TallBlondie

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1. Worst Surgeries to deal with?

   TallBlondie replied to sp1nter's topic in Operating Room

   I actually love doing amputations. I think it is sad when they are done but I find them to be quite interesting. Cataracts can be a hassle though, unless you treat it like a game, we are lucky in our OR the eye gtts are put in while the patient is in...

2. Any tips for a new nurse?

   TallBlondie replied to RacheloneRN's topic in Operating Room

   Listen to WitchyRN! All are very useful tips. I would suggest going back through the threads and reading them because your question comes up often. Since OR training isn't really taught in nursing school anymore it can seem foreign when you get in th...

3. OR Educator Interview

   TallBlondie replied to Baracuda's topic in Operating Room

4. Not Happy With My OR

   TallBlondie replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

   Maybe you could train to work in a different department while you stay in the OR some of the time. One of the things that would be wise to keep is your OR experience. Not many other hospitals will train you to work in the OR and may not hire you to w...

5. OR hair advice - please do not laugh! (long-ish)

   TallBlondie replied to HeatherB,CST's topic in Operating Room

   Don't cut your hair! Plus you can always pull it back in a clip and "fluff" it between cases until it dries. If I wash my hair in the morning my hair will stay wet all day like yours but I think it takes quite a while before you really have a problem...

6. First day on call...

   TallBlondie replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

   I am with Marie, I LOVE call. However, my first night on buddy call was a doozie as well. It was a 23 hour day, after my regular shift was done we had a TFN, 2 c-sections, a lap appy, a post-tonsillar bleed and 2 eye cases!! One was a "ruptured globe...

7. How long until i feel competent?

   TallBlondie replied to heartincalif's topic in Operating Room

   I will have been working in the OR for exactly one year this month and I can honestly say that after six months you will have the "idea of circulating" down pat, however, everyday is still a learning experience and people who have been working for 30...

8. Patient History & Physicals

   TallBlondie replied to Chilly_hands's topic in Operating Room

   We have this new rule as well and change can be difficult at first but time and habit can make it happen. One thing I do for the most non-compliant docs is to run the chart over to wherever the surgeon is (surgeon's lounge, pacu with his last patient...

9. Surgeons who make me cry!!!

   TallBlondie replied to pamc217's topic in Operating Room

   My advice is: NEVER let any surgeon see you cry! It can be very hard because there are a lot of doctors who get off on knowing that they have the ability to "break" a nurse, but I don't think it is just surgeons. There are a lot of people in general ...

10. It all comes down to money....

    TallBlondie replied to kcorny's topic in Operating Room

    As a somewhat-new nurse I would just like to say that I appreciate what experienced nurse have done for the profession. Not only have they turned nursing into more than just a 'job', they have molded it into an art. It is because of nurses with many ...

11. North Carolina Roll Call

    TallBlondie replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina

    Hello All! I live in Sylva, NC and work at Haywood Regional Medical Center in Waynesville. I have been working there fresh out of nursing school since October 2006 in the OR and loving it. I will be trying to get my foot back in nursing school for cl...

12. Fibromyalgia

    TallBlondie replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    There also seems to be a correlation between the # of "allergies" a patient has and a diagnosis of fibro.:barf01:

13. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    TallBlondie replied to Trixxy's topic in Humor

14. What do you carry in your pockets?

    TallBlondie replied to regglynn's topic in Operating Room

15. Scrub hat pattern?

    TallBlondie replied to redraccoon's topic in Operating Room

    Go to EBAY! They have thousands of styles and you can buy patterns. Some vendors will even let you ship them fabric and will send you back a hat. I am terrible with a sewing machine so ebay has been wonderful for me. Try cutethingsonly