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  1. Do you have to be a Nurse before a NP?

    spineCNOR replied to Soon2BNP's topic in General Nursing

    "They feel that all the procedures we are learning (dealing with IVs, putting in NG tubes, suctioning, etc) won't help them as NPs." Just a thought-- I would expect that other nurses the NP is...

  2. Verbal Abuse from surgeons in the OR

    spineCNOR replied to spineCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    Good idea, liveintheOR--I will have to try that myself.

  3. Christmas Humor

    spineCNOR replied to nurse wisdom's topic in Nursing Humor

    Q: Why is Santa always so jolly? A: Because he knows where all the bad girls live! ...Ho, Ho,

  4. Twas the Night before JCAHO...

    spineCNOR replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    Jeanne-- you are

  5. myths/truths about OR nursing

    spineCNOR replied to beaRNwhenIgroUP's topic in Operating Room

    Surgeons, like anyone else, vary widely in personality. Some are very good to work with, are team players, and treat nurses with respect. BUT..many do not. Where I work the majority of surgeons are...

  6. AROM- do you do it?

    spineCNOR replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In Alabama the State Board of Nursing does not consider this to be within the scope of practice for nurses, with the exception of

  7. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    spineCNOR replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    Yes--why can't we clean up our own back yards first?!? In the OR where I currently work there is a "staffing crisis", but the problem is not that there is a real shortage of OR nurses--there is a...

  8. physician abuse

    spineCNOR replied to jaquar's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, neither my OR or the hospital have a written policy to deal with abusive behavior. It is a private-for-profit facility (emphasis on the FOR-PROFIT), and the facility regards the surgeons as the...

  9. Do nurses have a voice?

    spineCNOR replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sleepyeyes, You have pointed out what is , in my opinion, the biggest problem we have in nursing-that nurses do not have a strong voice in the workplace. Why?? I am not expert on the issue, but I...

  10. Indian Health Services

    spineCNOR replied to Sugarcrystal's topic in Government, Military

    Greetings, I have 6 years of experience in the Indian Health Service - Tuba City, Acoma and Fort Defiance. It has been a few years since I worked for the IHS. Overall, it was a great experience, I...

  11. Can Circulating Nurse Sit?

    spineCNOR replied to inches's topic in Operating Room

    Good goggly woogly! That seems ridiculous to me - I have worked in OR's in the South and Southwest, and there is always a stool in the room for the circulator, and of course for anesthesia. For...

  12. Verbal Abuse from surgeons in the OR

    spineCNOR replied to spineCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    Please do keep us informed. Support and commiseration available here

  13. Verbal Abuse from surgeons in the OR

    spineCNOR replied to spineCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    Dear bestblonde, First of all, I wish you the best of luck in your new OR career! Zoe's suggestion's are all right on. Many people find it helpful to keep a small notebook handy in their pockets to...

  14. Should Nurses attend patient funerals

    spineCNOR replied to Hayden's topic in General Nursing

    Like Anaclaire when I worked NICU in the past, I along with other nurses from the unit, attended funerals of patients. After caring for a baby for several weeks or months we often developed a very...

  15. Pregnant OR Nurses

    spineCNOR replied to ancilla's topic in Operating Room

    In the facility where I work pregnant nurses stay in the department. Some accomodations are usually made, such as these nurses are not assigned to fluroscopy cases. X-ray techs should be aware that...

  16. American vs. Canadian Nursing?

    spineCNOR replied to Natalieboo's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the above posts refer to Canadian graduates being better educated-- what is the minimum entry level for Canadian nurses? Can one choose either an associates or baccalaurate program, or is...

  17. top 10 phrases in the or

    spineCNOR replied to rnor's topic in Operating Room

    Good one, rnor! How about this one- from the surgeon "I don't know what you just dropped, but I'm sure I need