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  1. OR nurses

    grimmy replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    here's yet another reason why the time-out is so important: just last week, we were doing a pneumonectomy (removing an entire lung) - the correct lung was identified by the surgical fellow, and...

  2. Do you belong to a nursing association?

    grimmy replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    i, too, belong to aorn, ana, and nsna. i was an officer for the nursing student's assoc. of new york state when i was in school. i liked being able to bounce ideas off of other nursing students, and...

  3. Best staffed specialty?????

    grimmy replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    i am always asked if i want to stay late (if surgery is running long), and if i cannot stay (for whatever reason), there is relief found somehow. a lot depends upon the type of shift you'll wind up...

  4. The "bully" nurse

    grimmy replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i, too, know about this sort of situation, and i find that it has a lot to do with tone of voice, and presuming to teach when not asked. this is not to say that i don't want to learn, but if i ask my...

  5. Orientation Time

    grimmy replied to ianurse0509's topic in Operating Room

    did you sign a contract? do you have a letter of agreement as to the length of time of your orientation? if so, dig them out, make copies, and start making sure that you get what you came for. at 4...

  6. What path did you choose?

    grimmy replied to Jetter2's topic in General Nursing

    as a nurse that is a pilot, i would make sure that you have the qualifications for a military pilot - perfect (or near perfect) eyesight, meet height/weight requirements, no colorblindness, no issues...

  7. Your very FIRST YEAR in OR....How was it?

    grimmy replied to eezee's topic in Operating Room

    i've been an or nurse (and an rn) for the past 16 months. i love my job. but, as you've mentioned, by the third month or so, i was very stressed out. i was extremely hard on myself (my life-long...

  8. Best staffed specialty?????

    grimmy replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    in my unit, it's 1:1, sometimes 2:1 - of course, that's in the or. i never have more than one pt at a

  9. Fumigation

    grimmy replied to kapsk's topic in Operating Room

    another good place to ask is aorn who, i think, has an international committee for operating room practice. go to http://www.aorn.org and go to the "practice" part of the menu, and then to...

  10. Do LPN or RN work for plastic surgery office? r/o

    grimmy replied to happymama's topic in General Nursing

    a lot depends on the duties required of you in a plastics office. for instance, an independent surgery center would require or skills and experience from their staff. these folks are typically...

  11. What's your typical day like as an OR nurse?

    grimmy replied to amyrae76's topic in Operating Room

    here's my day today: scrubbed a thoracotomy/lobectomy...got stuck in the finger by a bloody forcep tooth. granted, that does not happen everyday, but it does happen. sharp and dangerous objects...

  12. We need a Nursing TV show

    grimmy replied to jbeck817's topic in General Nursing

    here's another fun episode (seems strangely autobiographical, but i digress...) nursegrimmy arrives to her or to scrub a typical thoracotomy, everything goes great until the end, when the resident...

  13. My bp is 160/120, go to the ER?

    grimmy replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    what sign are you waiting for? which one will tell you that you need immediate attention? go, my friend, go. remember, the #1 sign of an mi is

  14. I am in an absolute state of panic right now... need help

    grimmy replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    wow...you've gotten a lot of great advice so far, but may i say that you could stand some counseling, too. the fact that your husband is "stubborn" doesn't quite cut it, huh? unless you've made it...

  15. MY FEET HURT Shoe question

    grimmy replied to Banana River's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i wear z-coil everyday in the or, and i love them. of course, they are not cheap at all, but you get a fitting like you've probably never had before, plus gait testing. so far, i've had this...

  16. "Do Not Use List" of abbreviations

    grimmy replied to soontobe_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i think its a good thing. i also wish this entire country (including the pharmeceutical industry) would simply go metric and make it the standard. using archaic measures and abbreviations that can...

  17. Would you change Orthopaedics for Liver Transplant Team?

    grimmy replied to nubes's topic in Operating Room

    i think learning something new is always worthwhile. of course, only you can find out if the problem politics is the same or worse in general surgery. frankly, i'm not fond of ortho, but to each...

  18. paperwork in the or

    grimmy replied to diane2's topic in Operating Room

    i work at a larger teaching facility, and while we use computer documentation, we have a couple of paper items to complete, too. we were told last week that yet another paper item was being added to...

  19. Large vs. Small vs. Teaching Hospitals

    grimmy replied to jesshopper12's topic in General Nursing

    i, too, love working in a larger teaching hospital. i like the atmosphere of learning, and being able to see unusual

  20. Is it a JP or is it a Blake?

    grimmy replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto on stevierae; I've never seen a chest tube to a bulb, but I have seen (and put together) blakes that connect to a pleurovac on a y-connector. and, again, steph is so right - or nurses have to...

  21. The perfect OR

    grimmy replied to NeuroNP's topic in Operating Room

    another new development which includes more than the ors but really has my seal of approval is text messaging the physicians and other staff. it really cuts down on the time i have to run across the...

  22. Do you use chemistry in nursing?

    grimmy replied to Princess74's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    this is difficult to do on a computer, but i will try to explain a little. i actually have a degree in chemistry and factor-label is crucial to learning chemistry. you are actually multiplying...

  23. The perfect OR

    grimmy replied to NeuroNP's topic in Operating Room

    we already have booms in our new ors, but they are a mixed blessing. when we first got them, we discovered that their effective range was somewhat limited, and often stymied positioning. we went...

  24. All I know (LONG)

    grimmy posted a topic in Operating Room

    after my or experience on friday, all i know is how much i don't know. i felt hung out to dry, and while everyone told me about the potential for this experience when i first walked through the...

  25. Took the plunge

    grimmy replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    good luck! and let us know how it goes - sometimes joining a new group allows you to put a mark in how things are run, and people are more willing to