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  1. Retention of OR nurses

    grimmy replied to blue_cheez's topic in Operating Room

    i don't mind call all that much, as long as it's evenly distributed. where i work, it works out fairly well. one of my gripes with my workplace is that the management is practically non-existent....

  2. Bovie Smoke

    grimmy replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    i'm with you on that one. i have complained, it seems, without being heard, that most of my patients smoke, so i don't want to smoke the patient! why inhale that crap? i guess i need to press harder...

  3. Analyze this situation -I'm POed

    grimmy replied to cocothemonkey's topic in Operating Room

    i agree - counts are critical items in pt safety, and cannot be fudged for any blowhard. the fact that the surgeon and pa are pompous morons is another story. obviously they've had great nurses...

  4. Quick ?s

    grimmy replied to edynjoy's topic in Operating Room

    i did sort of choose - they were desperate for people on a few teams, and i chose the one where i liked the people. i like most kinds of surgery, so that really wasn't going to be an issue. people...

  5. How often are you called in during on call?

    grimmy replied to Kate0140's topic in Operating Room

    i, too, live about 30 minutes from work, and it hasn't posed much of a problem for me. i think the only time i really hate it is when i'm called in, sent home, and then called back less than an hour...

  6. Where do you put your used sponges? L&D RN in NJ

    grimmy replied to StatRNNJ97's topic in Operating Room

    i, too, prefer the hanging bags. the scrub typically drops them in the kick bucket (which i line with the pack plastic bag at the beginning of the case) and during the case i keep track of them by...

  7. Post-op Vag hyst patient with thigh pains

    grimmy replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    i'm hoping that the pt had anti-embolic stockings and kendall boots on, too (or did they use enoxaparin?) lack of blood flow, poor positioning, can all contribute to that sort of pain - what type of...

  8. help me choose an area of nursing to enter

    grimmy replied to happystar's topic in General Nursing

    you're not particularly clear about why you find nursing stressful - and yes, you will definitely find psych pts no matter what kind of nursing you do. the or (where i work) does require some moving...

  9. Instrument Counts

    grimmy replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

    our stringers change depending on the pan, but most begin with scissors, drivers, and work on down to sponge sticks and cv clamps. we had to go to additional pans when it was just too darn heavy to...

  10. Artificial Nails Anyone

    grimmy replied to hGooding's topic in General Nursing

    no fakes, no long nails, ever. even if i could wear nail polish it would be scrubbed off within a day or so, and why bother? i'm so used to having short clean, squared off nails that i clip and file...

  11. Commuting to work

    grimmy replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in General Nursing

    i absolutely hate commuting, and i have less of an issue with it than the op - i am 30 minutes from work. even so, i'm looking at buying a home closer to work for many reasons, including the commute....

  12. Instrument Counts

    grimmy replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

    speaking of australian nurses, we have a travel nurse from australia, and she has mentioned the back tables they have with multiple levels and "side pans" that attach to the back table. well, i want...

  13. Lung transplants

    grimmy replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    well, go to your local american lung association website or second wind http://www.2ndwind.org/ you could also get a picture of lungs and have the baker shave the cake into that form...or forget...

  14. Doctor/Nurse relationships

    grimmy replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    as someone who works with surgeons everyday, its hard to imagine not talking with them. imagine having to deal with residents who think they know everything, too! in reality, of all the surgeons i...

  15. What is it about Med-Surg that you don't like?

    grimmy replied to RazorbackRN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not interested in m/s primarily because of poor staffing issues. i feel like i cannot possibly do a great job because i wouldn't have the time to do it right. there's also a limited technical...

  16. Do you need an order for this???

    grimmy replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    i would think this would qualify as a verbal order. goodness knows that i run them through the or constantly. yes, eventually that md has to sign off within a certain time for the orders, but a ua...

  17. Please help! New Muslim in OR

    grimmy replied to nznourah's topic in Operating Room

    [color=darkslategray]i would wonder what your facility's policy is regarding hats brought from home. where i work, several people wear hats (some home-made) from home, and pledge to wash them between...

  18. Non-Nursing Managers

    grimmy replied to JimS's topic in Operating Room

    [color=darkslategray]i, too, am dealing with this where i work. some folks are content to leave things as they are because this manager is a "known." they're more afraid of the unknown quantity that...

  19. Is Chemistry That Important??

    grimmy replied to rafael80's topic in General Nursing

    [color=darkslategray]i think chemistry is extremely important. you cannot fully understand acid/base balance in the body without chemistry. additionally, knowing and appreciating basic med...

  20. Hysterectomy and anesthesia

    grimmy replied to summerdaze's topic in General Nursing

    [color=darkslategray]ok- here it comes from an or nurse... you are hardly alone in your fears. most patients who come to the or in fear are afraid of this very thing. agreed, we do have great meds...

  21. African American Care

    grimmy replied to CametoitlateTexan's topic in General Nursing

    [color=darkslategray]you may want to look at the work of one of the professors (where i work) who had done significant research on skin breakdown in the minority geriatric population. his name is...

  22. A question for OR nurses

    grimmy replied to JJFROG's topic in Operating Room

    [color=darkslategray]its my understanding that in certain places (mayo clinic comes to mind) that all their postop pts go through what looks like a "car wash" of an x-ray machine as they go to pacu -...

  23. A question for OR nurses

    grimmy replied to JJFROG's topic in Operating Room

    [color=darkslategray]not at my facility, though it can be requested, depending on the case. for my team (we do thoracic surgery) we do require postop cxr - some facilities do xrays on all pts. a lot...

  24. Difference Between RNFA and Surg. PA?

    grimmy replied to saltydad's topic in Operating Room

    [color=darkslategray]a lot depends on your geographic location, etc. if you're a member of aorn, go to http://www.aorn.org/careers/default.htm and click on salary calculator, and sign in. put in all...

  25. Verbal abuse in the OR

    grimmy replied to JaneRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    [color=darkslategray]oh, the little things...and they are insidious. they creep into your vulnerable, insecure soul and nag at you. i remember all too well. i was scrubbing a micro/neuro/spine...