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  1. Pediatric Growth Charts

    crackerjack replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/ )

  2. Can you believe this commercial?

    crackerjack replied to one2one's topic in General Nursing

    I've not seen it but from what you say, it's not encouraging people to run to the ER for a minor cut but rather a simple scare tactic into buying their brand of ointment. Just for the record though,...

  3. Pick up Malpractice! They went after my license.

    crackerjack replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sue, thanks for sharing your experience with us. I had the same speech in school that others mentioned in addition to having a couple of attorneys come in and reps from a local hospital to give us a...

  4. Latex Allergy

    crackerjack replied to kleinbbc's topic in Operating Room

    :yeahthat: just today i had a floor nurse call and request a non-latex foley from our OR. It is not an unusual request. However, the way she requested it was a bit *special*. She never could quite...

  5. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    crackerjack replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    In the vein of those calling themselves nurses who do not hold a license I'm wondering about one I got last week. I was checking in a patient for surgery and at some point the one of them states...

  6. just a vent

    crackerjack replied to micco's topic in Operating Room

    Because no matter where you work there's always at least one person who's bent on stirring up

  7. Those cool scrub caps...

    crackerjack replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    We're allowed to wear them but are required, according to AORN recommendations, to wash them after each use. Now me, I'm thinking that would come as natural as any other article of clothing

  8. How do you prep

    crackerjack replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    :yeahthat:

  9. Poll: Do you prefer being in a room or giving breaks?

    crackerjack replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    Tough question!!! When I'm assigned a room for the day I prefer to stick with it, hate it when the CN starts switching things around. I prefer to run my room, organize it during lulls in the case,...

  10. ob-gyn OR

    crackerjack replied to murjall's topic in Operating Room

    Yep, OB is in L&D here also. On rare occassion we'll have a C/S in the main. We had one here while back because the mom had ??ovarian cancer?? I dunno, was something either known to be or...

  11. cysto

    crackerjack replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Operating Room

    Yes cysto is part of our main OR and everyone rotates through it. Depending on what is scheduled for the day and how many starts we have, any one of us may end up running the cysto room and at times...

  12. Latex Allergy

    crackerjack replied to kleinbbc's topic in Operating Room

    We are to the point where almost everything we use is latex free anyway. The only changes we have to make are the bag on the anesthesia vent and to move it to first of the day, and latex free gloves...

  13. Latex Allergy

    crackerjack replied to kleinbbc's topic in Operating Room

    We have the same policy in place for latex allergic patients in our OR however, unfortunately, if a patient says she/he is allergic to latex we have to treat it as such even if the sx symply indicate...

  14. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    crackerjack replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    My latest one-liner fave is when going through the pre-op checklist and asking about allergies is to come back with 'Good, we'll try not to find any(more) for you today' I've yet to find a patient...

  15. Do you put on sterile gloves?

    crackerjack replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Wild one for ya...I work with an RN who had a surgeon shove a ray down a 5mm lap port. When she saw what was going on she about messed her pants, naturally!! I don't recall what she said his purpose...

  16. Latex Allergy

    crackerjack replied to kleinbbc's topic in Operating Room

    We do just as you did. Opening the latex kit exposes the room air to the allergen proteins. To open a latex kit in the room with a latex allergy patient would require an incident report at my...

  17. canker sores

    crackerjack replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

    Something I found recently is a product called DeBacterol. It is a sulfuric acid/phenolics solution that acts as a liquid cautery of the immediate nerve endings of the canker sore. It stings upon...

  18. Consents...stats anybody?

    crackerjack posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm increasingly finding issues with consents for surgical procedures and while talking to our surgical services director and occassionally the hospital risk manager has addressed specific issues, I...

  19. Life Expectancy Calculator

    crackerjack replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    :-/ 78 here. I, too, need to take some aspirin and cut back on the sweets and drop the multivitamin w/iron. There are things listed that I just can't change, like I'm not giving up my 1-2cups coffee...

  20. Charting Bloopers

    crackerjack replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    In surgery, the ENTs use a foley immediately after doing the adenoidectomy to apply pressure and stop bleeding. Once it is in place, they proceed to the tonsillectomy and remove it later. Works like...

  21. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    crackerjack replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    Now that's not something I recall hearing in nursing school. I've noticed that when sitting/standing still for long periods I feel very lightheaded, never pass out, but just strange because I also...

  22. Dear nurse, I really don't want to bother you

    crackerjack replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I do not think your post was offensive or poorly worded as some have mentioned. I understand what you are asking and it's a totally appropriate question. My suggestion would be something along...

  23. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    crackerjack replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad as of May and just completed my orientation in the OR. I had a variety of preceptors, all different, of course, and I can honestly say that I don't think I had a *mean* one. There...

  24. OR nurse salary...

    crackerjack replied to Terpole's topic in Operating Room

    New grads (already having passed boards) in my area start out at just under $18 and I believe our techs max out around $12-14. One of them told me once what it was and I just forget. So, I wouldn't...

  25. RNFA 'S

    crackerjack replied to CATHY RNFA's topic in Operating Room

    (((hugs))) it does sound as if you've dealt with some hard times. Apology accepted...I've been known to open my mouth (fingers) and say how I feel only to realize later how it sounded to others....