elcue

elcue has 31 years experience and specializes in OR, transplants,GYN oncology.

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1. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

   elcue replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

   You know, I earn a good salary. It took me 30 years to get here, but the truth is, I have no complaints about my salary. And I'm "just" a staff nurse (by choice). I have hundred complaints (a day!) about working conditions, both labor related and p...

2. NewGrad OR prgm mistake?

   elcue replied to LuRN11's topic in Career Support

   Hi, Lu. I have been an OR RN for 30 years after having worked a few years on surgery and oncology inpatient units. I think it is a mistake for OR programs to accept new grads. We have a program in our OR, and just accepted new grads for the first ...

3. Axillary rolls

   elcue replied to shaomai's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks for the followup. Have a great weekend.

4. Axillary rolls

   elcue replied to shaomai's topic in Operating Room

   Thank you for sharing that info. Makes sense. Linda

5. Axillary rolls

   elcue replied to shaomai's topic in Operating Room

   I wrap them in a pillowcase. (Wrap the case around it rather than putting the gel roll or IV bag inside the case to avoid losing it in the laundry.) I never use towels because they leave ugly marks on skin. We still often use IV bags - I'm unaware of...

6. What is the best shoes for the OR?

   elcue replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in Operating Room

   Dansko Professional (closed back). No question.

7. NO PRIVACY: HIPPA? What's HIPPA

   elcue replied to daniedi77's topic in HIPAA

   Our policy is similar - termination even for looking up your own record. This is no joke. The sad thing is that protecting patients' privacy has always been our ethical responsibility, but it took a huge bureaucratic action to get many to take it se...

8. NO PRIVACY: HIPPA? What's HIPPA

   elcue replied to daniedi77's topic in HIPAA

9. med error and Sick about it

   elcue replied to hello2you's topic in General Nursing

   I'm so sorry you are dealing with this stress. It happens to so many of us and any nurse who makes a med error suffers internally about it. I made the same error, in reverse, recently. I, too, was sick at heart even though I knew the patient wasn...

10. clipping

    elcue replied to nrsman1's topic in Operating Room

    We do the same.

11. ? re unlabeled meds

    elcue replied to OklaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    You absolutely did the right thing. No question. Good for you. The pharmacy must verify any meds brought from home. Basic safe practice.

12. Hospital vs. home laundered scrubs and caps

    elcue replied to shaomai's topic in Operating Room

    Scrubs from home, laundered at home, changed into at the hospital. Any hat/cap is OK.

13. Ever had an instrument rep behave unprofessionally in the OR?

    elcue replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

    OR Dude: We have some pretty obnoxious reps in our OR too. The "boys' club" atmosphere between the ortho reps & surgeons, in particular, gags me... Back to your point: I think you should use your "chain of authority" and first report this rep...

14. Years Experience on the white board

    elcue replied to emnicams's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.

15. Years Experience on the white board

    elcue replied to emnicams's topic in General Nursing

    PS: This idea is insulting and ridiculous. Absolutely unfair to our less senior colleagues.