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  1. Fog Out

    grimmy replied to fanhorn's topic in Operating Room

    we use fred and i never use the sponge. not only are there the occasional bubble, but the sponge gets bloody and nasty. i typically throw it out, and wind up dripping the fred onto the end of the...

  2. I Did It I Did It

    grimmy replied to mismissy69's topic in General Nursing

    just wait until you start signing "rn" after your name - the thrills go on! congrats!

  3. What is the complaint with nursing salaries?

    grimmy replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    considering how much it costs to live in nyc, 65k is not that much. a lot depends on how you want to live. if you want a house with a yard, you're not going to get it working in nyc on 65k. i grew...

  4. Was I wrong to refuse to help?

    grimmy replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    male or female, there was another way to say "i'm not going to do your job." i think there is no doubt that the op was well-within her rights not to get involved. it was the most appropriate thing...

  5. Any nontoxic places to work?

    grimmy replied to Undecided7's topic in General Nursing

    as you've already said, there's no perfect place, anywhere. i love where i work, but my priorities may not be the same as your's. we did an rn survey of our hospital last year, and the #1 thing that...

  6. Foul Speaking Nurse..............

    grimmy replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    its not only icu or ed nurses that curse - or nurses do it, too! :chuckle when i was in nursing school, and doing my icu clinicals, there was one nurse that cursed nearly every other sentence, and...

  7. **Organ Donation**

    grimmy replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    i agree - on a certain level. it is procurement, too. for those who assist in donor and recipient surgeries, we take the entire process very seriously. we have feelings, too, and we feel for all of...

  8. **Organ Donation**

    grimmy replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    its one reason why, at my facility, we all call them "donor" surgeries, regardless of whether or not the donor survives the procedure. while i am well aware of the intricacies and symbolism for the...

  9. Hands cuts and bandaids?

    grimmy replied to Wen83's topic in General Nursing

    i'll vouch for dermabond - its fantastic stuff! when our or drops one off a sterile field, or somehow its no longer sterile, it is immediately commandeered for staff cuts. for obvious reasons,...

  10. AAA!!!! Help/Info

    grimmy replied to JennKoly's topic in Operating Room

    holy mackeral! you can read the procedure in alexander's but nothing is going to tell you how any particular surgeons prefers things. my questions would be: is this an emergent aaa? (not all aaa's...

  11. **Organ Donation**

    grimmy replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    i am an organ donor, and my family is in full support. i am on a transplant team, so i see the benefits and pitfalls of transplantation. i'm all for someone getting the use of organs i will never...

  12. Public Breastfeeding

    grimmy replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    and why not? this has been done for centuries in our western culture and to this day in many other cultures. it is done for practical, economic, and humane reasons. the baby is hungry. the...

  13. Preceptorship-How did you choose?

    grimmy replied to littlerose's topic in General Nursing

    i did my preceptorship in cicu. there were only two alternatives: the floors (med/surg, tele, onc) or an icu. i chose cicu so that i'd learn more about meds and immediate post-op cardiac care....

  14. Public Breastfeeding

    grimmy replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    this is your opinion, and i do not share it. for me, any clean and self-respecting mother who has a hungry baby and chooses to feed it promptly is appealing. for me, i'm not hung up on appearances....

  15. mental health days

    grimmy replied to pjhrn1north's topic in General Nursing

    its one of the reasons i work 4 tens. i have that extra day off during the week for whatever i need/want. i also regularly schedule a long weekend every other month or so (using pto). by the time...

  16. Verbal Abuse?!?!?

    grimmy replied to CuriousMe's topic in General Nursing

    most of us (with a few sad exceptions) don't have to manage abuse on a daily basis. no matter where you are, and no matter what profession, there are horizontal abuse events. i think we expound on...

  17. Incidence of Staff Illness in the O.R.

    grimmy replied to porsch65's topic in Operating Room

    i would try to look into it further. i agree that we work with some hazardous chemicals on a fairly regular basis. did you know that inhaling 1 gm of laser plume is equivalent to smoking 6...

  18. What would you do...?

    grimmy replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

    ditto. we don't allow clothes on for any gen anesthesia case. for peds, we typically wait until the pt is asleep to remove any underwear or item of comfort, but i'll often ask adults (who are able)...

  19. WHat floors are more fun/social??

    grimmy replied to ER1010's topic in General Nursing

    i completely agree here. i didn't choose my specialty because of the people but because i couldn't imagine being happy anywhere besides an or - it was only in the interview process (comparing...

  20. thoracic outlet syndrome

    grimmy replied to coldhandsrn's topic in General Nursing

    our thoracic surgeons have done some resections of first ribs for certain cases of thoracic outlet syndrome. a lot will depend on the severity of symptoms, your overall health, and how well you...

  21. What is the hardest nursing class?

    grimmy replied to selulion's topic in General Nursing

    i thought i was going to love maternal/child and peds, and hate psych. it was just the opposite in reality. part of the problem was that maternal/child was crammed in with critical care, and it made...

  22. How to handle the docs

    grimmy replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    in the or we work side-by-side with physicans every single day. many i call by their first names, usually because they ask me to do so. i also answer many of their pages while they're scrubbed in....

  23. Public Breastfeeding

    grimmy replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    there are many things that happen in the world wherein you will not be able to plan your discussion with your children. some discussions won't occur on a proscribed timetable. i hope, for your own...

  24. Anyone get into nursing as a second career? Was it a good choice??

    grimmy replied to ruby_9c's topic in General Nursing

    i graduated with a bsn when i was 38. i had already had 2 careers and 3 degrees: the first career didn't have enough work to provide any security, and i hated the second one. the third's the charm!...

  25. OR shifts

    grimmy replied to hondurena's topic in Operating Room

    i work 0700-1730. i love to have a day off during the week to get my personal life stuff done (like the post office, dental appts, shopping, etc.) without having to deal with the weekend crowd...