GadgetRN71 ASN, RN

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    Return to work after broken wrist?

    GadgetRN71 replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I just broke my scaphoid..I'm in a cast. I was told that I can't work in a room..I'm an OR nurse. Scaphoid fractures are also notorious for not healing well and for being hard to diagnose-so maybe...
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    "Nurses Are So Mean"

    GadgetRN71 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think Ruby has some good points. I do not agree with letting rude behavior slide because someone is having a bad day, or problems at home though. We all have to be adult enough to realize that we...
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    I've been bullied all my life, and it continues...

    GadgetRN71 replied to asdjkl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is good advice...I keep my private and work life separate. I don't completely fit in with many of my coworkers(I swear most of them are alcoholics or headed in that direction) and I'm OK with...
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    I've been bullied all my life, and it continues...

    GadgetRN71 replied to asdjkl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    umm, i'm a little confused why you would think my post was crap, lol. seems like we were on the same page? these boards just make me shake my head
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    crisis of confidence

    GadgetRN71 replied to PeanutintheOR's topic in Operating Room

    OP, don't worry what the mean girls think of you. They do not do your job and in my way of thinking, they get no opinion on your nursing skills. It would be a cold day in hell before I let a tech...
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    Current co-workers asking where your new job is.

    GadgetRN71 replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's none of their business where your new job is..I've also seen people trying to sabatoge new opportunities for others. IMO, the less coworkers know about your life, the
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    Please tell me I am not wrong!

    GadgetRN71 replied to GMSinCA's topic in Operating Room

    I was scrubbed in a 15 hour fem-pop once and this was the off shift..no one available to give a break. Started feeling woozy and the doctor got to that point as well. The circulator got an orange...
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    Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

    GadgetRN71 replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is not a helpful comment. There have been those of us who have complained to management or pressed charges and were successful. Lying down and taking it does no one any
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    What shoes do you wear in the OR?

    GadgetRN71 replied to Mr. & Mrs. RN's topic in Operating Room

    I like the Keens. I just bought a pair of Landau FootWear RX shoes. $40 and they are comfortable and have great arch
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    Has A Surgeon Ever Thrown An Instrument At You?

    GadgetRN71 replied to TravelerAdvisor's topic in Operating Room

    No, I haven't had an instrument thrown at me yet and it would not be tolerated in my facility anyway. They've made docs go to anger management and in one case years ago, the doctor got...
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    Online CPR certification?

    GadgetRN71 replied to southgal's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital encourages the online course. It's through the AHA and you take the written test online, print out a certificate and then get signed off on the skills at the hospital. Very
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    Kinda dissappointed

    GadgetRN71 replied to sameasalways's topic in Operating Room

    Sometimes surgeons act differently on the floors than they do in the OR. Many realize that it behooves them to treat the surgical team with respect, because we can make or break their cases getting...
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    Electro dispersive pads over tattoo's

    GadgetRN71 replied to ORMurse's topic in Operating Room

    Hmm, I was always told it was because they consider tattoos scars and you're not supposed to put the pad over bony prominences, hairy areas or scars. I just assumed that it was connectivity/grounding...
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    Do you donate to your alma mater?

    GadgetRN71 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I worked my way through school, often having to deal with flak from my instructors for working. Now, I have donated books, uniforms and equipment that I no longer use to coworkers currently going...
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    Funny things said by ortho surgeons in the OR

    GadgetRN71 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    Lol! Too funny! I also do ortho all the time and all of these things I've heard in form or another. I had one doctor tell a tech that he needed some thing long and stiff. That got a giggle out of me...
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    I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    GadgetRN71 replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a CRNA. I'm an OR nurse with some questions for those that are. I see a fair amount of patients who are less than truthful in their pre-op interview, either with their weight, or drug/alcohol...
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    How much OR experience do you need?

    GadgetRN71 replied to FlyOR's topic in Operating Room

    Not to discourage you from getting certification, but many places don't really care about the CNOR. I myself was going to take it, but it's expensive and we get no benefit in my facility for having...
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    anything you wish you were told in nursing school that you werent?

    GadgetRN71 replied to karyan06's topic in General Nursing

    I had been in the hospital environment for years so I already knew about the politics and backstabbing. I do wish I'd been told that going to work in the same place where I had been a tech might not...
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    How much OR experience do you need?

    GadgetRN71 replied to FlyOR's topic in Operating Room

    If you are brand new to the OR, I'd say about a year. IMO, it should also be a year working on your own, taking call etc. Makes you more marketable the more experience you
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    Dansko sizing

    GadgetRN71 replied to alexop's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear them one size larger than I thought I would need. For example, I have a size 7.5 foot so I thought I would need a 38...nope, the 39s work best for me. And you have to try them in
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    For all of those on Medicaid

    GadgetRN71 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think what it comes down to for many of us is this: yes, obnoxious patients come from every class and financial situation. But, it adds insult to injury when the person who is abusive and nasty...
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    If I can't get straight into an OR job, which dept is best?

    GadgetRN71 replied to SnowStar4's topic in Operating Room

    OP,check with hospitals in your area . They may have a peri-op program for new grads. Usually, it's the teaching hospitals that offer this, but not always. Many people go straight to the OR and do...
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    For all of those on Medicaid

    GadgetRN71 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    But see, there are those who actually enjoy cheating the system...there is no shame about it either. There are people in my family who see it as an accomplishment if they can make the state pay for...
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    What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    GadgetRN71 replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    We're union, so really, we don't even have to give a reason. We just say that we're calling in sick, and that's it. They are not allowed to ask specifics. Obviously, if someone is absent way too much,...
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    What is your splurge?

    GadgetRN71 replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Gadgets..I have the iPhone 4 on order and I'm posting this from my brand new iPad.:) oh, and I love to