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Post by malkieh on May 28, 2013 20:48:33 GMT -5
no the doctor actually called my regular job to offer me the hours, and to get permission to "borrow me"
The doctor did call me again privately to see if I would come again, and I was honest and said that it was a long day and took me almost 2 hours to get home. Considering the pay this was just not doable to me, if they would consider paying me more then I would reconsider.
Of course they have not called back, think they enjoyed employing a "cheap" RN, but it's not the same when they try to renegotiate.
I still have my regular job, have no intention of leaving my regular job until I get a real tachlis job offer. Like in a hospital with medical benefits.
Most circulating nurses only work 10 hours, because we are on our feet. This was more appealing then the 12 hour shifts for myself.
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Post by malkieh on May 26, 2013 2:25:46 GMT -5
So I have done some 11 hour shifts as an OR nurse, only out of necessity.
This past week, one of the Dr's offered to pay me more then I am getting at my present job to work at his private surgery office.
I thought it would pay more then it did in the end, and that was in my own stupidity for not discussing it prior to beginning. In the end it ended up being a disaster. Firstly the location was around an hour drive in NO traffic so at 6 am it was fine, but LA traffic after 5 pm forget it! It took me almost 2 hours to get home!
The procedure ended up going for about 6 hours, but prior to that we were waiting about 2 hours. Because I was the only RN I could not leave the OR and take a break, there were no stools in the OR so I was basically standing for 6 hours. Plus alot of turning the patient, giving things to the doctor equipment changes..etc.. It's not a sitting procedure in the first place. Plus the anesthesiologist fell asleep and then the pt's bp dropped, don't ask.. Then I had to recover the patient as well. But I begged the dr to take a break an eat.
Problem is after 8 hours of not eating and the room was very stuffy not good air flow. My stomach was a majorly upset, and I ended up vomiting my food. Thing is that this has happened previously, I just do not do well without eating for extended periods. When I am fasting I have to stay in bed and even then I get very ill.
The shift ended up being 11 hours, and I had to stay there were no other RN's. I know how to hold it together so no one knew that I was not handling it. Luckily, I had family locally who let me sleep for like an hour, but it was still a long drive home and the pay was bad.
My question is, how do you deal with the long days? I know I should have had snacks with me like carrots, granola bar, etc.. Is there anything else that can help me survive in these situations? I have had blood work and everything comes out normal, so I am feeling a bit lost. My doctor said that it sounds like my blood glucose drops. I try to eat sustaining food like oatmeal for breakfast, I avoid coffee (or at least try to). But all my blood tests come back normal.
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Post by malkieh on Dec 6, 2012 20:41:05 GMT -5
interesting idea, where are they going to work?
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New job
Nov 28, 2012 15:26:24 GMT -5
Post by malkieh on Nov 28, 2012 15:26:24 GMT -5
especially because, evidently the last female RN they hired, she quit after two days...
they were all expecting me to fail
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New job
Nov 27, 2012 19:57:45 GMT -5
Post by malkieh on Nov 27, 2012 19:57:45 GMT -5
nothing like starting an IV on the first try to make your day be a high
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New job
Nov 26, 2012 20:33:23 GMT -5
Post by malkieh on Nov 26, 2012 20:33:23 GMT -5
B"H I am loving the OR job. Hours are a bit scarce because of the economy, but I am working at least 2-3 days a week. I gave up on the other job, because I received my schedule and they clashed. Obviously the real nursing job takes priority
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Post by malkieh on Nov 21, 2012 15:40:32 GMT -5
evidently some of my classmates started jobs, and got laid off because the hospital is beginning to implement of certain aspects of obama care.
My boss keeps saying that he gets 5-10 phone calls a day of people begging for a job.
I am trying so hard to learn fast, but I am just not getting fast enough to keep up with the nurses that have done it for years. I am fast at the paperwork, but in the OR I get overwhelmed when setting up because there are so many steps to learn! My boss keeps saying do not worry, I tell them that I cannot fire the nurse I just hired. But it's freaky to hear him tell me this! I cannot work saturdays, so I know the other RNs find that frustrating, because right now that is the busiest day!
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New job
Nov 17, 2012 21:57:08 GMT -5
Post by malkieh on Nov 17, 2012 21:57:08 GMT -5
So I am enjoying the Surgical job, it's a lot to learn and I had a major headache the first two weeks, with the amount of data and documentation to remember.
Recently I was offered a Super user position at UCLA, it's a temporary position (only 4 months of work, 1 month in the hospital). But my instructor is telling me to try to do both, because if they like me at UCLA they might keep me and that's a better option then the surgical center. But I do not want to risk my job at the surgical center, so I am at a loss.
I am waiting to see if UCLA has any other training options, or if they can put me on the OR unit so that atleast if they like me on the OR unit that would be an easier transition.
They put me in L&D, and that unit requires a lot of experience before you can even apply so I know that they will probably not hire me with only 4 months of OR experience. I am feeling a bit lost..
Please tell give me suggestions...
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New job
Oct 24, 2012 17:06:27 GMT -5
Post by malkieh on Oct 24, 2012 17:06:27 GMT -5
so I was offered a job at an outpatient surgical center.
Basically i am going to be trained as an OR nurse, which is amazing.
The only issue is that before they hired me, the boss told me that he does not like to hire new graduates because we take the experience and leave. I am going to feel awful if I find a job afterwards and leave!!
But I need this first job, it's not in a great location (downtown) kind of scary side of town. But the people are friendly, mostly hispanic and spanish speaking. I suppose my spanish will improve.
My question is, what happens if I get an offer at a real hospital? I do have the possibility of getting a job offer in January, but it's not guaranteed to be in the area that I prefer (ICU) and might be the area that I do not want to work in (Med-surg but a HORRIBLE floor).
Thoughts??
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Post by malkieh on Sept 8, 2012 17:21:51 GMT -5
So while in nursing school I did a rotation at a hospital, that let's say is not the best. To the point that they lost their JACHO certificate!
I am scared, but the manager was after me to hire me the day I had my last day. He was like "take your exam and there is a job for you tomorrow"
My fear is that I will be labeled an unsafe nurse because my first job/training was at an unsafe hospital. What do you guys think?
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Post by malkieh on Aug 28, 2012 12:01:35 GMT -5
Sadly there are no jobs in LA, so I enrolled in an RN to BSN program and hoping that will assist but there are so many out of jobs in LA that it's scary! Sadly I am stuck here due to family.
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Post by malkieh on Jun 6, 2012 22:45:56 GMT -5
Now for Kaplan and then Boards...WOO HOO!
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Post by malkieh on May 6, 2012 0:18:11 GMT -5
How long is a personal statement?
I am having issue keeping it to one page
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Post by malkieh on Apr 26, 2012 20:25:19 GMT -5
So my rotation is ICU/CCU
Any suggestions? shift report, what paper should I use for it? thanks!!
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Post by malkieh on Mar 29, 2012 21:19:39 GMT -5
Yeah I spoke with a couple of my friends in the course and they were very supportive and understanding.
I did find a place I could spend shabbos closer to the place of graduation, but unfortunately my family is dealing with a loss and I am being pressured to visit certain family members ASAP. It has been two years since I have been able to travel because of school.
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