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TOTAL break in aseptic technique! Gloves contaminated from the get go and got worse from there. O.M.G.!

"Old bat"? wow....

I don't tolerate verbal abuse and will confront it head on. The last doc who thought he was going to take a chunk out of my behind got a very rude awakening. I simply said calmly and professionally "Will you come with me please?" and grabbed another ...

It's obvious they're trying to get a "rise" out of you. Don't give them the pleasure. Just smile and say "Oh. OK."

I thought I missed the OR. Thanks for the reality check, Canes! HAHA!

We don't even have "Obamacare" yet. Can you even imagine the regulations and BS that are coming with the Feds controlling healthcare?

OH! Would I love to send a copy of this to corporate! THANK YOU, rn/writer.

I'm from the Deep South, "Miss Nola"...get used to it! :kiss

rngreenhorn, I don't know whether to laugh or cry! Your posts are right on target! It breaks my heart to see what "health care systems" have become but you have such an entertaining way of telling it like it is! I've been in this crap for 37 yrs! :h...

I don't really care. I've been called a lot worse than my first or last names!

I have a feeling you'll do very well. A Pattee.

"Bolsters" are wider flat types of things that sutures are threaded through at 4 points. Vessel loops are not hollow and cannot hold sutures in place like a "Bumper." I guess I can see where they would be useful to slide underneath skin sutures to pr...

Retention sutures commonly called "bumpers."

Could you give us the context in which it was written?

There is no quick fix for a distal femoral fracture. I wish her and you well. Have a good evening at work, angelof

What field of nursing are you studying?

The fracture can be repaired under spinal anesthesia (the majority are). I agree with the others. That is the only way the pain will be alleviated. Depending upon the type of fracture, the procedure can be done in 15-20 min, if a compression screw is...

When I first started in the OR, I would dream about instruments every night! You will remember this stuff the more you work with it. It takes quite a while. Hang in there,akasu. Concentrate on one service at a time. One day the light bulb WILL come o...

Wow ...we have gotten WAY off the OP topic.

POTTY????? geez.....

Thank you for the clarification, Nursing1980. I was wondering if I came off a little too harsh.

Nor do I like it when an MD tells a patient "I'll have MY nurse do"...... The majority of MDs who make these comments are older and once had their own practice to hire/fire staff however they saw fit. Now that "MEGA" hospital systems employ physici...

Ruby Vee, I think your point has been validated.

jalyc, I'm sorry you had to give up the profession . Looks like we lost an outstanding nurse.

...oh. I'm going to sleep after I get off my pedal stool. Just kidding, Ayorenee. I feel a flame about to be thrown in my direction. :)