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  1. People Are Big Babies Anymore

    god as my witness, there is a man going around, a former vip from disney, touting "how your hospital and disneyland have so much in common!" no joke, this guy came and did a mandatory 4 hour pep talk...
  2. RN's in the scrub role

    last i heard, the rnfa has to have a bsn for certification. but i think taking a specific course for rnfa is the standard. i suppose it depends on how you wish to be compensated, independent or by...
  3. Am I too old to start in the OR?

    i am 40 come july, and i just started in the or. i'm loving it. i also graduated from nursing school last june, after 2 previous careers. can you do it? absolutely. a 7 month training class...
  4. not to mention fess, which is functional endoscopic sinus surgery...just another little piece of useless or
  5. RN's in the scrub role

    as a new rn in the or, i have to say quite definitively: rns must know the scrub role intimately. i agree with stevierae that listening and supporting the scrub is so important. you cannot...
  6. Have you worked outside the OR?

    i started out in the or, and i love it. i can't imagine doing anything else right now. of course, i did work as a pct in nursing school, floating through the different units, but nursing is...
  7. the first ten foleys you put in will be the hardest. i do them everyday (i'm an or nurse) but when i was a student, it was a nightmare. i remember my first was on a morbidly obese woman on an...
  8. People Are Big Babies Anymore

    i can definitely empathize with you. it's hard to remember that these are usually needy people in a strange environment where most have little to no knowledge, or have a little bit of information...
  9. 8-month nursing and lacking skills

  10. Use Bsn After Your Name

    i have bsn on my name tag, but do not sign it all the time. too many damn letters, and i usually don't have the time! :rotfl: but, on the nametag, i'd definitely do it. you've earned it, and...
  11. Why does everyone recommend med-surg?

    i, too, agree with the folks that have said that if you have something in mind, get to it. i did not have the option when i was in nursing school. it was icu or med/surg...that's it. since i knew i...
  12. How do you deal with backstabbing

    its hard to ignore some things, i'll admit. as much as i am getting good at letting tirades and tantrums slide off my back, there are some things that still grate on my nerves. there are a couple of...
  13. prep solution question

    next time i do a tph, i'll be sure to mention it. quite honestly, we've had no infections that i'm aware of...a few csf leaks, now and then, but no infections. i won't mention it to the hos because...
  14. where are the nursing shortages?

    md/dc was among the places i first interviewed when i was going to graduate from nursing school, but after haggling through traffic and finding out how much the real estate would be, how far my...
  15. Extended hours in pacu without relief

    yikes! this sounds like a truly dangerous situation. i do not work in pacu, but one of my fellow or orientees was a pacu nurse for the past 8 years, and she got out because of situations like you...
  16. prep solution question

    as most everyone else has mentioned, different stuff for different procedures. for most general/abdomen surgery, we use a triple prep of betadine scrub, prep and alcohol. for gyn, cysto, and eyes,...
  17. Moving/lifting patients when short staffed

    as a former pct, i understand your concerns. i'm an or nurse now, and positioning is one of my key concerns. just don't try to move total-care patients by yourself, not even with a hoist. it is...
  18. Unexpierienced New Nurses

    i think that anytime a nursing student actively works at patient care their graduate nursing experience will be improved. i was a pct for the last 2 years of nursing school, and it really helped me...
  19. Pda--

    ditto! i love my tungsten e and i will also recommend the hard case. it keeps the pda screen in good shape, but be careful! i work the or, and our scrubs have the two bottom patch pockets, and...
  20. oh, i am trying to decide how my nursing career will progress, so i'm not thinking about not being a nurse, just how will i keep learning. i have two options: 1) take advantage of free graduate...
  21. i think i am! i had to take time out to move to va and get my orientation over...and it was very stressful, and i'm glad its coming to a close. not to say that i'm not loving what i'm doing...i do...
  22. Advice needed!

    i agree...start looking at places now. i started in april of my graduating year, and interviewed at 6 different places. spending time on the unit talking to the staff really, really helps. pay...
  23. for my own part, i did not enjoy med/surg because i get far too involved with my patients, and i hated not having enough time to devote to their needs. that specialty is just not for me. i am an or...
  24. need help with med surg also care plans asap

    i just graduated last june, so i hear your plight! care plans will become much easier over time...hard to believe, but true. save your care plans in word. later on, you can cut and paste certain...
  25. Turnover times...

    uh...the only time i've had a turnover of less than 20 minutes was when the resident went and got the mop and mopped the room himself. now, this was a very rare case, and that resident is a gem. he...