable replied to Kmc12's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I concur; I graduated in 2015 and have worked med/surg, community, and perioperative; in each, there was something to make me stressed, anxious, or consumed by the work. I kept hearing the recurrent...

  8. I Want to Make a Difference in My Patients' Lives

    RNable replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Home Nursing in a small place might well be for you! I'm working in a smaller community and have discovered that home care does a heap of stuff that larger places either pass on to other departments...