rubichick

rubichick has 6 years experience and specializes in Surgery, Dialysis.

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1. Operating Room Nurse: Roles

   rubichick replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

   I left the OR because of the hours. Working 70+ hours/week, 21 hours straight, not seeing my family for days at a time was too much. Hopefully if you transfer to the OR it is fully staffed. I miss being in the OR, but definitely don't miss the long h...

2. Surgical Instruments

   rubichick replied to beautifulskymind's topic in Operating Room

   I did the same thing. I spent a couple days in SPD putting all the trays together and getting familiar with all the instruments. On slow days my preceptor would take me in a room and we would practice loading needles, handing instruments correctly, s...

3. Abandoned patients

   rubichick replied to rubichick's topic in Urology

   I gave the PT a ride, per the AM's request/approval. I'll never do it again and I'm salary, so no I didn't get paid to do it. The medical director lives about 2 hrs away, so he wasn't dealing with it either. I love my small 8 chair unit, but I'm thin...

4. Abandoned patients

   rubichick replied to rubichick's topic in Urology

   not that calling a cab is an option here, but why/how could you get fired for it? The part that makes it even more difficult is that the patient has an extensive criminal history and not sure if anyone should be alone with the patient. Ive heard man...

5. Abandoned patients

   rubichick replied to rubichick's topic in Urology

   I totally agree.

6. Abandoned patients

   rubichick replied to rubichick's topic in Urology

   I haven't seen a policy that states that. Last Pt off on second shift and wait for 2 hours when there isn't anyone to give the pt a ride and no cab service in this small rural town...Medical director would not approve a transport to the ER...tried it

7. Abandoned patients

   rubichick posted a topic in Urology

   Have any of you run into the issue with someone dropping a patient off for tx and not coming back to pick them up? We have had that happen a few times recently. There isn't a taxi service or public transportation available which puts the staff in an ...

8. What's aTypical Day

   rubichick replied to Jama CCHT's topic in Urology

   I worked 4 years as a tech while in nursing school, left because they only hire new grads if you used tuition reimbursement. I worked 2 yrs in OR. I then went back to dialysis working 6 months on the floor as an RN then took over the CM position. The...

9. How did everyone get into the OR?

   rubichick replied to JLKNurse's topic in Operating Room

   I was one of those Mom's who returned to school to become a nurse. I also worked a full-time job, took care of my kids and studied when everything else was taken care of and many times that wasn't until well after everyone else had gone to bed for th...

10. Not a real nurse?

    rubichick replied to nrsman1's topic in Operating Room

    I just got my license in August and started in the OR circulating right way. The way I look at it, those who work in the OR can always go to Med/Surg to fill in if necessary, but those on the Med/Surg floor can not walk into the OR and do the same. I...

11. The strangest thing you've ever seen on an x-ray?

    rubichick replied to Spirit of Humor's topic in Humor

    I don't want to sound stupid, but how in the world would that get in her bladder?

12. Operating Room Nurse: Roles

    rubichick replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    Very well said. Thank you for informing everyone.

13. 39 days

    rubichick replied to bsugar888's topic in General Students

    My final is May 13th and pinning is May 22nd (@ 5pm...lol). I'm not counting but there are only 24 class days left. Sounds better to me that way.