Scrubby

Scrubby

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  1. Surg.Tech VS Scrub Nurse

    Scrubby replied to nessajune21's topic in Operating Room

    In Australia a scrub nurse can also scout as well. They are more multi skilled than a technician. A scrub nurse also doesn't have to work under

  2. Anyone leave the OR and come back?

    Scrubby replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Issey the scene of nurses crowding around looking at the allocations is something I'm very familiar with. At the end of the day I don't even look at it anymore because I don't want to go home and...

  3. Made a scapegoat by administrator?

    Scrubby replied to MUUGUZI's topic in General Nursing

    If I were that nurse I'd apologise for the patient getting out but not for not stating it wasn't a staff member who found the patient. I can understand the mothers anger, but yelling over the phone is...

  4. Do You Hate Being A Nurse?

    Scrubby replied to ButterPeacanRican's topic in General Nursing

    There are days where I can honestly say I hate being a nurse for the same reasons TheCommuter has described. Then I have other days like today where everyone, doctors and nurses all got along so well...

  5. Should I be upset? Or am I making a big deal out of nothing?

    Scrubby replied to redhead09's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to be saying this but I agree with other posters who've said keep your head down, don't say anything, be meek and mild until your graduation. After you get your licence though that's a...

  6. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    Scrubby replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work in the US so we have different laws and regulatory bodies. I'm going to be making further enquiries to ensure that we are doing all we can at this point. It's not as easy here to actually...

  7. Ever Been Fired or Kicked Out of Surgeon's Room

    Scrubby replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    I tend to have the attitude at work that the OR room is the nurses domain, we restock it (surgeons don't), clean it after cases (surgeons never do) AND we make sure the equipment there is working...

  8. Patient with maggots in head

    Scrubby replied to RD_Congo's topic in General Nursing

    I heard a story from an old ER nurse about a diabetic patient with neuropathy, no sense of smell who came in with a really bad pressure sore on her sacral area, right down to the bone. The wound was...

  9. assertion/patient advocacy please help

    Scrubby replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    It is hard as a nursing student when you see a nurse doing something that all the literature/evidence points out is incorrect or outdated to remain silent. But that's what a clinical instructor is...

  10. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    Scrubby replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    UPDATE: Well this morning the first thing I did was hand my NM the letter I wrote. Within half an hour the NM had passed it on to his superior. The nurse who was manhandled then went in and spoke with...

  11. tired of hospital nursing?

    Scrubby replied to tigersmama's topic in General Nursing

    I know how you feel when you say you have regrets not keeping up with your dream. I'm going through the same thing right now where I'm considering getting out of OR nursing into something different....

  12. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    Scrubby replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    I spoke with the union today about this sorry mess. I have written a formal letter of complaint. I will hand this in to my nurse manager tomorrow. Basically it outlines what happened, the effect this...

  13. I don't want to go in

    Scrubby posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need some serious help here. I've just had a week off work and have done some serious thinking about my stress levels, how nursing is now affecting my relationship and home life. I dread going back...

  14. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    Scrubby replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    I wish it were that simple. Unfortunately I have the feeling he'll get away with no more than an insincere

  15. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    Scrubby replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Last night I got no sleep at all. I just keep thinking of what happened and the look on that mans face. I'm not at work today, yes I called in sick right now i'm in no fit state to care for anyone....

  16. Can i get all of your opinions? Confused

    Scrubby replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Poor residents. Stories like this make me so angry. Yep get out of this misery right

  17. Nurse manhandled by doctor

    Scrubby replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    I let the nurse know that if she wanted to call the police then I would be more than happy to be a witness. The nurse involved is new to our department and country and her English isn't 100%. Today...

  18. I don't want to go in

    Scrubby replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the advice everyone . My strategy is that I'm going to go to work and just not stress out any more. I'm not going to run around breathless and fix everything (unless a patient is in...

  19. Sooooo done with the verbal abuse!

    Scrubby replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    miko your right, there are no excuses for verbally abusing nurses. We are not employed by the hospital to be punched, kicked, spat on and yelled at. My advice to you is if someone is yelling at you...

  20. I want out of this mess

    Scrubby replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

    I too have problems sometimes with confronting the management with issues like you have described. Mainly because when I do the attitude from those higher up seems to be 'oh you can't handle it, you...

  21. Have you had to do anything morally wrong?

    Scrubby replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    As a nurse I don't see why anyone should have to do anything illegal in their profession. As for morally wrong I don't believe I've ever done this either. Some people may disagree because I have...

  22. i feel trapped. i need help!

    Scrubby replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    I started nursing school when I was 23. I have no regrets doing it a bit later on because at 19 I was way too immature to start a serious career like nursing and I was still trying to decide what to...

  23. Each job title wears it's own color.

    Scrubby replied to borzoilady's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh now I get what you mean. Enrolled nurses tend to face the same issues here in Australia. But as for wearing white, while it seems to be traditional surely it's not that

  24. Each job title wears it's own color.

    Scrubby replied to borzoilady's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital on the wards the RN's wear blue, the EN's (LPN's) wear teal and the PNA's (third year RN students) wear a light blue. It's a great system not to the patient but to the staff because you...

  25. Choleocystitis

    Scrubby replied to CandE25's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Cholesterol does contribute to the disease because gallstones are formed from cholestrol but it's not really clear why they actually form in the first place. The risk factors are female, white race,...