Scrubby

Scrubby

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  1. When do you count ?

    Scrubby replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

    If your the RN then your in charge of the techs aren't you? If i had to do the anaesthetic nurses job, scouts job and have to supervise an unlicensed HCF then they would just have to fit in with what...

  2. Entitled Generation

    Scrubby replied to javajaydon's topic in General Nursing

    [it's a different world in nursing than it was 20 years ago] I am proud to be part of the new generation of nursing where there are anti discrimination laws, nursing is now regarded as a profession...

  3. When do you count ?

    Scrubby replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

    What your describing does sound like a concern to me. Don't you have an anaesthetic nurse? Are you expected to do both roles? Sounds unfair and i would be looking for work elsewhere. Where i work if...

  4. If there were no CNAs...would that be a bad thing?

    Scrubby replied to Kunzieo's topic in General Nursing

    On the wards CNA or PNAs as we call them are worth their weight in gold. I have no problems with them in this area. Not in the OR though, i do not support my HCF introducing theatre techs, and...

  5. Nurse Phobias?

    Scrubby replied to pattycakeRN's topic in General Nursing

    i can handle faeces, urine, sputum but i cannot handle bile! I saw a documentary not so long ago about families who have children with Harlequin icthyosis and survived to adolescence. What these poor...

  6. Do scrub people at your O.R. use an emesis basin to pass sharps?

    Scrubby replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Yes it is the policy at my work (as well as ACORN standards) to hand scalpels in a kidney dish. We don't usually do this for sutures

  7. confidence problem.........

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

    Lorabel I can relate to what your saying because i'm not the worlds most confident person (i am unable to do any form of public speaking) and i too sometimes worry about making mistakes. I have only...

  8. Is the NURSES STATION REALLY a Pateint Care Area?

    Scrubby replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    I would not consider the nurses station a patient care area because i don't believe it's appropriate to bring patients into this area, where other patients confidential information is

  9. 'Scrubbing In' policy at your work

    Scrubby posted a topic in Operating Room

    At the moment we're having a huge issue at my work with scrubbing in for a case, when the instrument nurse needs to scrub out due to fatigue, hunger, been there too long etc. Our current practice is...

  10. What does it mean to be a professional nurse?

    Scrubby replied to meme75's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that to be a professional nurse you have to look and act like a professional (which isn't always easy!), demonstrate accountability and responsibility for your practice, as well as updating...

  11. Verbal abuse from a Nursing Aide

    Scrubby replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that you should never argue in front of a patient. It is intimidating enough being in hospital without the staff who are caring for you become hostile to each other. If she yells at you in...

  12. Our Friends: the Ortho Surgeons!!

    Scrubby replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    My experience with ortho surgeons hasn't exactly been great...they are part of the problem with low work morale at my

  13. When a patient codes

    Scrubby replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    We had a code last week. Pt had an ivor lewis oesophagectomy. I was scrubbed and it happened when i went off to lunch after the long case. Patient had to be rushed back into theatre because they lost...

  14. Policy and Procedure Question

    Scrubby replied to premiern33's topic in Operating Room

    We have the instrument trays in the room before the case starts. I'm not aware of any AORN OR ACORN standards which say that you can't do this before the case. It wouldn't work at my HCF having them...

  15. Mobile phones in theatre

    Scrubby posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am having a bit of a problem here with one particular intern (not even a surgeon) who constantly brings her mobile phone in the OR with her. The other day i asked her if she was on call, she...

  16. Nurses writing up nurses?

    Scrubby replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    When i was in my grad year i caught a med error from one of my friends at work. It wasn't a huge deal but the orders had been changed from the day before and the nurse gave an extra dose of an...

  17. Body Odor of Coworker or Pt.

    Scrubby replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    A few years ago when i worked as a nurses aid in a nursing home I worked with a girl who stank of BO so bad that you could smell her from about ten metres away. Other coworkers and residents...

  18. Am I in trouble?

    Scrubby replied to nursetutor's topic in General Nursing

    Personally i would still call. It won't hurt you if you do call, in fact it would demonstrate that you are responsible and caring for your

  19. From Aussie or other foreign RNs who have worked in the UK on a working holiday visa

    Scrubby replied to katelouise85's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not 100% on all of this, i'm going by what other nurses have told me so please correct me if i'm wrong here. It's quite a difficult process for an Australian nurse to work in the UK. You have to...

  20. Turnover time between cases

    Scrubby replied to lc4043's topic in Operating Room

    In eyes the turnover time can be about 7 minutes. For general surgery about 20-30 minutes. Ortho can take much longer because of all the setting up we do. The surgeons recently tried complaining about...

  21. Graduates...

    Scrubby replied to nyapa's topic in International Nursing

    Congratulations! Best wishes for your first year

  22. What would you do ?

    Scrubby replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

    It's different for me i guess because we have anaesthetic nurses who will cover for us if we have to go and get a few things, and they are trained to scout as well. But if we had techs like you do...

  23. I made a med error today

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

    Sorry to hear about your mistake. Don't beat yourself up over it though. Good to hear the nurses at your work are being supportive to you about it. I have made a couple of med errors, stuck the...

  24. Are these books worth the $$$

    Scrubby replied to justjenny's topic in Operating Room

    I recommend you buy Alexanders care of the patient in surgery. it is worth it's weight in

  25. Jack of all trades, master of none?

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

    When i did my grad year i went to ICU then a med-surg floor and then to OR where i have stayed. Spending time in these different areas was great for me because i learned so many different skills,...