kat von b

kat von b

OR-ortho, neuro, trauma

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About kat von b

kat von b has 4 years experience and specializes in OR-ortho, neuro, trauma.


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  1. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    Omg I thought I was the only one who got grossed out by hair!!!! Other things that do me in are earwax and nasty
  2. Getting used to gore?

    Love my ortho cases! Eyeballs gross me out but luckily we don't do them often. Can you double up with someone to get experience in those cases? It seems scary to a lot of people but once you are in...
  3. Congrats guys on getting in!! I'm currently enrolled in their RN to BSN. I took BioChem first and it was a ton of work, not necessarily hard but a lot of work, I have no idea how someone finished it...
  4. We have a 30 minute turnover where I work too. Some days it works and other days it doesn't. I always feel rushed, bring back our unused supplies, grab stuff for the next case, go see the patient, and...
  5. Best and Least Cases?

    LOVE ortho, great docs, busy cases! I could live without plastics and general and since we are cluster based I'm never in a position to do hearts or
  6. At least 40 hours. Have been doing 8's but switch to 10's next week. They are cutting back on staff and OT but you can't stop traumas so I'm sure my hours will only
  7. Where have you found missing countable items?

    Found a lap under the OR bed, must have fallen and then gotten kicked under it so all that was peaking out was the very edge. Missing raytec in the red kick bucket...after multiple people searching...
  8. circulator OR, new grad, too fast paced?

    I started in the OR in November as practically a new grad (2 months in a rehab facility doesn't count). We recently graduated from our orientation program and I have been on my own for a few weeks...
  9. Peri OP 101 final exam

    Dont be discouraged I just took it a few weeks ago and failed the 1st time, the 2nd time I got a 93. About half of the nurses in my group failed and we all passed the 2nd time. Review the questions...
  10. Is working in the or really that stressful?

    YES!!!! Ok I've only been in the OR for about 6 months but after this week I can say yes! What a bunch of rude MD's this
  11. Hartford Hospital vs St. Francis Hospital

    Any OR nurses at either hospital?? I'd love to ask you some questions! I'm at another CT hospital and will be looking to be at a hospital closer to home in a few
  12. Attention all EPIC users

    Great....we are going live sometime in the next year....just when I'll be comfortable with our current program.
  13. Statements taken completely out of context...and are FUNNY!

    I had a few good ones last week.... cysto room my tech says to me "you're gonna get wet today" ortho case "is it (cement) hard enough yet?" a few min later "just ram it in there" LMAO I love my
  14. Great opportunity? Yes! But that pay is just insulting!! I'm in an internship program at another hospital in New England and I get paid what any other new nurse would get paid. I don't think I could...
  15. CNOR

    YAY