TracyB,RN RN

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 TID, so I'm curious. Thanks

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 & the higher powers that be, to continue this behavi...

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

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 policies on PDA's. Things changed, as do policies. ...

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

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 our charge has the least experience out of all of...

standing ovation for that one!!!

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

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 the free meal in the crapeteria & the free ice ...

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, next step... seee ya Haven't done a local case in s...

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

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 patient, regardless of how much "care" you may or may no...

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 it. I guess it just depends on the room staff.. mos...

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

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 it... As far as makeup goes, usually just mascara. I...

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 go...ughgh...

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 anywhere & less than stellar housekeeping. Anyway...

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 & a cysto bucket to collect any excess fluid.

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, etc, etc is in a bad mood. Heck with them. Don't...

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 sizes?

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... Ughgh

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 into agency... I get treated like crap anyway, so I...

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 lungs..

surgeon marks site at our place.... I'm thinking it wasn't a nurse who marked the anus, but a surgeon, being wonderfully sarcastic after getting written up for not properly marking the site. I'm pretty sure it was the clinical educator in our dept th...

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 much as possible at the start of the shift.