armyrn

Tylenol? This much drama over tylenol? Tell her to buy a bottle and donate it to the hospital. For six bucks she can have a clear conscience.

RN for 6 years, last 3 in OR. I left the Army on 1 Sep, planning to commission into the Air Force next week. My wife wanted me to get out completely, but agreed to the Air Force because of the Army IRR callups (I'd still owe 2 years) and the shorter deployments for USAF. I like that I don't stay in the same place too long, the pay and benifits are great, and 90% of the time, my patients are unconscious. I am planning to stay in and try for CRNA school.

I would pay real good money to see that. :chuckle

I should not give the daily trigonometry lecture. Teachers should not manage chronic diseases. That's why we (nurses and teachers) have separate schools.

Absolutely I would recommend the army, air force, or navy for great experience, chances to advance, educational opportunities, it's a good deal! I have been army for the past 6 years, am switching over to AF for quality of life (i.e., assignment location) reasons. I've also worked with a few navy nurses, and recommend the military nursing system to anyone.

Actually those are good examples! anney, you'll need to know what the patient's probelm(s) is, i.e., what are you rehabbing? Also need to define what is short vs. long term. We usually keep total knees for 3-4 days and define short term rehab as what is done prior to d/c.

Scrub nurses actually scrub in (that is, perform a surgical hand scrub, gown and glove) and physically assist the surgeon in performing the operation. A good scrub nurse needs to have knowledge of sterile technique, anatomy, surgical instrumentation, and know the steps of the procedure. At many hospitals (mine included) specially trained technicians are used to fill this role, it is not required to be an RN. Circulating nurses are not part of the sterile team during surgery, although they are in the operating room. The circulator is responsible for interviewing the patient pre-operatively, assisting with anesthesia administration, positioning the patient for surgery, and ensuring the sterile team members have everything they need. This role is a little more hands-off (most of the time). I like to think of circulating as doing whatever I have to do to ensure the best and smoothest surgery for the patient, as well as making things easy on the rest of the team. That's pretty simplified, but I hope it answers your question.

I am with ya, Veetach! Good body mechanics only go so far. GET HELP!

"AWOL" = Alcohol With Out Liquid You have to admit, that is really creative marketing.

Yes, I have actually seen this. There's no actual "drinking" involved, though. The mucous membranes in certain areas absorb the alcohol into the bloodstream. I'll leave it at that.

some hospitals have their own training courses for or staff, but that's mostly in your bigger hospitals. the army sent me to a four month long course to learn to work in the operating room. other than that, i would make sure the hospital has a good orientation program. you don't want to be dumped into an or without knowing what to expect.

I remember rushing past a hopper, thinking, "...if I just pulled my pants down here, I could survive. No one would see." In the end I didn't and just survived. Glad I wasn't on a diuretic! Good luck on your decision! You should have. There's not much that feels better than filling a hopper after holding it for about 10 hours.

I didn't forget anything, I chose to highlight what the group says is their ultimate goal. You say fight on many fronts, I say focus resources and fight the battles that truly need fighting.

"The Center's ultimate goal is to foster growth in the size and diversity of the nursing profession at a time of critical shortage, strengthen nursing practice, teaching, and research, and improve the healthcare system" -Taken from the Center for Nursing Advocacy Mission Statement (emphasis mine) I just don't see how worrying about what Ms. Aguilera is wearing (or not wearing) does much to improve the healthcare system. If the Center thinks that media portrayal of nurses is the biggest problem facing the profession, then that's fine. I happen to disagree.

Great work, Nursing Advocacy, on getting the hot picture of Christina Aguilera pulled. Great work too on stopping that new overtime law. Oops, oh well, 1 for 2 isn't too bad I guess.