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  1. burnout in the OR

    grimmy replied to cindybeth's topic in Operating Room

    i agree that rns and sts alike need breaks. in ny, there have been laws passed that will not allow a resident to work over a certain amount of hours without an adequate rest period. not only is it...

  2. help! Are surgical techs and RNs the same??

    grimmy replied to BernadetteRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    i'm an rn in the us, and this weekend i have done nothing but scrub! i like it very much, aside from the fact that i'm not terribly well acquainted with neuro, and i was fumbling on that particular...

  3. Does anyone love their job?

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

    yeah, i love my job, too - there's not too much else out there where there is so much variety of nursing available, even within specialties. sure, there are some parts of it that are not entirely...

  4. OR nurse who is MSN student looking for orthopedic OR research ideas

    grimmy replied to mmmmm's topic in Operating Room

    don't worry about choosing a research project that has already been covered in some way - the important point about research is that good research is repeatable, and should be repeated. debunking bad...

  5. Can you keep up with fast pace?

    grimmy replied to Pam RN's topic in Operating Room

    that kind of organization takes time. even today i am only getting it narrowed down, and when a really goofy case comes the system is thrown out of whack, and you're back to square one. i do try to...

  6. Would you have a child because you thought you would regret it later on if you didn't

    grimmy replied to smack050505's topic in General Nursing

    as someone who just turned 40, who is childless and partnerless, i wish i had had a child by now, but i'm glad i don't. when i was in my 30's, i looked into being a single mother by choice, and...

  7. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    grimmy replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    my brother, and hence, all of his daughters, call any member a "ding-a-ling." because their mom is filipino, they call their own lady partss a "pek-pek," what i assume is the filipino version of lady...

  8. can you wear a white crew neck tee shirt under your scrubs? AORN is not clear.

    grimmy replied to BernadetteRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    it is the policy in my hospital that you cannot wear "outside" clothing that shows beyond the scrubs provided by the hospital. that is, sleeves or collars, that can be seen, must not be worn. that...

  9. how do I prepare for the OR?

    grimmy replied to lyallch's topic in Operating Room

    there's the standard alexander's, but if i were you, and i was about 18 months ago, i'd take a good 2 week vacation, and treat yourself very well. you're going to need a good immune system, and a...

  10. Has A Surgeon Ever Thrown An Instrument At You?

    grimmy replied to TravelerAdvisor's topic in Operating Room

    while i appreciate your gumption, i find this story really sad. that you (or anyone) are forced to expend your energy defending yourself in such a way is just wrong. i work fairly regularly with a...

  11. between a rock and hard place.....

    grimmy replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    we had similar issues in our l&d or suite, which is several floors away from the or. while there were or nurses there during the day, evenings and nights were covered by an st and the l&d...

  12. vascular OR nurse please help

    grimmy replied to theatre9's topic in Operating Room

    we can get pre-marked labels with solution concentrations we use frequently in our packs. barring a lost label, use a steri-strip - a last resort, but i mark every syringe, no matter what. i was...

  13. Med-Surg before OR?

    grimmy replied to KES's topic in Operating Room

    you may find it helpful to search through previous operating room threads for answers to this question. it has been asked many, many times previously, and answered. and, no, i don't think its at all...

  14. Student observers in the O.R...

    grimmy replied to ShirleyM's topic in Operating Room

    i don't mind students watching in my room as long as they have been oriented thoroughly. i work in a big teaching facility, and we have students going through all the time. the only time i will keep...

  15. Night & Weekends

    grimmy replied to KES's topic in Operating Room

    when i left work at 7:30 last night, there were still at least 5 cases running; a couple were emergent, but the other 3 were cases that were leftovers from the day. one was a radiotracer case that...

  16. School Pins?

    grimmy replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    i wear mine on my name badge everyday. since its not on my clothes there's little chance that it'll wind up in the laundry, and besides, on my badge, many more people tend to see it. it is lovely:...

  17. Will circulators be RNs in the future?

    grimmy replied to opus's topic in Operating Room

    from my understanding, and this bears out in the cnor exam questions, the circulator must be an rn because 1) of the pre- and post-operative assessments that are made, 2) manipulation and procurement...

  18. One Trick Ponies in OR

    grimmy replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    there's only a few surgeons i can think of that i'd even want consider seeing that. the rest, yuck!! brings to mind the gross surgeon (highest money-maker, too) who seems to have fathered more than...

  19. Will circulators be RNs in the future?

    grimmy replied to opus's topic in Operating Room

    we discussed this at length at our last aorn chapter meeting. there are 25 states that do not have a law requiring an rn as circulator in each or room. hopefully, after some letter-writing...

  20. One Trick Ponies in OR

    grimmy replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    we have a few of these, too. while i prefer not to do ortho cases every day, i don't mind doing one occasionally - in fact, i like variety now and then. most of the rn/cst's that get all huffy when...

  21. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    grimmy replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    i agree - this was the topic of a "sex in the city" episode, and believe me, i was cheering. its not that i want to take anything away from people who are married, having babies, etc. that's great,...

  22. "What do you need Christmas off for? You don't have kids!" (rant)

    grimmy replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    my family no longer celebrates christmas in the modern way. we do not buy presents and such. we have everything we really need, as we've been very fortunate as a family. our main goal is to spend...

  23. Stressed out student needs to vent

    grimmy replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    i think that your instructor needs a reality check, and perhaps you could talk to your school advisor about it. you're hardly the first working person in healthcare to go back to school to be an rn....

  24. Foley Cath for surgery?

    grimmy replied to RN 2005's topic in Operating Room

    sometimes we'll put in a foley and remove it at the end of a case, particularly if the estimated case time is unknown. this is at the surgeon and/or anesthesia's discretion. our facility's policy is...

  25. I don't want to eat the young!!! Advice, please!!!

    grimmy replied to abbi77's topic in Operating Room

    i agree that this is a sticky situation, and she may have too much on her plate right now. is she running the room by herself right now, or does she have someone (you?) still with her? expectations...