Scrubby

Scrubby

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  1. How exactly do you become an OR nurse?

    Scrubby replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    There are different roles for nurses in the operating room. You can be the instrument/scrub nurse which pretty much involves passing instruments, sutures etc during the procedure. You have to be able...

  2. SNOTTY MA claiming to be a nurse!!!!

    Scrubby replied to KY RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think what people here resent is MA's who refer to and let others call them nurses when they are not. They haven't earned the title of nurse and should not be lying to the public. It's disrespectful...

  3. Moving from Ireland to Australia

    Scrubby replied to ballybricken's topic in International Nursing

    I've only worked in South Australia, the biggest public hospital is the Royal Adelaide Hospital. It's in the, major trauma hospital for the state. People work there from all over Adelaide, it's a...

  4. "You'll be a nurse two years after you get your RN"

    Scrubby replied to nurseby07's topic in General Nursing

    If someone told me that I wouldn't be an RN until after two years, I'd be telling them that's fine, I guess that means I won't be given the same responsibilities as a registered nurse

  5. Moving from Ireland to Australia

    Scrubby replied to ballybricken's topic in International Nursing

    ballybricken, SA hospitals are always looking for nurses, whether they are grads or experienced. We're desperate and theres not enough of

  6. Verbal Abuse from surgeons in the OR

    Scrubby replied to spineCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    Dawn I would refuse to scrub or even scout for a surgeon who doesn't understand the basics of infection control and safe handling of bodily fluids. I've heard a lot of verbal abuse, most of it's just...

  7. This can't be safe

    Scrubby replied to nw31705's topic in Operating Room

    Get out of this environment and urge your fellow workers to do the same. Maybe then these idiot managers and surgeons will get the point that they are creating an unsafe and toxic working environment....

  8. Are you concerned about contracting MRSA while working in healthcare?

    Scrubby replied to Caligirl09's topic in General Nursing

    Been there, done that, wore the t-shirt. I had an IM injection a few years ago, it developed into an abscess the size of a golf ball and was infected with MRSA. Pretty nasty, but at least I got a room...

  9. Cabbage Soup Diet!

    Scrubby posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hey I've just started the 7 day cabbage soup diet. Some people I know at work swear by it and I've piled on the kilos lately because I'm in love with food too much. I'm not fat but I'm starting to get...

  10. Getting Over Feelings of Regret?

    Scrubby replied to PacoUSA's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Paco, my advice is to focus living in the here and now. You can't change the past, you can only move forward. I wasted years of my youth living on the dole and getting drunk everyday. There are days...

  11. Cabbage Soup Diet!

    Scrubby replied to Scrubby's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Update: So I managed to lose 5 kilos on this diet. After day 7 i went out and bought some really great healthy recipe books and I haven't put that weight back on. In fact lost another 2 kilos just...

  12. Are you aware of how you conduct yourself in public?

    Scrubby replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest I couldn't care less how the public perceives me when i am OUTSIDE of work and having a good time. Seriously....nurses go out on the occasional bender, and I'm one of them. My mates and I...

  13. Counting for organ harvest?

    Scrubby replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    My rationale for doing a count on an organ donor would be to make sure that everything is accounted for to prevent any instruments/sponges being confused with the next case. for example a sponge count...

  14. Nasty Doctor

    Scrubby replied to scrubberRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good question. Why should you take this abuse? Why do nurses just put up with it? I've never understood how anyone can allow themselves to be yelled at. From my experience with surgeons the nurses...

  15. Confrontation with a Visitor

    Scrubby replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    My advice: don't tell the DON because it may look like you have a personal vendetta against this man. You did not witness the conversation. Maybe encourage this nurse to tell her side of the story to...

  16. Doctors with poor English Skills

    Scrubby replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually this was the post I meant to refer to, quoted the wrong post. During a patient crisis we dont' have time to be all understanding if someone can't be understood. If someone needs urgent...

  17. Initial/Closing/Final Count

    Scrubby replied to rn_jr's topic in Operating Room

    We count everything inititally for lap cases, even abdo sponges in case of converting to an open case. And because we've counted them at the beginning we HAVE to include them in the final count as...

  18. Doctors with poor English Skills

    Scrubby replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    You clearly haven't READ what people on this thread are saying and you are making generalisations. We don't care if someone has an accent. What we are concerned about is when someone cannot...

  19. Doctors with poor English Skills

    Scrubby replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    And tell me how many times have you had a code blue where communication is absolutely imperative??? Health care is not like an office job. You often don't have the luxury of enough time to establish...

  20. Confrontation with a Visitor

    Scrubby replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Jo Dirt-I really do think you should have filed an incident report. The touching is completely inappropriate and someone other than management (who will probably just want to keep things quiet) needs...

  21. Surgeons who scrub early

    Scrubby replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    We have surgeons who scrub way too early as well. The other day I had a junior surgeon interrupt my count because he wanted me to pass the prep to him, I just ignored him but he became quite...

  22. Confrontation with a Visitor

    Scrubby replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    It's always easy for people to say you shouldn't lose your temper, and should be emotionally detached. But this sort of thing isn't really that common and as nurses we are the patients advocate. I...

  23. I m in big trouble! I think I failed my drug screen

    Scrubby replied to alex68's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: I personally don't have a problem with recreational pot smokers who nurse. After all nicotine kills millions of people every year, alcohol kills people yet the government make money off it....

  24. Is it the nurse obligation to stay ovetime when you can't find to replace?

    Scrubby replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe the nurse should be obliged to stay overtime. If there is no replacement then that should be the late charge nurses problem. You do have the right to say no well at least in Australia...

  25. Electrical safety in operating Room

    Scrubby replied to chiquilina's topic in Operating Room

    I don't know what AORN recommends but the medical reps strongly advise against threading the diathermy cords through metal towel clips. Of course most surgeons ignore this and do it anyway. Another...