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1. Where do you put your used sponges? L&D RN in NJ

   singe replied to StatRNNJ97's topic in Operating Room

   I prefer to use the plastic hanging bags for cases where more than 10 sponges are used just to keep them organized and out of the kick bucket. The practice of bundling the used sponges together has bitten me in the but b/4, so have gone to the bags ...

2. Do patients/families that are hostile, rude affect your morale?

   singe replied to smartynurse's topic in General Nursing

   One of the worst situations I ever encountered was in PAR after an emergency procedure. I was one of the few people in the department, so when my patient began to be very combative and verbally abusive w/ me, it was upsetting and frustrating-she wou...

3. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

   singe replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

   One of the OB/GYN surgeons I worked with told us about a lady pt of hers who was having a hysterectomy because she had "fireballs" in her "eucahrist". (The pt said that, not the doc!) Another time somebody referred to his penis and testicles as "Jimm...

4. How to treat nurses correctly

   singe replied to aw6b6's topic in Operating Room

   If you are as sincere in your concern for the proper treatment of the people-not just the nurses-working in the OR w/ you 10 years from now, you will be in the minority. I wish I could say the surgeons I've worked w/ in the past 20 yrs. have helped ...

5. burnout in the OR

   singe replied to cindybeth's topic in Operating Room

   Surgeon arrogance is one of the biggest turn-offs about the OR. You know you aren't going to form a lasting relationship w/ your pt, you work more independently than on a nursing unit, and what could be more interesting? It's something new every da...