bonquilt

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1. Hospital OR job vs. hospital outpatient surgical center job?

   bonquilt replied to ToughingItOut's topic in Operating Room

   I think you would get a better experience base in the hospital OR. You can get a year or two in that OR, then maybe try outpatient. I've worked in both, and at this point in my career/life, I prefer...

2. Favourite Doctor Moments

   bonquilt replied to NO50FRANNY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Surgeons (at least the ones I've worked with over the years) generally say a 'thanks for helping today', but it usually is like 'have a nice day'. But one surgeon stands out; if he missed saying...

3. How To Get A Patient To Take Pain Meds When Needed...

   bonquilt replied to sharpeimom's topic in Pain Management

   "... cat cages!" okay, so I like watching Dexter and similar shows/movies/books. Hmmm, maybe that's why I love working in the OR......

4. How To Get A Patient To Take Pain Meds When Needed...

   bonquilt replied to sharpeimom's topic in Pain Management

   Good for you for not killing him yet! I've been lucky in that my husband's health issues have all been short-term. About 3 days after an ankle surgery, he complained I wasn't being sympathetic...

5. Tele or MedSurg better for career to be in OR

   bonquilt replied to monsterRN's topic in Operating Room

   Speaking as someone who went straight to the OR from school, I would definitely get a year or two of experience (I'd think either area would be good). Working with different disease processes,...

6. Needs an Interviewee

   bonquilt replied to heather.sandoval's topic in Operating Room

   What would you like to know, Heather? OR nursing is a terrific career. It's one of those fields where it seems people either love it or hate it; no

7. physical demands?

   bonquilt posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Can someone tell me about the physical demands of out-pt dialysis nursing? Looking for something less physically demanding than the OR. Thanks in

8. Anesthesia: The Last and First Thing You Heard

   bonquilt replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

   When I was 18, I had some neurofibromas removed. As they placed the mask over my face, I heard someone behind my head (probably the scrub nurse) say "oops!". My last thought was 'no 'oops' get me...

9. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

   bonquilt replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

   I resent you saying tramadol is a throw-away drug. no, it doesn't work for everyone. But then neither does tylenol. I take tramadol for my chronic pain (a form of lupus, not SLE). Works pretty...

10. Things people say coming out of anaesthetic

    bonquilt replied to frellyou's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the OR, so I get to hear a LOT of funny things! My own story, I remember waking up from the general anes. when I was 19, my mom was at the bedside and asked me how I was feeling. I replied...

11. nurses from maintenance point of view

    bonquilt replied to sailordave's topic in General Nursing

    I think our maintenance guys get a kick out of my 'fixit tags'. I not only describe what isn't working, I detail what I did to try to make it work (like changing handpieces, cords, changing to...

12. What you get for nurses week

    bonquilt replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked at my current hospital for 11 years, and in the past they have always celebrated the week as "Hospital Week" complete with 3 shifts of: free admin-served barbeque (burgers and hot dogs...

13. Will you work during a Pandemic?

    bonquilt replied to Goju's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You didn't include one option in the poll : HE** NO! Sorry, my hospital doesn't care about it's employees on a normal basis, what makes you think it would care in a crisis? Yeah, we do mock...

14. coworker complained: I dared to say "butt."

    bonquilt replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    Geesh, sounds like a nurse sup we used to have. I got written up one late Sunday night because I hung up on her. Manager asked me why I had hung up... I explained the conversation (too long to go...

15. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    bonquilt replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Pt wasn't really confused, just drugged... Doing a lady partsl hysterectomy, pt chose spinal anesthesia with some sedation. She kept asking the surgeon about hormone replacement therapy. She was...