TakeTwoAspirin

TakeTwoAspirin MSN, RN, APRN

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  1. Anyone knows any OR training programs for NON new graduates?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to iToniai's topic in Operating Room

    If you are currently working in a hospital, go up to the department one day and ask if you could talk to the nurse manager. Let them know you are interested in the OR and ask them if you can tag...

  2. AORN Periop 101

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to carolinadiva's topic in Operating Room

    You usually sign the contract when you accept the position (before you start the program) and the amount you have to pay back under such a contract depends on how much of your contract you have left...

  3. Surgeon closing before re-count complete

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to NewOR-RN's topic in Operating Room

    I've never completed an incident report or involved risk management because we've never had an incident where we didn't find the object prior to the patient leaving the OR. Of course, if we can't...

  4. Surgeon closing before re-count complete

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to NewOR-RN's topic in Operating Room

    I've seen this many times. The reality is that MOST of the time the missing item is found on the re-count and/or after a bit of searching around in the bins/floor/under feet. If the surgeon waits...

  5. Question about the nursing home I work at.

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to truckinusa's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is not safe for you, and it is not safe for the patients. Stop doing it until you have the proper equipment and training. If that means they can't get out of bed to use the bathroom, then so be...

  6. The good, the bad, and the ugly

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry Leslie. It's never easy to know the right thing to do, especially not when your own family is involved. Know we are all thinking of

  7. More ignorance. Any wonder the public is confused!

    TakeTwoAspirin posted a topic in General Nursing

    The ignorance evident in this article is just staggering to me. No wonder the general public is confused....

  8. The good, the bad, and the ugly

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but there comes a time when the doctor needs to step up, grow a pair, and spell it out to the families real nice and simple! The families need someone to tell them "no" so that they can...

  9. More ignorance. Any wonder the public is confused!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to TakeTwoAspirin's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps Karla would let me do her taxes this year. I'm pretty good at math. I think I'll call myself an Accountant,

  10. Need help! seniority or higher pay?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to loongway2goRn's topic in Nursing Career

    There is also the "bird in the hand" theory to consider on this . With the job market and economy the way it is I would grab the NOW job instead of the one two months down the road. The one in two...

  11. Need help! seniority or higher pay?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to loongway2goRn's topic in Nursing Career

    The only way that seniority will help you (and yes, 2 months can make a difference) is when it comes to vacation requests during peak periods and who gets to work the holidays. If two people want the...

  12. Need help filling out form

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to TeeGuneys23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So you're basically asking us how you can forge the document? Why don't you just fax it back to him for completion and have him fax it to your school. I know this is a pain in the behind, but if you...

  13. Hopefully Moving From Floor Nursing to O.R.

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to jlamarev's topic in Nursing Career

    There is a myth out there that all circulating nurses do is sit at the computer all day. This myth is usually perpetuated by people who have never worked in an OR in their life. Trust me, you will...

  14. Angry Nurse here!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Even if he didn't know it was yours, he certainly knew it wasn't HIS. What an ignorant Short Of

  15. NCLEX and pregnant?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to CarrieNurse1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You are assuming that you are going to get pregnant "to order". Hopefully, you won't have a problem getting pregnant, but even with no problems it can take a little while. Why stress about something...

  16. BS Chemistry - ADN or BSN program?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to BenFL's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If PA school is your end goal, then why bother with nursing school at all. The only way getting a BSN makes sense is if you want to go the NP route. There are lots of other ways you can get your 2...

  17. Already Planned my vacation

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to AshleyO77's topic in General Nursing

    I would not mention it at the initial interview, but if they offer you a job I would just inform them that you have a vacation planned. I would be very surprised if they didn't let you go, so long as...

  18. nurse coming to work drunk

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to nickola's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If the NM thinks she is being her friend, she isn't. This will end

  19. Forgot to do Final count

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to nar-es's topic in Operating Room

    nar-es, everyone makes mistakes. Your character and professionalism is not measured on the mistakes you make, but how you handle your mistakes. If you have not done so already you need to report...

  20. Are these practices typical in your department??

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to carpediem2387's topic in Operating Room

    Sounds very much like you're in a surgery center rather than a main OR. Although none of this is good, I have seen similar things in surgery centers (of course, not ones I would want to continue to...

  21. NEED HELP STAT!! How to tell a 10 year old his parent will die? He is on his way!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but this just isn't your responsibility and I wouldn't accept that responsibility. How is this poor kid supposed to deal with something like that, from a stranger no less? Sheesh, the...

  22. Nose piercings in the OR

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to bethesdarn's topic in Operating Room

    It depends on who you are referring to when you say "staff". Even though the mask does cover your face while in the actual OR, if you are a circulating nurse you will be meeting the patient in pre-op...

  23. Badly needs an advice... From bsn-RN to OR surgical technician

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to KattleyaSagun-Tugas's topic in Operating Room

    Go to the Association of Surgical Technologist website and it will tell you how you can be eligible to take the exam. Just having a BSN and/or experience does not make you eligible. Basically you...

  24. So I didn't fully tell the truth about my resume... background check??? HELP!!!

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to kobebryant's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If these two facilities are both somewhat close to one another there is a fair chance that at some time in the future you will get busted on this lie, sooner or later. What you will realize fairly...

  25. 12 hour shifts...dangerous?

    TakeTwoAspirin replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have worked 16 hours in an operating room from 7:00am through to 11:00 with one 30 minute lunch break at 11:30am. There is no doubt in my mind that I was unsafe. I prayed that nothing went wrong...