TracyB,RN

TracyB,RN RN

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  1. Curasol wound gel

    TracyB,RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering what other places are doing out there with Curasol gel & what kinds of results are happening. Also wondering how often dressings are ordered to be changed. I've seen once daily to...

  2. 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 &...

  3. 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

  4. 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...

  5. 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 &

  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

    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...

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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...

  10. 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,...

  11. da vinci robot poll

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

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

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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

  15. 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...

  16. 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

  17. OR hair advice - please do not laugh! (long-ish)

    TracyB,RN replied to HeatherB,CST's topic in Operating Room

    My hair stays wet all day long... b/c I insist on taking a shower when I get home AND before going in the morning. So many patients are just so darn dirty! Not to mention spatters of ickk landing...

  18. Allright Sports Med Nurses polling for some advice

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

    I'm guessing the Puddle Guppy is like "The Snake" floor suction??? Absorbomats & having tandem suction & extra cannisters ready to go seems to work for me. A few of our docs will use the pouch...

  19. Not Happy With My OR

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

    Hey Issey...I was just checking in to see how you were hanging in... I frequently have to remind myself that it is not my problem if some jerk of a surgeon/co-worker/resident/med-student/ supervisor,...

  20. Scrub vending machines

    TracyB,RN posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm sure I've seen this discussed here, but no threads popped up on my search for above topic. Anyhooooo Who's using them? Who hates/loves them & why? Does your system allow for split

  21. recyclling in the OR

    TracyB,RN replied to soon2bRST's topic in Operating Room

    Good idea... We don't really "recycle." We "reprocess" things, like tourniquet cuffs, drill bits, saw blades... mostly stuff you would never want to re-use...

  22. Not Happy With My OR

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

    Awww... You'll be ok. Since I've quit smoking, I've found that I'm using my "dang it, I'm having a craving" breathing, every time I'm having a bad moment at work. It really helps, alot. I'm looking...

  23. What kind of LTC resident will you be?

    TracyB,RN replied to squeakykitty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LMAO... I'll probably be the one screaming at the staff to wash their hands. My yelling will be peppered with a variety of expletives, that I'm screaming at the top of my COPD affected

  24. y'all ain't going to believe this one!!

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

    surgeon marks site at our place.... I'm thinking it wasn't a nurse who marked the orifice, but a surgeon, being wonderfully sarcastic after getting written up for not properly marking the site. I'm...

  25. Ready to be in charge?

    TracyB,RN replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Operating Room

    Easy... no call team, no other surgery until the back-up arrives. Most cases aren't that flippin emergent that it can't wait 30 minutes... One more reason why all your duties should be completed as...