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  1. Do you wear some type of support for your legs to prevent leg cramps?

    grimmy replied to JNT'smom's topic in General Nursing

    quite a few of the scrub techs i work with wear ted hose or jobst stockings, but waking up with leg cramps at night sounds like a vitamin deficiency or electrolyte imbalance. worse yet, restless...

  2. FDA to Ban Gay Donors

    grimmy replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    there are homophobes everywhere. and, as much as this action by the fda makes no sense (can they really mandate this? i mean, people lie on forms), they can't necessarily make this sort of rule...

  3. Crucial OR interview questions

    grimmy replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room

    counted staff means that you are considered a staff nurse, and you may not have back-up when necessary. think of it as "twisting in the wind" during a bad situation. they could always say, "sorry,...

  4. required to work 24hour shift on weekends

    grimmy replied to callbabe's topic in Operating Room

    this sounds incredibly dangerous for the patient, your license, and the facility's liability. i've never seen this, and i'd never agree to it. i'd check your state's labor laws (your state.gov) and...

  5. How do you feel about paying for parking?

    grimmy replied to ICUUCME's topic in General Nursing

    i pay 14/month to park at the nearby stadium, and take a bus to the hospital, which adds about 15 minutes onto my commute. if i wanted to add only 5 minutes to my commute, i'd pay 60/month (which is...

  6. any gift ideas for an RN grad?

    grimmy replied to maryangela's topic in First Year After Licensure

    for my fellow graduating students i got gift certificates for a nice online scrubs

  7. Crucial OR interview questions

    grimmy replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room

    these are just a few off the top of my head: how long is your orientation period? what are the expectations regarding on-call status during orientation? what is on-call pay? will i be paid for...

  8. How common are needle sticks in the OR?

    grimmy replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room

    many of the instruments are sharp, particularly things that are made to shave off bone (like elevators) and the smaller things, like the tips of micro-bipolars, can be pretty sharp simply because...

  9. How common are needle sticks in the OR?

    grimmy replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room

    these are part of a biogel (brand name) system of double gloving. http://www.regentmedical.com/americas/gloves_product_listing.html you wear the green glove as the under-glove, and the sensor glove...

  10. Labeling equipment for floor use after disinfecting in SCS

    grimmy replied to ckalston's topic in Operating Room

    the only thing i can think of is one of those plastic tags that have to be cut off with a scissor, such as we use on our trauma carts. it looks like one of the bands we put on chest tubes...i can't...

  11. How common are needle sticks in the OR?

    grimmy replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room

    our best-practice guideline is to double glove, but of course, people do that according to preference...you can still single glove if you choose. double gloving with the sensor/green lets you see if...

  12. Discipline and trust

    grimmy replied to Julie5173's topic in Operating Room

    did the supervisor tell them you were to be acting supervisor that day? i think that the whole team approach is sadly lacking in a lot of places, and i guess your's is no different. it almost...

  13. What part of the country uses RNFA's

    grimmy replied to MisterArnold's topic in Operating Room

    another loophole through the reimbursement mess is to become an np. this is the route i am hoping to take in the next couple years. our facility, a large teaching facility, will be hiring on an rnfa...

  14. Question for Military wives who are RNs

    grimmy replied to sackingscraze's topic in General Nursing

    the only thing i would add to what's already been said: be careful about signing contracts, once you become a nurse. if you have to get up and move because the military moves your man, you will...

  15. How did you find your "niche"?

    grimmy replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    i was lucky in many ways. i am related to physicians. one year, i think my second in nursing school, during the winter holidays i went to my parent's house, and my sister and her family brought some...

  16. What's the StraightDope on recapping needles?

    grimmy replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    for us in the or, this is impossible. we must recap, and we do it constantly. we don't always have the time or luxury of being able to draw up things as needed. when drawing up and using...

  17. DVT sleeves and technology

    grimmy replied to bjsmsn's topic in Operating Room

    just wanted to mention that some of the gyn docs i work with with give a preoperative dose of enoxaparin so that the scds won't have to be worn with the stirrups. just another

  18. Cone Biopsy

    grimmy replied to zambezi's topic in General Nursing

    are you going to have this done in the doctor's office or at a hospital? we do a rare few in the hospital where i work in the or. i have actually assisted a third conization on one woman, and she...

  19. How to treat nurses correctly

    grimmy replied to aw6b6's topic in Operating Room

    i appreciate the residents that i work with that are: a) willing to help...in any way. there are a group of residents in one of our services that have a reputation for being top-notch. this is...

  20. Sick leave and on call

    grimmy replied to dolphinRN's topic in Operating Room

    i have no earthly idea. i'd have never even considered it. i think my next question would be do they expect you to take your call even if you called in sick during your regularly scheduled

  21. Specializing as a new grad?

    grimmy replied to kasni's topic in General Nursing

    i totally agree with the above posts. i started out after graduation in the or, and i have not regretted it for an instant. i would have been miserable on a med/surg unit (nothing against those that...

  22. Anesthesia fears?

    grimmy replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    the best way to get through this is to be completely honest with your anesthesia provider. explain your anxiety. perhaps over the next few months you could learn some techniques of relaxation,...

  23. Is this person YOU?

    grimmy replied to HisTreasure's topic in First Year After Licensure

    oh, yeah...do it all the time. the first 6 months after i passed the nclex, it was such a high to even sign those two little initials, i was giddy! then, when i signed the deed to my new house, i...

  24. What non-clinical nursing skill do you whish you would have learned in nursing school

    grimmy replied to CharliezAngie's topic in General Nursing

    oh, the first time i had to call a physician in the middle of the night, and while he was kind on the phone, the resident he called to come in to fix the problem was not. i don't know exactly why,...

  25. help with paying back student loans

    grimmy replied to tgoodwinrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    here is the website for government payback of student loans. http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/loanrepay.htm the deadline for this year has already passed, i think, but you can apply next year,