Scrubby

Scrubby

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  1. Pulling Meds for Multiple Patients

    Scrubby replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea here what a pyxis is so i'm pretty confused...can someone please explain??? Do you mean by pulling meds that you take some tablets from another patients packet and use it on someone...

  2. Surgeons who make me cry!!!

    Scrubby replied to pamc217's topic in Operating Room

    lostfromlatex-I didn't mean to snap at you but i get a little bit emotional about this subject. When i started scrubbing in the OR i had several bad experiences with surgeons yelling at me, and the...

  3. Walking off in the middle of report?

    Scrubby replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ummm yes you can keep giving the handover when they interrupt. When i worked on the ward and the nurses tried to talk over me, i'd speak loudly and just keep giving the handover until they got the...

  4. Your daily tasks

    Scrubby replied to wlb06's topic in General Nursing

    Heres what i do in the OR Check where i'm allocated Check the cases for the day Walk into the OR and set up the trolleys, instrument trays, equipment etc and fingers crossed that the set up was done...

  5. Surgeons who make me cry!!!

    Scrubby replied to pamc217's topic in Operating Room

    [You need to get thick skin if you are going to make it in the O.R. Unfortunately, it is the nature of this beast.] This sort of attitude really doesn't help at all and just exacerbates the problem....

  6. Vent/Trach nurses: If a trach becomes dislodged, what do you do?

    Scrubby replied to Dunno?'s topic in General Nursing

    When i worked in ICU this accidently happened. We were turning a ventilated patient and the trach just came out. The senior nurse reinserted it, we checked her SaO2 and called for an x-ray straight...

  7. first name last name issue and drama

    Scrubby replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like an incident report to me. Her delay may have caused the patient to fall, and possibly the other nurse left holding him to do his/her back in. Why not just get up and follow you to where...

  8. We all hate overtime!!!!

    Scrubby replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Overtime is constantly a problem where i work. When surgery goes later than anticipated sometimes theres just no one to relieve you when your scouting, or your stuck scrubbed at the table. I'm happy...

  9. I think I really screwed up choosing nursing

    Scrubby replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I felt very similar a few years ago before i started in the OR. I used to dread going to work, i even went part time because i could not stand being fulltime as a bedside nurse. I wish you all the...

  10. Tired of impaired nurses

    Scrubby replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    When it comes to nurses stealing drugs i have very little tolerance. Stealing meds to feed an addication is an unforgivable breach of trust. If you are unable to go to work and not steal drugs then do...

  11. contaminating myself

    Scrubby replied to pamc217's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Pam. I had the same trouble when i started scrubbing. I'd scratch my nose etc because it was so automatic. And i felt so annoyed with myself. It takes time to learn these things and as long as...

  12. In your opinion, do surgeons really have great lifestyles???

    Scrubby replied to Jiggles123's topic in General Nursing

    I work with surgeons every day and i can only go by my observations.... I think that they are under a great deal of physical and emotional stress, especially the junior surgeons who tend to put up...

  13. 4 weeks with preceptor?!?!

    Scrubby replied to Lee2584's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow where i work as a new grad you get one week orientation in each area! One week then a full patient load. Four weeks sounds like a long time to me.... we do a graduate nurse program like most...

  14. I made med error, what now?

    Scrubby replied to thomask's topic in General Nursing

    Hope you feel better soon and they aren't too hard on you at the meeting. In my grad year i made two drug errors, lucky for my patients that they weren't serious. I gave the wrong insulin (even though...

  15. Shabbos/Religious Observances

    Scrubby replied to texasmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Just my two cents worth. I personally don't believe it's fair to expect a certain day off once a week (especially on the weekends) because of ANY reason. Yes i believe Nurse Managers all should at...

  16. Disrespectful Nurse aids

    Scrubby replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Kaeky-I think you really need to speak with this person about it and even take it further. It's a concern that she doesn't even chart her vitals properly, is she just relying on her memory? Not good...

  17. da vinci robot poll

    Scrubby replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    Yes we have a DaVinci as well. We really only use it for prostates

  18. Do many nurses resent their patients?

    Scrubby replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately there are some patients who seem to delight in making life misery for nurses by being demanding and unreasonable. I think that what happens is that a lot of nurses are continually...

  19. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    Scrubby replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting discussion. Heres my two cents worth: I really feel that as nurses we let each other down a lot. When i worked in the ward environment i saw so many nurses stressed out and in tears...

  20. Bipolar nursing student

    Scrubby replied to PharmLover's topic in General Nursing

    [The board of nurse examiners requires that you fill out a declaratory order, that asked you if you have ever been arrested or have any mental illnesses. If you declare that you have a mental illness,...

  21. Is it just me?

    Scrubby replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    What ppl are describing here is the reason why i left nursing on the wards! I'm the type of person who takes pride in doing ALL of my work on time, and i used to feel so frustrated when i could not...

  22. DNR bracelet with DNR written on it. HIPAA???

    Scrubby replied to FireStarterRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I'm in two minds about this. Part of me agrees with the concept, but i also see it as an invasion of the persons privacy. I guess that if you didnt' know the patient very well and wasn't aware that...

  23. Q for the OR nurses??

    Scrubby replied to Mia33's topic in Operating Room

    [The surgeon allows his surgical assistant to leave prior to closure of the incision and asks the scrub nurse to assist (retract and cut sutures) while she is doing the closure count. As the scrub...

  24. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    Scrubby replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    As nurses we need to advocate for our patients, and yes even put our own personal feelings aside to give them the best care possible. It's not about you, it's about making your patients as comfortable...

  25. Ever Gotten STUCK w/a Needle???

    Scrubby replied to nitesky83's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a few needle stick injuries from sutures. I now make the surgeon cover the tip of the suture with the needleholder or put the suture in a kidney dish. And i double glove for every procedure....