GadgetRN71 ASN, RN

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    Charge Nurse

    GadgetRN71 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I was thrown to the wolves the first time-I had been a nurse all of 6 months. They told me I didn't do a bad job, but there were other nurses that were PO'd that I was in charge. It wasn't my idea,...
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    Pubic hair

    GadgetRN71 replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and I'm not a prude. I'm also not a pushover either and nurses have enough to do without working the pube patrol! We have to draw the line
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    Pubic hair

    GadgetRN71 replied to nurseJLoo's topic in General Nursing

    We don't shave patients in our OR..In many places, they are getting away from shaving the surgical site because it causes more problems in the long run.(due to nicks in the skin, small ones you can't...
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    update: jerk fiancee

    GadgetRN71 replied to s_le2006's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you!! It is not easy to do what you did. You did the best thing for you and your son...Stay strong and best of luck in
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    What was your 1st job as a new grad? And where are you now?

    GadgetRN71 replied to Mo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    OR when I graduated 2 years ago and still OR now, although in a different(bigger) facility. Still liking
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    WHY do we need more nurses

    GadgetRN71 replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    Floor nurses have it tough-I would be fired the first week, because I will not tolerate families and patients being abusive..This is one of the reasons I went right to OR nursing after school. You...
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    should i feel guilty?

    GadgetRN71 replied to purpil29's topic in General Nursing

    OP, don't feel guilty..I think far too many nurses still subscribe to the theory that your job is your life and that you somehow owe your facility everything. It is your life...let the jealous gossips...
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    Union Dues, How much do you pay?

    GadgetRN71 replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    9.65 per weekly
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    Need help/advice from OR Nurses

    GadgetRN71 replied to paulalreno's topic in General Nursing

    I've been an OR nurse for 2+ years now and prior to that, I was a surg tech. I love the OR...I'm NEVER bored. I chuckled when I read that some of your friends told you that..and the OR is certainly...
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    Disinfecting cuffs?

    GadgetRN71 replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    We reprocess ours too, and many docs put the 1000 drapes over them and use an impervious drape to cover them up as well. Most also use webril as padding for the skin underneath so they aren't on the...
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    What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

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

    Someone on the OR nurses board told me about C&C clogs. They're designed by an RN and they're handmade in Sweden.. Similar to Danskos/Sanitas but even more comfortable. The sole is softer and...
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    WHY do we need more nurses

    GadgetRN71 replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    I live in New England and I work in the OR(this is listed in my profile). Also, not to be harsh but all caps in a post is considered yelling. As a matter of fact, I got a brochure in the mail today...
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    Is an unmonitored sterile field considered sterile?

    GadgetRN71 replied to buck70's topic in Operating Room

    I try to avoid this by waiting as long as decently possible to open a case..It takes us very little time to open even a big case(good teamwork). However, have we left the room unmonitored at times?...
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    Steris...

    GadgetRN71 replied to orrn1991's topic in Operating Room

    I think you also have to know your coworkers as well. I work on a closed team in Ortho. We steris the arthroscopes. Orthopedics is one of those specialties where sterility is really stressed and we...
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    WHY do we need more nurses

    GadgetRN71 replied to getinfall's topic in General Nursing

    I do not feel threatened by new nurses coming into the field. I know at least in my specialty, in my area, there is a shortage. I have a job and am still being actively recruited by hospitals in my...
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    New Grad from ADN: Difficulty finding Work!

    GadgetRN71 replied to Mo_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a tough one. If it were me, I'd take a night shift position in the specialty I like rather than work on a med/surg floor. I'm sure eventually, a different shift might open up and then you'd at...
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    Steris...

    GadgetRN71 replied to orrn1991's topic in Operating Room

    I've worked in ORs where we'd leave them for a couple of hours with a note and never had an infection problem. We had the steris containers that had a plastic cover with metal clips so it's not like...
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    OR Internshop-good or bad?

    GadgetRN71 replied to marielcarr's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with the above. I'm usually of the school that says a year of the floors is not necessary, but in your case, where you haven't really been exposed to the OR, it may be wise. I went right to...
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    Best shoes for OR??

    GadgetRN71 replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in Operating Room

    OK, I've worn my C&C clogs for the past 2 days and they are great...I have my eye on the leopard patterned ones next! The soles of the shoes feel so soft-I haven't really had to break them in like...
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    You know your pt is a jerk if........

    GadgetRN71 replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

    LOL...
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    You know your pt is a jerk if........

    GadgetRN71 replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

    :no:Oh, I've had to cath quite a few of the "shy" memberes(basically, a dimple is there where the member should be) and funny how their owners seem to think they are the most
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    Best shoes for OR??

    GadgetRN71 replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in Operating Room

    I just got my C&C clogs today(Saturday) and they seem like they are going to be great! They feel more "springy" and cushioned than Danskos..The only problem I foresee is I'm going to want more...
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    Just a vent....

    GadgetRN71 replied to Justme123's topic in Operating Room

    IMO, give it some time and see if things get better..you may have to stick up for yourself though, seeing as your NM is not giving you much support. I'm of the school that thinks that verbal abuse...
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    Nursing Dominated by Women, CRNA's are Mostly Men?

    GadgetRN71 replied to NewTexasRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Where I work it's about
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    Spin Off: Nurse abuse?

    GadgetRN71 replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

    First off, we put in big IV's in the holding and OR because they just work better in the OR...I cannot tell you how many 24 g IV's we've had that have failed on us.And they fail at the worst time-pt...