grimmy RN

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1. Retention of OR nurses

   grimmy replied to blue_cheez's topic in Operating Room

   i don't mind call all that much, as long as it's evenly distributed. where i work, it works out fairly well. one of my gripes with my workplace is that the management is practically non-existent. there are certain nurses and/or techs that have ...

2. Bovie Smoke

   grimmy replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

   i'm with you on that one. i have complained, it seems, without being heard, that most of my patients smoke, so i don't want to smoke the patient! why inhale that crap? i guess i need to press harder on this issue at work. i mean, for cripes sake, ...

3. Analyze this situation -I'm POed

   grimmy replied to cocothemonkey's topic in Operating Room

   i agree - counts are critical items in pt safety, and cannot be fudged for any blowhard. the fact that the surgeon and pa are pompous morons is another story. obviously they've had great nurses around (like you) to make sure that they have never to...

4. Quick ?s

   grimmy replied to edynjoy's topic in Operating Room

   i did sort of choose - they were desperate for people on a few teams, and i chose the one where i liked the people. i like most kinds of surgery, so that really wasn't going to be an issue. people that you spend 8-12 hours with, every single day, is...

5. How often are you called in during on call?

   grimmy replied to Kate0140's topic in Operating Room

   i, too, live about 30 minutes from work, and it hasn't posed much of a problem for me. i think the only time i really hate it is when i'm called in, sent home, and then called back less than an hour later. it makes a commute in the dark that much l...

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

   grimmy replied to StatRNNJ97's topic in Operating Room

   i, too, prefer the hanging bags. the scrub typically drops them in the kick bucket (which i line with the pack plastic bag at the beginning of the case) and during the case i keep track of them by putting them in the hanging bags. i've only been in...

7. Post-op Vag hyst patient with thigh pains

   grimmy replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

   i'm hoping that the pt had anti-embolic stockings and kendall boots on, too (or did they use enoxaparin?) lack of blood flow, poor positioning, can all contribute to that sort of pain - what type of lithotomy positioning did they use? candy canes or...

8. help me choose an area of nursing to enter

   grimmy replied to happystar's topic in General Nursing

   you're not particularly clear about why you find nursing stressful - and yes, you will definitely find psych pts no matter what kind of nursing you do. the or (where i work) does require some moving of pts, but it is fairly minimal. if you like tec...

9. Instrument Counts

   grimmy replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

   our stringers change depending on the pan, but most begin with scissors, drivers, and work on down to sponge sticks and cv clamps. we had to go to additional pans when it was just too darn heavy to lift the rib instruments. we rarely use doyens and...

10. Artificial Nails Anyone

    grimmy replied to hGooding's topic in General Nursing

    no fakes, no long nails, ever. even if i could wear nail polish it would be scrubbed off within a day or so, and why bother? i'm so used to having short clean, squared off nails that i clip and file them once a week to keep them healthy. i even ge...

11. Commuting to work

    grimmy replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in General Nursing

    i absolutely hate commuting, and i have less of an issue with it than the op - i am 30 minutes from work. even so, i'm looking at buying a home closer to work for many reasons, including the commute. i listen to npr, my ipod, have plenty of java by...

12. Instrument Counts

    grimmy replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

    speaking of australian nurses, we have a travel nurse from australia, and she has mentioned the back tables they have with multiple levels and "side pans" that attach to the back table. well, i want one! maybe we have them in the us, but i haven't ...

13. Lung transplants

    grimmy replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    well, go to your local american lung association website or second wind http://www.2ndwind.org/ you could also get a picture of lungs and have the baker shave the cake into that form...or forget about the form of lungs altogether and think of somet...

14. Doctor/Nurse relationships

    grimmy replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    as someone who works with surgeons everyday, its hard to imagine not talking with them. imagine having to deal with residents who think they know everything, too! in reality, of all the surgeons i work with, the vast majority are decent, if not a...

15. What is it about Med-Surg that you don't like?

    grimmy replied to RazorbackRN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not interested in m/s primarily because of poor staffing issues. i feel like i cannot possibly do a great job because i wouldn't have the time to do it right. there's also a limited technical aspect to the job which i would miss. i crave techn...