Bummer01

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1. OMG I feel terrible

   Bummer01 replied to saskenn0910's topic in Pre-Nursing

   WOW!! First I am really sorry your school allowed you to take II before I, that is kinda crazy... But thinking about it, II does build on I BUT you can still understand what is happening and suffer through. If you feel more confident by re-taking II...

2. Hickory NC

   Bummer01 replied to relocatingsoon's topic in North Carolina

   I want to go to Catawba Valley CC. Do you know anything about their nursing program? My hubby is from Taylorsville and I KNOW I don't want to move to that small of a town. :) From what I can read online, it seems their program starts after May. ...

3. NCBON views on visible tattoos

   Bummer01 replied to mamaof7's topic in North Carolina

   Don't quote me but I believe the make-up in question is called Dermablend.

4. A Bad day in the OR...how would you have handled it?

   Bummer01 replied to Nursingal's topic in Operating Room

   You have to do something, that puts you in the bad light just as it does the ST and surgeon. On all the laparoscopic procedures I have worked on, the surgeon always suture the trocar sites... What did they do??? Staple it or mastisol it??? And the b...

5. I got to see a hysterectomy today!

   Bummer01 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Operating Room

   Techs may not "assist" but we do suction, staple, cut suture, and retract all the time. We are more hands on(blood and guts), but not better than ANYONE in the room. I couldn't do my job without a wonderful circulator to get additional/different su...

6. Backbiting Techs.... common?

   Bummer01 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

   As a STS, I work in the OR all day. I love it and ALL those in the room with me. During my studies, we are told of RN's this and ST's that.. in the end, we have to work towards the goal.. patient care. Sometimes the case at hand can cause tention ...