crackerjack

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1. latex allergy info question & question on shellfish allergy

   crackerjack replied to nursebetti2001's topic in Operating Room

   Gosh, that's the broken record with OUR anesthesia group...imagine that!!! grrr

2. It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

   crackerjack replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

   You are right. It's been so long since I've heard it used that way that I forgot the historical connotations it can render. Perhaps too, I am looking for things to be positive even when they aren't :)

3. I think I might have plantar fascitis! :(

   crackerjack replied to NTPinky's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, PF *can* progress to the point of experiencing pain at rest/sitting as well as worsening through the day with use. Mine has been advanced to this point. Yes, there is hope and yes, it truly could be something besides PF so good job planning to g...

4. It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

   crackerjack replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

   While I don't know for certain anyone's intent, I honestly don't think that is meant in a derogatory manner. I think it is simply the vast age difference that causes an elderly person to refer to those so much younger than them as such. I have a CRN...

5. I think I might have plantar fascitis! :(

   crackerjack replied to NTPinky's topic in General Nursing

   Did you purchase custom made orthotics? If not, that may be the problem. OTC orthotics are made for the average foot and they assume both feet are symmetrical, needing exactly the same height arch and need of support. As you know, as much as we'd l...

6. NO Nursing home for me

   crackerjack replied to nurz2be's topic in Humor

   That is B-E-A-YOOOtiful!!!! I sent it to my mom, sisters and a few friends

7. Spouse of Home Hospice Patient Makes Me Feel "Ookie".....

   crackerjack replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

   When your gut says run, run like |-|e||!!! You have every right to feel safe in your job and right now you don't. Refuse to go back. I'm not sure I understand how, as a previous poster suggested, that a supervisor's written statement of it being a "s...

8. Do you chart in the OR?

   crackerjack replied to AlisonBSN's topic in Operating Room

   i'm not sure what you're looking for. we don't have written orders for specimens...it's more like the surgeon mumbling, or alternatively YELLING, or just plain not classifying his specimen at all. some thing sare obvious, a gallbladder is a gallblad...

9. OR call compensation>>please help

   crackerjack replied to RN1015's topic in Operating Room

   $2/hr on call time, pager provided...aren't we lucky :-s

10. expected arrival time when on call

    crackerjack replied to jaquar's topic in Operating Room

    30 minutes here too

11. boards need to regulate MA's

    crackerjack replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is no different if nurses went around saying they are doctor's. Doctor's would be offended, outraged and would make sure it didn't happen. If you're offended, I'm not sorry, because quite frankly, I'm offended that you/some MAs think it's ok to st...

12. Disturbing incident in triage .....

    crackerjack replied to DiannaK's topic in Emergency

    So I'm wondering, if it is all from the child's environment, what of the ongoing studies that are finding genetic markers for these disorders? Do genetic markers only count in adults? We readily accept genetic likelihood of diseases such as high ch...

13. boards need to regulate MA's

    crackerjack replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhhh but the MD's are already regulating them...they're letting them do whatever they want and call them nurses/let them call themselves nurses!! :nono:Nope, I don't think MD's are the ones to regulate MA's.:trout: Sigh...

14. boards need to regulate MA's

    crackerjack replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is that in my experience, MA's generally do not limit themselves to performing tasks within any set of boundaries at all. What I've seen are MA's performing duties limited to LPN/RN scope of practice, calling themselves nurses and outrig...

15. What are you using for sponge counters

    crackerjack replied to kcorny's topic in Operating Room

    We have one nurse at our facility who hates the sponge counters and will lay out a blue wrapper from an instrument case or whatever and roll individual laps and lay them out in a grid on the floor. It takes up a huge amount of space for a large case ...