bakerbakerRN

bakerbakerRN has 22 years experience and specializes in OR.

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1. Afraid to kill a patient

   bakerbakerRN replied to ward81's topic in Safety

   You will do just fine! Just stay cautious and careful throughout your career and you will quit worrying so much over this.....as we all do in the back of our minds. One thing about the gagging though, use Mentholatum or Vick's Vapo Rub in and under ...

2. The american nurse

   bakerbakerRN replied to schnookimz's topic in General Nursing

   I'm already tearing up at the preview!!!

3. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

   bakerbakerRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   end of a long, busy, stressful day in the OR....last case of the day and everyone is tired and grumpy. The room is very quiet with only the sound of some John Mayer and the beep beep of the heart monitor when this circulator sneezes and accidentally...

4. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

   bakerbakerRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   Discharging a patient home, I put her overweight body in too small of a wheelchair and she starts yelling when the wheels start rubbing the sides of the chair, friction causing it to burn her hips. She was a good sport and we both laughed!

5. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

   bakerbakerRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   House sit for a co-worker and steal her jewelry and electronics and pawn them because you have a spending problem and not enough money. Get caught and have a felony theft and "false declaration in pawn" and not report it to the state BON when renewi...

6. "Just" a CNA?!

   bakerbakerRN replied to AliceTrout's topic in Relations

   I feel for you. You may find that some work environments are like this while others are not. I initially worked in a county hospital where this wasn't an issue at all. I was an LPN at the time and relocated to a larger city and the hospital I work...

7. February 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   bakerbakerRN replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   Mr Jones was thirsty when he asked the busy nurse for a boost.

8. February 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   bakerbakerRN replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   I was thinking of something else when I asked for a "pick me up"

9. February 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   bakerbakerRN replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   Nurse Smith was a too little preoccupied with her upcoming yearly evaluation and salary increase.

10. February 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    bakerbakerRN replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

    Mr. Jones realized having a clean set of sheets was a very uplifting experience.

11. Plastic Surgery

    bakerbakerRN replied to JerseyGirl2010's topic in Aesthetics

    You do want to head to the OR, but usually will need some med/surg experience before. However, there may be places that will hire you without that experience. You can also try any positions in the perioperative setting which include Pre and Post OP...

12. Question RE: CPAP

    bakerbakerRN posted a topic in Pulmonary

    I was wondering for personal and professional reasons, how long does it takes before someone with EDS and fatigue start feeling better rested and more energetic once CPAP is started? I found this article last night and realized how much of an under...