Shore Bookworm

Shore Bookworm has 16 years experience and specializes in Long term care; L & D.

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1. Restraints during surgery

   Shore Bookworm replied to Shore Bookworm's topic in Safety

   I forgot about that!!!! I had my first two in the hospital in 1977 and 1978. Your legs were strapped UP and your arms were strapped DOWN. I had no medication, so I was lucid enough to beg the nurse not to strap my arms down. She agreed but said SO me...

2. Restraints during surgery

   Shore Bookworm replied to Shore Bookworm's topic in Safety

   Oh no!! Yeah, I wouldn't want to be the one to have to say "I'm sorry" to the surgeon. lol I like to think I would be conscious of that, even sedated, but probably not. And I am relieved to see I'm not alone in that I would have appreciated some war...

3. Restraints during surgery

   Shore Bookworm replied to Shore Bookworm's topic in Safety

   Thank you to the member who sent me a private message. I appreciate the information. I haven't written enough posts to respond yet!!!

4. Restraints during surgery

   Shore Bookworm replied to Shore Bookworm's topic in Safety

   I really appreciate the feedback. Thank you everyone. I understand it was for safety sake, but I felt very out of control, so it was upsetting. I am blind in the eye they operated on, so I wouldn't have seen anything coming at me. That is a great ...

5. What did you do for work during school?

   Shore Bookworm replied to Giant Panda's topic in General Nursing

   I had my husband to support me, but I was a Certified Childbirth Educator before I became a nurse, so I taught Childbirth and Breastfeeding classes while I was in school.

6. Restraints during surgery

   Shore Bookworm replied to Shore Bookworm's topic in Safety

   Thanks so much for your sensitive replies! I had a feeling it was just my personal reaction. Probably most people wouldn't have even noticed it. I know better than to interfere with the sterile field, but I guess under anesthesia you are not thinking...

7. Restraints during surgery

   Shore Bookworm posted a topic in Safety

   I recently had eye surgery under conscious sedation. As I was being prepped in the OR, I was shocked to have a nurse on either side of me wrap my wrists around with gauze and fasten my arms to the operating table. I must have made some sound because...