Scrubby

Scrubby

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  1. Too respectful to doctors?

    Scrubby replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    I don't treat them any different from other staff. I've seen plenty of nurses who do though and quite frankly it makes me feel sick to see them fawning over these doctors while they are being arrogant...

  2. Pt took a swing at me today!

    Scrubby replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    If a patient ever tried to bash me then I would definitely fight back. I'm not going to just put up with someone trying to injure me, I will do whatever is necessary to defend myself even if it means...

  3. Suggestions PLEASE for unhappy nurse

    Scrubby replied to BabiesRUs23's topic in General Nursing

    Are you finding patients way too demanding? I certainly did when I did bedside nursing. A few nurses on this forum would probably think i'm wrong here but some nurses are just not prepared to put up...

  4. Discouraed and about to give up on Nursing

    Scrubby replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    A tracking device are you serious! That's just disgusting, why are they treating nurses like animals? If they tried to make me wear it i'd probably flip out and throw it back in their face! If bedside...

  5. Do most OR's use scrub tech's?

    Scrubby replied to galenanurse's topic in Operating Room

    We don't have any techs at all where I work. Our director refuses to employ them because we're trying to protect our jobs. The RN's scrub and scout. We take it in turns and there is usually a scrub...

  6. Low staffing = med error-DHS tagged me with abuse and neglect-what can I expect the b

    Scrubby replied to fkey541's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    It sounds like your being made a scapegoat and they want to shift the blame to you because they probably know that they should have provided more staff. My advice-I would do an incident report on how...

  7. Casualties: Nurses struggling with burnout

    Scrubby replied to Xbox Live Addict's topic in General Nursing

    Yep I'm definitely feeling burned out right now. There is no longer any proper teaching or support given to people at my workplace right now because of lack of staff members. When I first started we...

  8. I just don't know how to do this....

    Scrubby replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse you do have to speak up and say 'I'm not sure how to do this, can someone please help'. Just being passive and doing nothing, showing no initiative is unsafe for patients and not fair...

  9. I"m Scared To Death To Scrub!

    Scrubby replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    If you've circulated for years as you say then you shouldn't have problems with breaking the sterile field. Ask to double scrub with someone experienced while you are learning. After a while of doing...

  10. Would you come in during an epidemic?

    Scrubby replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a matyr and not should I be. People always throw the 'patient care comes first' at you. Actually this isn't true. If there is a fire we abandon our patients even if it means they will die. If...

  11. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    Scrubby replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm in the same situation with him then I would not be standing anywhere near him. I'd just call for backup straight away. And if any doctor assaults me in an emergency I know my hospital is...

  12. Lose Nursing Skills??

    Scrubby replied to trepinCT's topic in Operating Room

    There is a lot of misconception about us. While we don't do drug rounds, look after 6 patients and their zillion family members there is plenty of nursing care going on. The other nurses who say we...

  13. Mandatory Overtime

    Scrubby replied to lsn5248's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the OR, elective surgery and if I scrub for a case I realise that it may go longer and I have to stay until it finishes. That's fine. It's when the surgical list runs late and they don't...

  14. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    Scrubby replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Update: We had the meeting this morning. The doctor didn't even remember what he did. Had no recollection of it. He did apologise to the nurse which I'm satisfied with and he actually praised our...

  15. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    Scrubby replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is though he didn't actually hit her as such, he grabbed her by the arm and kept yanking it (very hard) to where he wanted her to staunch bleeding. I think he'll try and say that it was...

  16. Who worked during nursing school?

    Scrubby replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    I was able to work part time during second year and third year because I didn't have tutorials and lectures every day. I probably could have done it in first year but I think my grades would have...

  17. Surgeons, ugh.

    Scrubby replied to Eirene's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your first mistake was not hanging up on him when he as you said that he yelled at you on the phone for ten minutes. If that was me i'd just tell him to call back and discuss this when you can behave...

  18. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    Scrubby replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Update: There will be a meeting on Monday with myself, the nurse and the doctor. I'm dreading it because I fear me and this nurse will be made to feel like we're being drama queens and that we will be...

  19. i bite my fingers, and yes...i said FINGERS!

    Scrubby replied to BethT's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nail biter as well when I'm stressed out etc. I make a conscious effort not to do this in public because it is a disgusting habit but at home I can't help it

  20. sick all the time

    Scrubby replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    I also get annoyed with nurses who are constantly coming to work and not doing the job properly. Theres a nurse at my work who is always calling off sick and going home early. She also never scrubs...

  21. Patient Died from Med Allergy

    Scrubby replied to NewRN08's topic in General Nursing

    I can't even begin to imagine how you must feel right now, my heart goes out to you. Please see a counsellor to talk this through because your in a bad situation right now. I also agree this thread...

  22. WANTED: smokers and smokers that have successfully quit!

    Scrubby replied to annful24's topic in General Nursing

    1. How long have you been a smoker? I smoked from ages 16-21, took it up again when I was 26 for six months 2. How often and how much to you generally smoke cigarettes? About 25-30 cigarettes per day...

  23. How far do you drive?

    Scrubby replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    It would take me between 20-30 minutes to get to work which I'm pretty happy

  24. Saw something that really disturbed me tonight

    Scrubby replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Before i was a nurse I saw something on a bus that to this day I regret not doing anything. A mother was slapping her very young daughter about the face calling her a sl*t. I did nothing because at...

  25. Need Help for Nanda

    Scrubby replied to oKeto's topic in General Nursing

    I remember doing NANDA at Uni. I have never seen NANDA used anywhere in real life nursing though. I'm wonder if it's a learning tool for student more than something used in everyday nursing. Anyway...