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  1. Nurses are overpaid!

    I'm so glad to see other people are interested in this stuff too! I buy some things off of ebay, but I was wondering if you have any other websites or any where else that you buy this stuff?
  2. I was like that too...I worked on a busy ortho unit and I ended up crying all the time. I tried every shift on that unit because I liked the pts so much...but then I eventually decided I had to quit. I went to a counselor and got some anxiety issue...
  3. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    There was one night when I worked on an ortho unit that I was in a pt room. I heard a commotion out in the hallway, looked out and saw a pt standing in the middle of the hall, screaming at the top of his lungs. Other nurses were trying to calm him ...
  4. aortic endografts

    Thanks for the reply, that's what I was thinking but there were nurses at the conference that made it sound like some were being done in IR or the cath lab and that was a very scary thought!
  5. aortic endografts

    I was just curious-in your facility do cardiologists place endografts or surgeons? Do they collaborate? Are they done in the cath lab or the OR? I work for a surgeon who collaborates frequently with a cardiologist in the OR. The surgeon also perf...
  6. I am confused, please help!

    I worked as a student nurse on an ortho unit for about 1 1/2 years and then as an RN for the same amount of time. I then went to work in the OR and worked there for 2 years before I became a private scrub. I am not certified as a first assist, but I...
  7. Depression amoung OR nurses after organ harvesting

    It is very important to make sure the blood pressure stays stable and the heart is stable so the organs will still be viable. They also monitor urine output to make sure the kidneys haven't shut down. If the patient's organs start to fail, they can...
  8. Nursing Student Wondering About O.R.

    I think that working in the OR is great, but I don't know if I would recommend it straight out of nursing school. I feel that working on a nursing unit for 1-2 years prior to OR training helps you develop critical thinking skills. I worked on an or...
  9. What grossed you out the most in nursing school?

    Anything that involved sputum!! Even the word is gross!!
  10. how much Indiana nurses make

    I worked in the OR for about 1 1/2 years before I became a private...he had to train me on some aspects such as closing the skin, but I was familiar with the procedures and the instruments. If you are interested in the OR, you should look into it......
  11. how much Indiana nurses make

    I am an office nurse/private scrub for a surgeon. I make around $44,500 a year.
  12. My achin' veins

    I work for vascular surgeons and we remove varicose veins all the time. Many times the veins are caused by the valves in the saphenous vein not working correctly causing reflux. We perform phlebectomies and almost always strip the saphenous vein to...
  13. I HATE nursing! (long)

    Hi, sorry to hear about your troubles...I too hated bedside nursing and went through a bout of depression and anxiety. I ended up going to a psychiatrist and getting on meds, but I also changed positions. I went to work in the OR, and I LOVE it! T...
  14. Depression amoung OR nurses after organ harvesting

    I recently worked in a large trauma center and I was able to go on donor runs...where I went and helped the surgeon harvest the organs. I have also participated in some at our hospital where I was the circulator in the situation. As far as harvesti...
  15. Where do you nurse?

    I'm an assistant to a vascular surgeon...I work both in the office and in the OR. I love it!!