I scrubbed for a fairly routine lap procedure and both myself and the circulating nurse forgot to do a final count until the patient was out of the theatre. Nothing was missing or anything as it was...
I'm also tired of hearing about kids, grandkids from some people all the time. I'm also fed up with one particular person who brings her baby into work and changes them on the tea room table (where...
I disagree that our roles in the OR is exactly the same. I work alongside EN's and have a huge level of respect for them as I do for all my colleagues. But while our physical tasks in theatre are...
The weirdest thing I saw a surgeon do was during a lap incisional hernia repair. He had trouble getting a large mesh down the port so he took the port out and shoved the mesh through the incision and...
I know this will probably inflame some people but I'm going to say it anyway. It's not about you, it's about the patient. If you can't put aside your personal beliefs and judgements then you probably...
Thanks for the replies. I'm going to attempt to speak to her tomorrow because our management expects us to try to resolve issues first. I'll say to her that I felt uncomfortable with the way she...
Carol-I don't want to cause offense but you sound like you're burned out and need some R&R. It doesn't help when you've experienced the high levels of stress and bad behaviour that goes on in the...
Hi guys this is a bit of a contuination from an old thread I posted called 'I know I know'. I'm the CN in charge of a clinical specialty in the OR. Recently I've been out of my OR having to do the...
Again you're making bold statements without knowing the facts. No patient's life is being put in danger with the closure of beds, the ANF have set a certain criteria which takes into account patient...
To the OP I guess if you ever become a nurse you'll refuse a payrise? After all you wouldn't want to be accused of being GREEDY. On a serious note there is a world of difference between being money...
I recently completed a hospital run preceptorship course and we were pretty much told by the people running the course that the expectations from UniSA students had to be lower because of how the...
My department is trying to get us to recycle in the OR. I wouldn't have a problem with this but the recycling company the hospital uses has stipulated that plastic and paper have to be separated. I...
looks like you can work as an en after completing two years at une. http://www.une.edu.au/courses/courses/bnurs "students can apply to graduate with the advanced diploma in nursing upon successful...