TracyB,RN

TracyB,RN RN

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  1. Fracture tables

    TracyB,RN replied to lindaloo51's topic in Operating Room

    We have the Trumpf... I HATE IT. It's bulky, heavy, difficult to maneuver. I hate that I can't neatly tuck the sheets, or that there is no nice way to secure someone's upper body on the table. Every...

  2. Do you chart in the OR?

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

    If we don't have pre-printed pre-op orders for antibiotic, scd's, we actually write in the chart as a verbal order for EVERYTHING!!!! Verbal order: insert foley immediately prior to surgical procedure...

  3. Urethral Meatotomy?

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

    Marie LPN... "The magic wand is on backorder" LOVE IT.... can I use that???

  4. Working for a Plastic Surgeon

    TracyB,RN replied to china4mom's topic in Operating Room

    I would LOVE to work in a plastic surgeon's office.... No clue on the pay, but at this point, I don't care.... Love surgery, can't deal much longer with the management that has NO

  5. computerized charting in the O.R.

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

    LMAO.... "I wonder who's running hell?" Bwah ha ha ha ha ha.... I have 2 of those surgeons where I work. No wonder that surgeon of yours went through 7 partners... Couldn't put up light handles......

  6. help, i didn't know i did something wrong

    TracyB,RN replied to strive4mores's topic in General Nursing

    Sooo, let me get this straight.. One ACLS class charged to 2 different hospitals & you didn't know that was

  7. Hospital or Nursing Agency?

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

    Aww, Dude. You totally need to work in a hospital & get a new grad spot in ICU... There are openings all over the place! I don't know if your exact location is the problem, or if it's wording b/c...

  8. Which job would you take?

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

    ummm, don't have to ask me twice... Job #2 w/ the nice environment... Sooo much easier to go to work if you have decent people to work with. I'm sure they'd also be willing to help out with the stress...

  9. Nurses with tattoos

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

    Dermablend makeup is supposed to be EXCELLENT for covering tattoos. My mom used it religiously to cover her vitiligo spots before she lost most of her pigment. It worked awesome for her... Never...

  10. OR Advice

    TracyB,RN replied to ILL OR RN 2007's topic in Operating Room

    Sooo, how was the first day?? Actual OR stuff or the horribly painful week of torture that goes with "hospital

  11. More circulating than scrubbing in US?

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

    I can tell you that in IL that if you go on an interview as an RN & ask about scrubbing, you are glared at as though you are the one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater. I actually had an...

  12. Do you always wear eye protection when circulating?

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

    Dang. Why didn't I think of defog??? Seriously, I can wear those built in masks AND tape them and STILL fog. It's horrible. About the only thing that works for me, is not breathing & that's just...

  13. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

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

    WOW. This is an old thread, but check out emptynest's current starting salary for old experience.... 38 bux/hr. Am I reading that correctly? How much experience in what area are you referring to?...

  14. Do you always wear eye protection when circulating?

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

    As much as I hate to admit this, it depends on the case. Should I wear eyewear all the time? Heck yeah. Do I? I'd be totally lying if I said I did. Not to make excuses, but I seriously can't find a...

  15. ob-gyn OR

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

    Yeah, those boots are awesome! Gimme ortho

  16. latex allergy info question & question on shellfish allergy

    TracyB,RN replied to nursebetti2001's topic in Operating Room

    Our anesthesia group has a favorite quesion asked to patients when they say they have a latex allergy?? Is it a documented allergy?? Or, the all-time favorite... do you wear underwear? Think rubber...

  17. Nurses marrying doctors

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

    Oh my goodness... I know a person who chose a certain department, specifically to meet a doc.... She earned her skeezer reputation fair & square. Going into nursing b/c we're mentally ill?? NAH......

  18. any nurses out there with back injuries

    TracyB,RN replied to rehab nurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    RehabRN... so sorry you're going through all this... If you remember me, I had some issues s/p an MVA... Anywhooo, my back pain was awful. Days when I just didn't want to exist anymore, but I ended up...

  19. What are you using for sponge counters

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

    Wow... we don't have any cool stufff No computer charting, no sponge counters... I wonder what else we don't have. I wrap the used laps in the blue plastic but only after I count off 5 to my scrub....

  20. computerized charting in the O.R.

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

    Computers??? Hmmphh! Well, I take that back. We have computers for entering our specimens & looking up lab results. It's such a crappy system I don't even want to clutter my brain with the name...

  21. what does it take to be an OR nurse?

    TracyB,RN replied to lenjoy03's topic in Operating Room

    negative behavior from an MD is not a right, nor a privilege. As OR nurses, we cannot continue to accept this negative behavior & "understanding" it DOES NOT make it ok or acceptable. Also, we...

  22. What do you carry in your pockets?

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

    hey paul check out www.smartscrubs.com they have a thing called a "scrub poc." it's fabric with extra little spots for pens, scissors, "stationary - cardboard), whatever else you can fit in there....

  23. Raney Clips

    TracyB,RN replied to Cynthy55's topic in Operating Room

    We also count stuff that could potentially harm by falling into open wound. I was trying to be funny, but it was late & I was sleepy. I was referring to counting each individual staple before...

  24. Raney Clips

    TracyB,RN replied to Cynthy55's topic in Operating Room

    not at the moment. We're probably safe until TPTB see this post & decide "heyyyyy, that's a goood idea. We should count those clips. Let's count the staples while we're at it, too."

  25. Turnovers

    TracyB,RN replied to sem179's topic in Operating Room

    Pretty much the same here. We have housekeeping to mop, wipe down tables, empty trash, etc while tech is prepping case cart & RN is with anesthesia dropping off pt & going to interview next...