TracyB,RN RN

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 piece is so flipping heavy, nothing is neatly marke...

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 Verbal order: apply scd's to bilateral lower extr...

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

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 CLUE!!!!

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... What a beee-otch!!!

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

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 your first post made it sound like you had experie...

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 inducing, but infrequent duties.

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 tried it for my tattoos. No one has ever complained, ...

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

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 interviewer ask me "If you want to scrub so badly...

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 not practical when I'm trying to work... LOL

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? Just curious

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 decent pair of googleloos to cover my peepers. I've...

Yeah, those boots are awesome! Gimme ortho anyday.

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 in the waistbands or bra straps Most people are s...

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... We become mentally ill after being a nurse for a ...

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 biting the bullet, got a fusion.... It's like I'm...

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. Keeps my count current & the room a bit neater. ...

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 of it.... IT's BAD!!! REALLY, REALLY BAD

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 get our fair share of poop in the OR. I probably hav...

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. it's adjustable for around the waist, almost like a ...

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 use... didn't come out that way... Wooops. We also hav...

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." LOL

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 pt. Sometimes hskpg will make up bed, too, if they'...