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1. How to handle an abusive surgeon?

   surgigaltheatre replied to aquarius1's topic in Relations

   Thank you very much!! I am so glad that there are surgeons in the world like you!! May you be blessed in the work that you do!! I love assisting with the trauma cases in theatre!!The best part of it is watching the patients walk out of hospital afte...

2. Quick OR question?

   surgigaltheatre replied to thegreatone28's topic in Operating Room

   I personally think that there should be more male nurses in the OR, They are great to work with, I had the priviledge of having a male theatre Rn while training, he was great!! Sad to say, though that he is currently suffering from prostate cancer, ...

3. Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

   surgigaltheatre replied to squeakykitty's topic in Emergency

   Working in the OR, we often get patients with funny stuff: One female patient stuck an eyeliner pencil up her urethra, and must have lost grip on it, we had to remove it for her in theatre!! Then we had a guy who pushed an orange up his rectum, and ...

4. How to handle an abusive surgeon?

   surgigaltheatre replied to aquarius1's topic in Relations

   As the Scrub RN in theatre I believe that I am just as important as the surgeon, we need each other to get the work done. I, from my side, do everything expected of me, to ensure that all he will need, is availablel. If I have done something wrong, I...

5. Call: how often?

   surgigaltheatre replied to bjlesm's topic in Operating Room

   Hi to you all!! I am a Scrub RN at a private hospital, and we also do calls, as we do not have night shift, somebody has to be on call every night. Our shifts work like this: We have to work 42 hours per week, worked in flexi hours, but we have two ...

6. South African Theatre Scrub RN: Would like to communicate

   surgigaltheatre posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi all!! I am a South African Professional Registered Nurse, working at a private hospital, and would like to communicate with anybody interested. I have been working as a scrub RN since 1994 and really enjoy my job, although I feel that we in South ...