Scrubby

Scrubby

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  1. bachelor of nursing pre registration (graduate entry)

    Scrubby replied to ronaldtanael's topic in International Nursing

    The OP didn't specify what Bachelor degree they hold, so I assumed it must have been a non nursing

  2. My Family Tragedy: Passing of Showbizrn's Brother

    Scrubby replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    Very sorry to hear of your loss

  3. Need Honest Opinion -- Would You Recommend Nursing?

    Scrubby replied to djc1981's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't recommend certain types of nursing such as med-surg etc. Not because I look down on these areas but because of the rotating shift hours, abusive patients and high ratios which I feel are...

  4. Orientation as a NEW Grad how long?

    Scrubby replied to gelousstudent's topic in General Nursing

    In Australia most grads do a graduate nurse program (GNP) This is a program where as a new RN you have additional support for one year, you usually do 2 or 3 or more rotations in different specialty...

  5. Does nursing have to be your "calling" for you to be a great nurse?

    Scrubby replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe that nursing should be a 'calling'. I've met many a student who felt that they were 'called' into the profession who received a very rude awakening when they saw the realities of...

  6. Scrub Nurse Pros/Cons

    Scrubby replied to Baseball33's topic in General Nursing

    I can't answer your question because I live in a different country. From what I've gathered from other people's posts on the OR nurses forums you don't need med-surg experience to get into OR but it's...

  7. Scrub Nurse Pros/Cons

    Scrubby replied to Baseball33's topic in General Nursing

    Definately go for RN, not disrespecting EN's/LPN but the simple truth is that you have more career opportunities than an EN/LPN has. I'm an OR RN and I love scrubbing and scouting. I do both, we all...

  8. What would your first priority have been?

    Scrubby replied to DA314's topic in General Nursing

    To answer your question my first priority would have been to advocate for the poor patient who not only has to suffer urinary incontinence, but also to hear abuse from a nurse yelling at someone for...

  9. Sequence of passing instruments

    Scrubby replied to NewRN35's topic in Operating Room

    If you see them starting to dissect around a vessel/nerve then have a mixter or lahey handy because they may want to put a neoloop around it. When you hand up a neoloop also give them an artery clip...

  10. Should I put up with this to become an operating room nurse?

    Scrubby replied to Shannaikook's topic in Operating Room

    Please don't take this as a personal attack but did you speak with your preceptor before talking to the educator? IMHO if you have a problem with someone you should always try and speak with them...

  11. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    Scrubby replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Update: The new nurse has been placed back on orientation. One of the more seasoned nurses who hurt his back is going to preceptor her. This will hopefully give her some more time to pick up some more...

  12. new admission 45 minutes before your shift is over..what do you do?

    Scrubby replied to glamgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I may sound as though I have the wrong attitude here but nursing is a 24/7 job, what can't be finished on one shift has to be taken up by the next shift and so on. When I worked med-surg I wouldn't...

  13. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    Scrubby replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ok time to get something off my chest. For the past two days we've had a new staff member who says has been working in theatre for years. I cannot understand hardly a word this nurse says. Her accent...

  14. bachelor of nursing pre registration (graduate entry)

    Scrubby replied to ronaldtanael's topic in International Nursing

    Just did a quick google, hope this helps: http://www.flinders.edu.au/courses/undergrad/bngg/bngg_home.cfm...

  15. Nurses with tattoos?

    Scrubby replied to crunchymomx3's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you really love your tattoo. I have one down my spine, it was meant to be a tribal design of the medical symbol, Caduceus but I hate it. I'm having it removed and my goodness it hurts more...

  16. Am I paranoid; or do all my clinical instructors dislike me?

    Scrubby replied to cincin1's topic in General Nursing

    We had a clinical instructor (thankfully I never had the pleasure of her company) who actually told one of my fellow students (a seasoned EN doing her RN) that she always made sure to fail at least...

  17. Define critical thinking.

    Scrubby replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    This is just my humble opinion here but I agree with all comments about task orientated. Do you ever think though that the reason some nurses become way too TO is because we are always going on about...

  18. "Fired for NO Reason"

    Scrubby replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree that there are some nurses who just don't get it and may never get it at all. I really feel bad for some of them (the ones who honestly want to be nurses) because they have invested time and...

  19. too nice/quiet for the OR?

    Scrubby replied to QHnurse07's topic in Operating Room

    From my own experience I too can remember how intimidating the surgeons were at first and how embarrassed I felt when being reprimanded. My advice is if your being yelled at, don't yell back because...

  20. Brand New OR Nurse - Any Advice?

    Scrubby replied to Scorpio, MSN, RN's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats. Are you going to be scrubbing as well? I recommend Alexander's care of the patient in surgery. It's a great resource for periop nursing. Don't let the surgeons get to you. They are not...

  21. "Fired for NO Reason"

    Scrubby replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think Eriksoln makes a fair point about how preceptors can sometimes not do the right thing by new grads. Yes a lot of new nurses/staff cannot handle negative feedback, see the areas they need to...

  22. More than 5 sick days taken in a year and disciplinary action ensues

    Scrubby replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work you get 15 paid sick days a year for full time workers. If you don't use them all then they accrue each year. Unless your taking more than your allocated sick days and your off all the...

  23. Test result question...please help!!!

    Scrubby replied to Tech_2_RN's topic in General Nursing

    My advice to you is if anyone yells at you, puts you down or want to make 'an example' of you by bullying tactics cut them off and say as calm as you can 'I would prefer to discuss this privately'. If...

  24. Working as a stripper AND a nurse

    Scrubby replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    I highly doubt any of the patrons at the strip club would recognise you, they wouldn't exactly be staring at your face? Unless of course you decide to work at the hospital

  25. Do Nurses eat their....lunch?

    Scrubby replied to massrn116's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The only time I may miss out on my lunch break is if I've been scrubbed all day. And when that happens (thankfully not often) I always claim the overtime. If we are short staffed and are having...