I’m currently in nursing school & this is what makes me excited about becoming a nurse. There’s so many options! And knowing I don’t have to stick inside the hospital all my life is such a great thing. Thanks for talking about this ! ❤️
Hi Priscilla! I came across your videos after a mid-nursing life crisis. I graduated nursing school and started as an L&D nurse. For the most part, I like it. But like in your previous videos, I too have been having anxiety attacks the night before work, the drive to work, and after work because i'm just so overwhelmed and feeling like i'm not doing something that matters. COVID 19 has made working in a hospital setting 100000x worse, as we've been made to feel like we don't matter and it has very much been proven. I've been praying for a sign to move over to an office setting, specifically plastic surgery, and coming across your videos was a sign from God! I've officially applied and waiting to hear back!
I started in L&D too girl. Very briefly. It’s way more intense than people think, and L&D nurses deserve more credit. I’m in outpatient surgery now! It’s not plastic surgery, it’s pain surgery but still. Clinics are the way to go!
So happy that you chose to be a nurse and God bless you and all your fellow nurses who are dealing with this situation in the USA and hope your staying safe and healthy. Love you, Matthew Carrubba from Oklahoma
I've been a medical esthetician for about 2 years, im 22 wanting to get into nursing, specially cosmetic or plastic and this video really helped. you brought up some really good points, as a bilingual person i get the whole consult, post care instructions, etc :) thanks for the video!
Hey there! I am so happy that i found your videos! I am an entry level plastic surgery nurse and i cannot wait to embark on this journey! Thank you! Best Wishes!
I am a nursing student and this is my dream job! I went into nursing to only do plastic surgery :) Do you have any tips for new grad nurses on getting a job in plastics? Thank you love your channel!
I am no longer a nursing major but have major respect for anyone in this field. You are so beautiful, can you do a video about what you do outside of work!
Hi Priscilla!☺️ I was watching videos of day in the life of a nurse and I watched your other video where you worked at the hospital. I then started watching other videos of different youtubers and I came across you unexpectedly, AGAIN🙊. I was confused because you looked familiar, and u were working at a hospital first then at a surgery office...anyways the reason I am being so detailed is because, I feel as if God wanted me to fall into you again... the first video I watched of you at the hospital I started crying because of how indecisive I am in life rn. I want to be a nurse but I always wanted to be a surgical tech since the day I graduated since the cosmetic field is what i liked, but I had a rough path after graduation and until now me being 21, I want to pursue my dream ): I cried because I overthink “what if” so it stops me from striving my dreams... I then unexpectedly fall into your second video of working in surgery and I’m like what?? A nurse in the cosmetic field?!?? Where I can be a nurse and work in the field I like without working with hurt patients. That’s my dream! That doesn’t mean i wouldn’t be able to handle the sacrifices and strong battles at a actual hospital. God has everything planned u know. I once again started to cry because I just felt it in my throat and had to let it out😔. God really sent me to you to realize anything is possible in reaching your dreams and it just feels good crying of happiness😣😭. It doesn’t matter where I fall but to do what I love and help people! Hurt or not hurt physically/mentally.... I thank God so much how he really manifests in my life and he is just wonderful!! I’ll be doing my research and pursue where God takes me in life 💕 thank you for coming across you Priscilla
How did you adjust from working 3 12-hour shifts to working 5 days a week? I currently work night shift , three or four 12 hour shifts a week, and I’m hoping to get hired at a Monday-Friday job in an outpatient surgery center. I mainly want this job because im so stressed out working bedside, and I’m absolutely exhausted from working night shift. But, I’m hesitant about working every day. I’m afraid I’ll miss the three days a week.
Thank you for your videos they’re very helpful 🙏 I’ve just got a job in plastic surgery too which I’ve no previous experience in, and have no peri-operative experience either..so a little nervous about starting 😮 have you any tips about specific tools used peri-operatively that I should familiarise myself with? Any tips at all would be much appreciated ☺️
Hey Priscilla, I’m actually in nursing school ! I get my BSN next year and am super excited. Before COVID-19 I was suppose to move to the orthopedic unit at the hospital and i’m waiting for HR to get the green light to move on with the hiring process. I am really interested in working in plastic surgery and i think working in orthopedics will give me a good background. Thank you for doing this video !
Absolutely! I agree with you. There will be many valuable lessons, skills, and experience learned so I think you'll have a pretty solid background! How exciting! Congrats!
I think every place probably has a different way to do it. My training was on-the-job, hands-on training as soon as I started. They wanted me to train in every area (surgery and clinic) so I was familiar with everything. First, I trained in the OR as a circulator for about 3 months. On our non surgery day, I trained on the floor doing consults, follow-ups, procedures, etc. After my OR training, I trained in PACU for about a week since I had just come out of critical care and it wasn't that much different. But again, I think the training varies depending on the practice and the nurse's experience.
I have been debating medical assistant or PS nursing. I have always been attractive to seeing a live surgery's, pre, post op and the results. I am just sacred of medical school.😳😳😳😂 i don't know why lol. Love your channel new sub ❤❤
Hi! I’m leaving bedside and I tried OR circulating. I didn’t love it - it had minimal pt interaction. Can you recommend something in the middle? I’m religious too and Lord the way those surgeons talk over a patient they are operating on. Shew.
I found that PACU and pre-op had a good amount of patient interaction but not as intense as working on the floor on a unit. Maybe give that a try or working in a procedure area like cath lab, endoscopy, or interventional radiology. I know a lot of nurses that love working in those areas
I am currently working as a plastic surgery nurse in Kuwait. I recently passed the NCLEX - BON TEXAS. Is there a facility that you can highly suggest to me to apply in? (my daily surgeries range to facelifts, rhinoplasty, abdominoplasty, breast augmentations, butt lift/augmentation, armlift, Belt, thighlift and others)
What if I want to do nursing but don’t want to work in a hospital setting? Is it ok to obtain an associates rn degree and work in a doctors Office or would you need a bachelors?
if you only want to work in a doctor office then you wouldn't really use many of the skills that nurses go to school for so i would recommend medical assistant or LVN. many doctor offices and urgent cares hire medical assistants to do the more basic tasks such as giving injections that most ppl imagine a nurse doing but don't realize that it's actually medical assistants that you're seeing in various clinics. if you want to make a little bit more money than you could become a LVN which is an associate's two year nursing degree. and then stepping up from there is a RN bachelor's four year nursing degree which is typically what you see in most hospitals but there are some hospitals that hire LVNs. in my opinion, if you're going to work in a hospital then you might as well become a RN bc if you're going to work that hard then you might as well get paid the most amount of money to do it. however, if the hospital setting scares you then there is really no reason to become a RN bc you won't have the skills and experience that typically comes with that and you won't be maximizing your pay potential that someone with that level of training usually does. the only time you really see RNs working in clinics is after they've worked in a hospital for many years and now want an easier workload/schedule and don't plan on returning to work in a hospital bc you will lose your skills
Erin S. An LPN is NOT a two year nursing degree. It’s usually just a year. The next step would be a two year associates degree(RN). THEN a four year bachelor
I’m a new grad that attempted labor and delivery may-August, decided it wasn’t a good for and now I’m in outpatient surgery. It’s sort of a clinic that does quick/minimally invasive surgeries. I don’t have to work any weekends or holidays. I don’t have to ever be on call. And I don’t have to deal with the intensity of a hospital. But Ill still know how to do IVs, blood draws, assessments, patient education, circulating/scrubbing in the OR, etc. Look into that!
red.mare it’s kind of rare but yeah! I decided I hated hospitals and only applied outpatient! I got an interview for that, a dialysis clinic (DaVita), and a jail nurse gig (which is a government position so you’d get really good benefits even if the pay is a little lower). I accepted the outpatient surgery one. I’m lucky, because they told me they deal with new grads all the time. But I’m technically coming in with SOME experience. I also did a whole summer of a labor and delivery externship last summer, where I did a lot of independent stuff
