Marisaej

Marisaej has 11 years experience and specializes in Operating room Scrubbing, Anesthetics,.

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1. Why do you want to become an OR nurse?

   Marisaej replied to Quynhu29's topic in Operating Room

   I used to work in busy trauma hospital, now in smaller hospital with only cold cases. I love the fact that in OR I constantly have to think on my feet, innovate, anticipate and be one step ahead of anything that can happen. Adrenaline junkie through ...

2. Personality type for perioperative nursing?

   Marisaej replied to Maddi_Rose's topic in Operating Room

   I agree that you have to be assertive. Also be able to function independently, trust your own jugement and be very orginased. I am blessed with a very good visual memory, so that I can send my circular nurse or students to exactly the correct cupboa...

3. How often do you take a vacation?

   Marisaej replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

   I am lucky enough to be in the position of having 21 day's vacation leave plus 12 day's public holiday's each year. After 10 years service in my current position another 5 day's was added!! Bonus! You may be expected to do after hours call on public ...

4. Anyone willing to talk to nurse form USA about healthcare in your country?

   Marisaej replied to 2kidsandadog's topic in International

   Hi. Am a registered Nurse from South Africa. What would you like to know?

5. Nursing and tattoos

   Marisaej replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

   am planning to get small tatoo on hip hopefully in next few months.. have heard said that a rose on a 20 year old boob becomes a whole vine of climbing roses in 20 years!! had a pt with a small spider on a delicate member.. probably boasted that it t...

6. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

   Marisaej replied to DachRN's topic in Humor

   work in small hospital in south africa. Walk in one morning at 2am. whole family. on way for holiday and just wanted to get check up to make sure nothing was going to spoil the holiday.. the dr on call admitted both children for observation for the n...

7. Funny things that pt's say!

   Marisaej replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

   not an ob story, but funny none the less. working in male medical. had regular pt, old gentleman. Parkinsons and defaulter on meds. looked like a turtle with wrinkly neck. Alway's wore a floppy sun hat that covered half his face. Was nurse in bed wit...

8. Why is it? Things nurses do other people can't

   Marisaej replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

   Was standing in OR few weeks back, breaking pieces of bone graft up, thinking about the barbeque I would be having that night. Or watching a educational dvd on hip replacements while cooking dinner.. my friends were horrified.. Have also found myself...

9. Funny things that pts say

   Marisaej replied to jRN4now's topic in Humor

   I work in OR, Where very funny things come out post op:lol2::lol2:One patient was trying with all her might to get up out of bed, took 2 people to restrain her.. the reason? she was convinced she had to go out and buy some socks! IMEDIATLY!! Did not ...

10. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    Marisaej replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

    can be very disconcertening!! prepped male pt for urology surgery only to find small black spider(with possability of turning into turantula!!)

11. How do you say " I love nursing" in your language?

    Marisaej replied to mother/babyRN's topic in International

    in south africa we say: Ek is mal oor verpleging!! Is so great to see others loving the profession as much as I do. Though some day's more than others....

12. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    Marisaej replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

13. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    Marisaej replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

    Am lucky enough to get free medical at hospital where i work. Have been known to do own vitals when going to one of our out patient clinicks, and even helping with build up of other patients while i am waiting. You just cant swich off when you are ...

14. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    Marisaej replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

15. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    Marisaej replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor