RNOTODAY BSN, RN

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    I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    RNOTODAY replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a tubal ligation, and while I dont remember what kind of anesthesia I had, I remember hearing everything said, feeling a "pulling " sensation in my abdomen, and being very uncomfortable on the...
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    What does an anesthetic nurse do?

    RNOTODAY replied to PollyPutTheKettleOn's topic in Operating Room

    Well, ours, and we have only one, basically starts their IV's in the holding area. Sometimes she will assist with art lines in the OR.... and unlike marie's, the stocking duties are the responsibility...
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    Generation wars in your OR?(this is a rant..)

    RNOTODAY replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    I have noticed one thing. A person who has been working in the OR , say, for 5 years or under, is a better teacher to the newbies. This is only in my experience, I am not saying a veteran is not...
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    House - Is this what nurses do?

    RNOTODAY replied to MT RN's topic in General Nursing

    That show is way out of whack anyway..I like it , I admit, but it is really not reality based. They (the md's) give their own meds, draw their labs, go to that lab and retrieve the results, they do...
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    Generation wars in your OR?(this is a rant..)

    RNOTODAY replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, I understand. My hospital *is* union, so you can imagine how bad it is. these people, who have so much *seniority* should be the ones teaching us the ropes, but instead, they complain, treat us...
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    How is this fair?

    RNOTODAY replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    Because management is not direct care, and as mgmnt, she does have that option,
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    What's special about male nurses?

    RNOTODAY replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

    I like that male nurses are in demand, because, it enforces the idea that nursing is NOT specifically a female job..... it really isnt, if you think about it. It is highly skilled, involves...
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    strictly business/non-caring LPN

    RNOTODAY replied to TTAmoneypit's topic in General Nursing

    I think you would be best suited for a position in the OR. It is alot of "business", getting things done, very limited pt contact, and even at that, they dont need much from you, in terms of...
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    Learning to scrub

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks sunnyjohn......It sure is good to know that I am not the only one!!! It seems like once I am up there, I am kind of ok lately, but it seems my biggest thing (now) is SETTING UP. Its a...
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    Learning to scrub

    RNOTODAY posted a topic in Operating Room

    Ok, as you may remember, my orientation has a scrubbing component to it. we have many services, and we get about 2 weeks in each to scrub. Now, i may be a slow learner, but 2 weeks in a service will...
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    Learning to scrub

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Marie, thank you. I have used many of your tips... and they did help!!! I just need to *do* these cases, so I can be more comfortable, I guess....At first I felt like a bumbling idiot up there. And...
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    Learning to scrub

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    OK... setting up, for one. I still dont know yet what I will need for whatever case, what goes on the mayo, I have trouble handling the string,and generally I dont have a system of where everything...
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    Wear scrubs in a hospital? Then you're a nurse

    RNOTODAY replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Nursing

    I have no advice, but I get what your saying. I am a nurse in an OR, and just the other day a surgical tech, said to me........."I used to be a private scrub * nurse * for a plastic surgeon" I didnt...
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    Learning to scrub

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    ortho is a closed team, so is open heart... so not those two... but we have general, g/u, vascular, neuro, ent, pediatrics,plastics,bariatric, and all the lap stuff that goes with all of that......we...
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    Do you have Anesthesia Tech's?

    RNOTODAY replied to laneyRN's topic in Operating Room

    we have anesthesia techs, or I think they call them "assistants" , who just restock for anesthesia, prime lines, and is like a runner just for them...we have "or assistants" who change the circuits...
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    How long are orientations in your hospital?

    RNOTODAY posted a topic in Operating Room

    so, post your orientation length, and type of facility, how many OR's? Mine: level 1 trauma, about 23 or's. and they would like the orientation to be 6
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    10 top things!

    RNOTODAY replied to turtles's topic in Operating Room

    1. make sure you really want to be there. there is limited pt contact, and you wouldnt be learning iv's, assessments, and other traditional "nursing" stuff 2. make sure you are ok with technical...
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    Worth joining AORN?

    RNOTODAY replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    I am a member, but so far the benefits are only a journal every month, some free ceu's, and password access to special areas of their site......however I did join because I got one year free...from my...
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    Stupid little mistakes....

    RNOTODAY posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am still learning to circulate, and my orientation is going so so at best. Everybody at work, who have been there a long time say my orientation is really really bad. But, I have nothing to compare...
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    How do you develop thick skin?

    RNOTODAY replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    LOL What a small world:lol2: Weak management? We didnt even HAVE real management, so they tell us, until the last 8 months or so.... They brought in a traveling clinical manager, yes, a...
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    How long are orientations in your hospital?

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    thanks marie, tess... thats what I thought....thanks for clarifying.. Yes, everybody in this place will throw you to the wolves.... They should be happy anybody at all would even consider staying...
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    How long are orientations in your hospital?

    RNOTODAY replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    So, up to a year is not impossible, or uncommon? My manager told us that a year is rediculous, it should never take anyone 1 year to learn their job, and he would be very surprised if ANY hospital of...
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    How do you develop thick skin?

    RNOTODAY replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    I see them in my sleep.......... Really, though, I guess all OR's are like this, or it certainly isnt uncommon. Actually, I heard, some of the other hospitals besides where I work in the state arent...
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    How do you develop thick skin?

    RNOTODAY replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    I think we live in the same state, quahog land? lol and I possibly currently work in that same
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    Pharmaceutical Sales?

    RNOTODAY replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know this seems like a silly question, but I really dont know and I am embarrassed to ask a "real" person ... lol What do the reps actually "sell"? The pts insurance company pays for the drugs that...