PetiteOpRN

PetiteOpRN

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About PetiteOpRN

PetiteOpRN has 11 years experience and specializes in PeriOperative.


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  1. RT working as the new nurse?

    This is just not sitting right with me and I feel like I need some insight from other nurses. In the facility where I work(surgical sub-specialty clinic with on-site ambulatory care operating room), an RT (who was working as the receptionist) was rec...
  2. what do you talk about at work?

    Mostly "debriefing" throughout the day ("If Dr. Bones doesn't make up his flipping mind soon, I'm gonna loose it again," "Dr. Brain just announced that the resident is no longer allowed to speak to or instruct the nursing staff...it's going to be a l...
  3. An odd staff member

    I'm confused. Why is everyone using the word "crazy" in such a negative context? I've always thought it was a term of endearment for people in hospital administration. As in, "You just missed Crazy. She came in to make sure the blanket warmer was ...
  4. New Nursing Student

    Most people who seem miserable here are venting; they work stressful but rewarding jobs, and venting helps them to give better care to their patients day after day. Every job has ups and downs. Nursing is no different. If someone is intent on being ...
  5. Saline in a bottle not for injection?

    You can also make a few holes in the top with a blunt fill needle, invert, and squeeze for a quick, controlled irrigation.
  6. Profanity in the OR

    We all know that surgeons can be the worst offenders in terms of language. **** this, **** that, blah, blah, ******* blah. How do you respond? Do you reprimand ("Dr. Jones! Do you kiss your mama with that mouth?!?)? Ignore it? Follow in suit? I've se...
  7. Controversial new policies at Baylor!!!!

    The hospital my husband works at has done this for about 4 years now. Each employee must do the "health risk assessment" each year. Urine samples are required to test for tobacco derivatives, and those who test positive must complete a tobacco cess...
  8. I wasn't hired because I failed the personality test???

    When it was implemented in my hospital, we had to take it in order to change our shifts around (staying within the same department, but switching your day off!). Most nurses in my department failed (OR). My favorite question was "are you addicted to...
  9. Question about sending resume

    Walk it in. Hand it to the manager, if possible. When we have someone mail a resume in, it is generally filed in the back, because it doesn't mean much to me. When someone takes the time to walk it in, and then sits and fills out an application as ...
  10. Derm Nursing?

    MA's do not inject anything (in most facilities). Estheticians/nurses/PAs generally do laser treatments (sometimes the MD). Depending on the state, estheticians may or may not be able to administer fillers/botox. (Kansas does not require licensure;...
  11. Derm Nursing?

    search "aesthetic nurses"
  12. Fake Nurses

    There are plenty of DPTs and DPhs that walk around in white coats and call themselves Dr. Soandso. Their scope of practice is nowhere near that of an MD or DO. In healthcare, the lines have become very blurry in terms of titles. To most patients, "...
  13. Become a successful Nurse if you hate A&P?

    I hated anatomy. Neuro anatomy in particular. Now I specialize in neurosurgery. I set a goal (become a nurse) and one of the things I needed to do was pass A&P, which I did. It wasn't until years later that I gained an appreciation for anato...
  14. When people on my unit did that, their orientation ended that minute, and they served their two weeks as a regular nurse with full load. Be careful, it could turn out very differently than you expect.
  15. Specialities in the Operating Room...

    Neuro. Peds and adults; about 50/50 craniotomies/spines. Ortho sometimes (backs and trauma). Plastics if they're desperate.