TracyB,RN RN

TracyB,RN has 14 years experience as a RN and specializes in jack of all trades, master of none.

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1. Asked to stay late with call team w/out call team pay

   TracyB,RN replied to mooneyes65's topic in Operating Room

   I was wondering if you worked at my old job.. Almost identical scenario... Then I saw in a post about NC... I'm in IL. Where I used to work, it seems as if the nurse manager is encouraged by HR &...

2. Open Heart Team??

   TracyB,RN posted a topic in Operating Room

   For those in hearts, who had to make a choice between hearts & another service? How did you KNOW you wanted

3. Joliet and JJC former and current students

   TracyB,RN replied to KarmaInMotion's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Good luck at JUCO.... Graduated from there many years ago, great program. I used a PDA for calculations & stuff... had some quizzes I had downloaded. Back then, Joes & Silver didn't have any...

4. After removing the bullets from a gunshot wound in the OR, ....

   TracyB,RN replied to Melandru's topic in General Nursing

   Out of the patient & directly to security, or police officer who is not so patiently waiting for the "foreign object." Check your P &

5. Things you'd LOVE to say to TPTB, and get away with it!

   TracyB,RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Leslie... "bite me" is one of my all time faves...It can be very effective when used with just the right tone... One thing I'd really love to say to TPTB... maybe we have a problem with low morale b/c...

6. Things you'd LOVE to say to TPTB, and get away with it!

   TracyB,RN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   standing ovation for that

7. Pay for carring the beeper

   TracyB,RN replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Operating Room

   IL 5 OR's $3.50hr callpay w/ 2 hr guarantee 1 1/2 time when punching in specialty team leader pay

8. What you get for nurses week

   TracyB,RN replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

   HA! My hospital combined nurses week w/ hospital week. Had an outdoor luncheon under a tent and gave all employees an polo shirt w/ the hospital name embroidered on it... yawn.... Oh, I forgot about...

9. OR Policy Help............

   TracyB,RN replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

   hardware... goes to path for gross exam... patient can't have it back, either. BOGUS!! absences... depends on the reason.. usually 5 occurence in 1 yr is verbal, next is write up, next step suspend,...

10. da vinci robot poll

    TracyB,RN replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    Ummm, nope. We don't even have computer charting

11. Do OR nurses do any type of patient care?

    TracyB,RN replied to MikeyJ's topic in Operating Room

    Things may seem quite technical, but it is considered patient care. Everything in that room revolves around the patient, who is usually unconscious. We are the eyes, ears, and advocate for that...

12. count sheets

    TracyB,RN replied to joeshaf's topic in Operating Room

    Wow... I can't imagine not counting, everything. Our count sheet is also part of the patient record.. scissors, clamps, & everything else included. We make time, whether or not the surgeon wants...

13. which job would you choose?

    TracyB,RN replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Operating Room

    Ohhh man.. I would so pick job #2. But that's just

14. Some questions for the women

    TracyB,RN replied to Satori77's topic in Operating Room

    Ha...I remember seeing that "Instead" product & thinking "uh uh, no way" Female wise, I've been pretty darn lucky & am almost so on the money when I start, I could probably set my watch to...

15. I work at Disney World now!!

    TracyB,RN replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the Disney link... just do a search like you would on Monster or the like... I haven't seen any openings in Orlando for awhile & when I did, hubby didn't want to