Scrubby

Scrubby

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  1. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    Scrubby replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    HealingBalm-I'm truly sorry to hear about your

  2. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    Scrubby replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Recently a coworker said something about a patient in front of me which I found hard to deal with as well. What I learned from the experience is that if someone says something that you find offensive...

  3. I did a no-no

    Scrubby replied to mamad7's topic in General Nursing

    The whole situation sounds pretty suspicious to me. This co worker was obviously out to get you and has succeeded in getting you fired. I would never have admitted it to anyone about it

  4. one hit wonders

    Scrubby replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Yes we have this same issue where I work. I was very lucky because I was doing a six month rotation in hepatobiliary and upper GI and the CN who ran the clinic joined management so I got her job. It...

  5. cysto?

    Scrubby replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    No scrub nurses are used for cysto's at my work, we have two scout nurses to open instruments for the surgeon and connect camera, light cables, irrigation etc. Used instruments then go to sterilizing...

  6. Happy things are slowly starting to move toward right direction

    Scrubby replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is absolutely disgusting. Glad that your going to report

  7. Perception of Problems Faced by New Graduates and the Ideal New Graduate Employee

    Scrubby replied to Daffodils2's topic in General Nursing

    As a clinical team leader I have noticed that new grads in my area tend to go through quite a lot of role strain as the reality of being a nurse sets in. It's one thing being a student on clinicals...

  8. longest surgery?

    Scrubby replied to love2shop's topic in Operating Room

    Longest case I scrubbed for was a 9 hour liver resection. It took so long because the liver tissue was pretty bad and just kept bleeding. We couldn't even use the CUSA on it because it caused too much...

  9. The "woes" of 12 hr. Shifts

    Scrubby replied to thegreenmile's topic in General Nursing

    I think your post is very rude and sort of sterotypical of the 'back in my day' attitude. Not all people are capable or even want to work a 12 hour shift. Some people are single parents with children,...

  10. I'm guilty. It's about the condom catheter

    Scrubby replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    I had a goo laugh. Yeah we should all look at it clinically but at the end of the day if it stops him harassing nursing staff (who are not likely to be looked after by management) then all I can say...

  11. Question about jewelry and ESU

    Scrubby replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    If a patient is having a thyroidectomy and they have a naval ring then it doesn't make sense to remove it. If they are having a laparotomy then yes I will because of the slight risk of a burn and also...

  12. Should I head for the hills???

    Scrubby replied to LostLilOne's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to play devils advocate here. Perhaps the OP knew that they would be facing poo, blood, pus vomit all those lovely little things we all love (not) but the reality of it was just too much....

  13. what is your biggest pet peeve while at work?

    Scrubby replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Being expected to answer the surgeons cell phones while I am circulating-especially when I'm busy giving patient care. While I am happy to take brief CLINICAL messages if there is nothing immediate...

  14. New nurse here...slapped today by patient.

    Scrubby replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

    I understand your point about forgetting about the patient. After reading this thread I don't have enough info on the patients background to form an opinion on whether the patient had underlying...

  15. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Scrubby replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse in ICU was told by the surgeon to remove skin staples. They somehow and none of us can understand how they managed to but they removed the sutures underneath, you know the ones they use to...

  16. Sexual Harassment?

    Scrubby replied to diane227's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't care who instigating this, thee CNA should have know better. It sounds like he has some boundary issues and he's a liability to the

  17. Anyone have a nursing supervisor require you to work while sick?

    Scrubby replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just flabbergasted reading this thread. There is something wrong with a system that allows managers to threaten to fire people who are genuinely ill and have doctors orders. In Australia it is...

  18. You must be an alcoholic

    Scrubby replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that she shouldn't be kicked out of the program but this person needs to be disciplined. Not only is she unqualified to make a diagnosis but her comments to the patient were grossly...

  19. if you plan on going for your masters, what do you want to specialize in?

    Scrubby replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm taking next year off studying because I've just finished a post graduate diploma (periop). In Australia we do have the Nurse Practioner program but I don't want to go down this path Instead, I...

  20. My Pharm. Calc. teacher can barely speak proper english! help

    Scrubby replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    This is going to be a bit of a rant but anyway: I have to say that it really annoys me when people leave their home country and get angry when others cannot understand what they are saying and become...

  21. what area of nursing do you never see yourself working in?

    Scrubby replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I could never see myself working in paediatrics or ED. Another area is with intellectually disabled people in particular the children. I really admire the nurses and aids who work in this particular...

  22. height requirement for OR nurses?

    Scrubby replied to Elise, RN's topic in Operating Room

    I have to admit that I prefer working with nurses who are medium to tall. Main reason is because when your manual handling a patient the height is ALWAYS adjusted for the smaller person (hospital...

  23. what is the best/worst specialty docs to work with...

    Scrubby replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to add to my previous post that the best doctors to work with are General

  24. I love nursing.. not sure if nursing loves me

    Scrubby replied to tdms's topic in General Nursing

    I can see that you take your responsibilities seriously which I think is great. However, in this case I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill. If forgetting to do a formal assessment on a...

  25. what is the best/worst specialty docs to work with...

    Scrubby replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital the worst surgeons to work with are orthopods and