Scrubby

Scrubby

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  1. tell me about your brainless moments

    Scrubby replied to goats'r'us's topic in Operating Room

    I scrubbed for a fairly routine lap procedure and both myself and the circulating nurse forgot to do a final count until the patient was out of the theatre. Nothing was missing or anything as it was...

  2. Tired of hearing about the kids.

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

    I'm also tired of hearing about kids, grandkids from some people all the time. I'm also fed up with one particular person who brings her baby into work and changes them on the tea room table (where...

  3. Enrolled nurses!

    Scrubby replied to Bringonthenight's topic in International Nursing

    I disagree that our roles in the OR is exactly the same. I work alongside EN's and have a huge level of respect for them as I do for all my colleagues. But while our physical tasks in theatre are...

  4. Craziest Thing You Saw a Surgeon Do.

    Scrubby replied to gymnut's topic in Operating Room

    The weirdest thing I saw a surgeon do was during a lap incisional hernia repair. He had trouble getting a large mesh down the port so he took the port out and shoved the mesh through the incision and...

  5. Refusing to do a surgery?

    Scrubby replied to michele742's topic in Operating Room

    I know this will probably inflame some people but I'm going to say it anyway. It's not about you, it's about the patient. If you can't put aside your personal beliefs and judgements then you probably...

  6. Feeling undermined by co-worker

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

    Thanks for the replies. I'm going to attempt to speak to her tomorrow because our management expects us to try to resolve issues first. I'll say to her that I felt uncomfortable with the way she...

  7. Feeling undermined by co-worker

    Scrubby posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi guys this is a bit of a contuination from an old thread I posted called 'I know I know'. I'm the CN in charge of a clinical specialty in the OR. Recently I've been out of my OR having to do the...

  8. Is becoming an RN still worth it?

    Scrubby replied to round12tko's topic in International Nursing

    Carol-I don't want to cause offense but you sound like you're burned out and need some R&R. It doesn't help when you've experienced the high levels of stress and bad behaviour that goes on in the...

  9. free training to be EN or go to uni and study RN?

    Scrubby replied to round12tko's topic in International Nursing

    Again you're making bold statements without knowing the facts. No patient's life is being put in danger with the closure of beds, the ANF have set a certain criteria which takes into account patient...

  10. free training to be EN or go to uni and study RN?

    Scrubby replied to round12tko's topic in International Nursing

    To the OP I guess if you ever become a nurse you'll refuse a payrise? After all you wouldn't want to be accused of being GREEDY. On a serious note there is a world of difference between being money...

  11. Where to study?

    Scrubby replied to kel05's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I recently completed a hospital run preceptorship course and we were pretty much told by the people running the course that the expectations from UniSA students had to be lower because of how the...

  12. Going green makes me red in the face

    Scrubby replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    My department is trying to get us to recycle in the OR. I wouldn't have a problem with this but the recycling company the hospital uses has stipulated that plastic and paper have to be separated. I...

  13. I am a Scrub Nurse. I badly need your help.

    Scrubby replied to Monica08's topic in Operating Room

    Give it time. You're lucky that you're in a supportive environment so go with it and if you still don't like it after a few months then reassess.

  14. Where to study?

    Scrubby replied to kel05's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Looks like you have to do first year on campus at UNE and then the last two years can be done

  15. Where to study?

    Scrubby replied to kel05's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    looks like you can work as an en after completing two years at une. http://www.une.edu.au/courses/courses/bnurs "students can apply to graduate with the advanced diploma in nursing upon successful...

  16. cloth scrub hats in the OR

    Scrubby replied to luv2scrub's topic in Operating Room

    They tried banning the cloth hats in my department but it never worked. I get itchy from the disposable hats and I have lots of hair and it keeps falling out. I love theatre but I am not cutting my...

  17. Yes to nursing renewal termination

    Scrubby replied to chicksmom101's topic in General Nursing

    I know how upsetting it can be to be thrown in the deep end like that but leaving like that without letting the supervisor know and not giving a formal handover is not the right thing for the patient...

  18. Where to study?

    Scrubby replied to kel05's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I went to UniSA but we had more rotations back then, for some reason they decided that students shouldn't get any clinical exposure until 3rd year. I find that they are way behind the Flinders and...

  19. are there CRNAs in OZ??

    Scrubby replied to NezPez88's topic in International Nursing

    The closest we have in my hospital are nurse sedationists who administer propofol to patients having minor procedures like bone marrow

  20. Surgical Technologists Taking Over Nursing Roles?

    Scrubby replied to techraider77's topic in Operating Room

    I'm not from the US but we have some similarities in my workplace. The RN's in my hospital scrub for major cases while the EN's (LPN) are mainly

  21. What is the difference between LPNs and RNs?

    Scrubby replied to Chameleonchick's topic in LPN to RN

    AlBruin's Mom is that if you show the same level of disrespect towards LPN's in real life as you do here on allnurses you'll get as much help from them as you deserve In Australia we have...

  22. I got a job! *happy dance*

    Scrubby replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats on getting into such an awesome specialty. I have long hair as well and I wear Greenscrubs Super tie caps. Lots to choose from their website and they aren't that bouffant type. I'd...

  23. Surgeon's Error?

    Scrubby replied to Lahryn04's topic in General Nursing

    A bile duct leak is a SERIOUS complication and I'm glad to hear that it was a gallstone. Here's an interesting article that describes how the majority of CBD injuries (97%) are caused by 'visual...

  24. One Of The Saddest Things I've Seen... Can't Stop Laughing

    Scrubby replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    For crying out loud the OP didn't mean she actually laughed like 'ha ha so funny'. I agree that some people take things just a little too literally around here. When you're in a situation where...

  25. What should I do about the patient from hell?

    Scrubby replied to mountain_biker_88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can really empathise with the OP here because I've been there. When I worked as a PCA we had a resident with MS who was just atrocious to deal with. She took great pleasure in belittling people...