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1. Dealing with Circulators as a New Student.

   gymnut replied to gymnut's topic in Operating Room

   I guess I should explain a couple of things about the tuition statement. I meant "money I don't have" in a more genral sense. If I had the money I wouldn't need to take out a loan. I didn't mean to come across as saying since I paid 10 grand I demand...

2. Dealing with Circulators as a New Student.

   gymnut posted a topic in Operating Room

   Oh no another post about grouchy people in the OR! This is very long and if the journals were up it would actually have gone in there. I just need to vent or I'll explode!! So once again I'm turning to AN to help me out with my clinical portion of my...

3. Attitudes in the OR

   gymnut replied to Epona's topic in Operating Room

   I know how you feel. I'm currently enrolled in my hospital's surge tech program and while the techs and surgeons are great and treat you well the RNs have a horrible reputation hospital wide for their bad attitudes. To be honest when someone who work...

4. Cranial Bone Flap Falls to the Floor During a Craniotomy

   gymnut replied to gymnut's topic in Operating Room

   Oh if only the 5 second really worked in the OR!!

5. Cranial Bone Flap Falls to the Floor During a Craniotomy

   gymnut posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi Everyone! My teacher just posted a discussion topic online that asks what would be the correct procedure of sterilization should a bone flap fall to the floor during a craniotomy? I did some research online and came across this website and while i...

6. Craziest Thing You Saw a Surgeon Do.

   gymnut replied to gymnut's topic in Operating Room

   Oh my God am I laughing after reading these posts! I expected to come in here and find all this outrage of a patient being turned into a human curtain rod only to find out it's common. I am actually very relieved to find out that this is not bad prac...

7. Craziest Thing You Saw a Surgeon Do.

   gymnut posted a topic in Operating Room

   Or really anyone. So in clinicals during a robotic case the surgeon proceeded to staple the sterile drapes...TO THE PATIENT!! He said this way he can be sure the drapes don't move. The patient did not consent to this and when the procedure was finis...

8. One More Strike and I'm Out. (Venting)

   gymnut replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

   We sat down today and hashed it all out. I am going to try and take as many evening clinicals as I can and not work late the night before I have day clinicals. I also printed out some good healthy breakfasts and plan on drinking lots of water and ora...

9. One More Strike and I'm Out. (Venting)

   gymnut posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi guys remember me? I'm the girl who fainted in the OR twice and started a whole thread about it. I got some awesome advice and everything has been going great! I just finished the 2nd semester with a 4.0 GPA and I'm really enjoying my clinical expe...

10. I can't understand what you're saying!

    gymnut replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't do text speak even when texting. It makes my brain sad. I do however would like to see a font on here called Doctors Handwriting and type posts using that just to see how many can translate.

11. upset pt

    gymnut replied to laughterishelpful's topic in General Nursing

    I had one patient try and pull that crap with me. The first time I had her she was coming back from a test and had a lot going on. She had compression stockings, IV, wound vac and an NG tube. She wanted to sit in the chair instead of going back to b...

12. Feeling scared...I just need to vent a little :(

    gymnut replied to OreoCookie3's topic in General Nursing

    I never heard of HIV 2 either but here is a link that I found on Google: http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01335/en/txt/hiv1n2.html

13. gowning and gloving technique

    gymnut replied to isabing's topic in Operating Room

    This how we are being taught in school and how I've seen every other tech and nurse gown and glove.

14. Recently Certified as a PCT in NYC

    gymnut replied to Cammy84's topic in General Nursing

    If PCT means patient care technician then it's common in PA too. I do phlebotomy and EKGs. However doing an EKG and actually interpreting it are two different things. I just enter the patient data, slap all the leads on and wait until the machine tel...

15. Why are some nurses not grateful for my job?

    gymnut replied to leogirl8's topic in Relations

    I wish we had sitters on our floor. They just pull us PCAs and make the floor short and everyone just goes crazy. I would kiss your feet if you were available to watch any of our patients!