elcue

elcue

OR, transplants,GYN oncology

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  1. OR Doors

    elcue replied to elcue's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for answering.

  2. Perfect Weather, Please!!

    elcue replied to walktheline's topic in General Nursing

    San Diego is paradise! I lived there for 6 years. But the traffic can be

  3. Dating in the O.R???

    elcue replied to galenanurse's topic in Operating Room

    Paul, I also bristle at policies that are overly restrictive and seem to have no purpose other than to control people. However, the post you responded to said that there could be no...

  4. Dating in the O.R???

    elcue replied to galenanurse's topic in Operating Room

    at a previous or job we had 6 married rn & rn/ortech couples who met there, and a 20-year married or nurse couple who came to us during my time there, having spent their entire careers working in...

  5. Would 8 hour shifts help alleviate burnout?

    elcue replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked 'em all in 25 yrs as an RN (24 years in the OR)! I loved the 12s for the time off. But my current OR is so busy, and breaks are so sporifice, that I just can't do 12s here. So I did 4...

  6. On call status

    elcue replied to twister431's topic in General Nursing

    Learn this phrase. It changed my life by helping me let go of unwarranted guilt. "I'm sorry. I can't help you this time." Offer no excuses. If they start to badger you, simply repeat that...

  7. Charting

    elcue replied to stressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with Dolce. When starting out, I learned a great deal by reading as many docs' and med students' admission H&Ps as I could. Helped me understand the proper objective tone of clinical...

  8. 2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

    elcue replied to Nursonegreat's topic in Operating Room

    A few of our orthopedists each routinely have 2 staggered rooms of total joints on a given day, each room fully staffed so there is virtually no turnover time at all. I have seen one of these guys do...

  9. The doctor will see your credit now

    elcue replied to LydiaNN's topic in General Nursing

    My uninsured sister required a craniotomy 3 years ago. She was upfront with all involved and sat down with all prior to surgery to organize payment plans, her intention being that as she gradually...

  10. The Cap.......

    elcue replied to Justhere's topic in General Nursing

    I always thought caps were ridiculous - served no useful purpose. Insisting on them in a profession where we take pride in our "evidence-based practice" made absolutely no sense. They were always in...

  11. 2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

    elcue replied to Nursonegreat's topic in Operating Room

    There was quite a gap between the start of this thread and when it was resumed. I'd love to hear from the OP about what has happened in the interim. I am so ashamed to be part of this industry...

  12. When to bring a patient into the OR...

    elcue replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    i will not take a patient into my or till the surgeon has seen them. period. 1. patient must be marked. 2. patient and/or family, almost without exception, want to see the doc first. 3. ditto...

  13. Who's gonna admit it that they went into Nursing b/c of the salary?

    elcue replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    I sure didn't go into it for the money. But now, many years on, I stay for the money, not because it's a grand amount (though it's not bad), but because I couldn't just hop into something else for...

  14. Missing ray tec's

    elcue replied to heartincalif's topic in Operating Room

  15. y'all ain't going to believe this one!!

    elcue replied to ebear's topic in Operating Room

    surgeon marks it at our

  16. Free goodies from the OR...

    elcue replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    some good ideas here i hadn't tried before. thanks. can't get along without gown tags for scratch paper and lap sponges for cleaning, paint rags, stash in the car for wipe-ups. have used them too to...

  17. Bossy scrub person

    elcue replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    makes me crazy!!! :angryfire i really hate being spoken to like i'm a short-order cook, when they just call out the name of an item rather than speak to me in full sentences. not to mention the...

  18. image guided FESS

    elcue replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Mike Our ENT docs use it all the time and really like it. They like the realtime "roadmap" this system provides. Sinus problems are miserable; I hope thisgives your girlfriend the relief she's...

  19. Help: hospital wants to run a Credit Check

    elcue replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    i agree that this is a hatefully invasive practice. life in america has become frightfully orwellian - nothing is private anymore. that said, how have you been able to deny them access to your credit...

  20. Sick Day

    elcue replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    this is one of my biggest issues. nurses who are ill should not be at work. period. 1. it's not fair to your patients - you may be contagious, and most likely are not providing your usual level of...

  21. Another question

    elcue replied to Proverbs 16:3's topic in Operating Room

    oxygen!!!!!! pulse ox 1st, then 02 if needed, then the rest of the vitals, then the rest of the assessment

  22. Question for nurses here, especially OR ones

    elcue replied to Proverbs 16:3's topic in Operating Room

    well, folks, i'm back.this is a sad irony. on arrival at work this am, i was asked what i knew about yesterday's patient's wedding band. arrrghh...... i was scrubbed, and working on her ankle, so...

  23. Question for nurses here, especially OR ones

    elcue replied to Proverbs 16:3's topic in Operating Room

    jewelry in the or is one of the banes of my existence! our outpatient admitting (and inpatient unit) nurses are very casual about this. i do insist on removing it. in the cases of lols who have...

  24. Verbal Abuse from surgeons in the OR

    elcue replied to spineCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    This does NOTHING to stop, or even ADDRESS inapprioriate behavior. It is this attitude that has perpetuated these poor

  25. I'm sure I'll get 10,000 replies saying to run, run, run from this place!

    elcue replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Today is Friday, July 13. I thinkyorlastpost was June 23. Have you quit and started another job? I hope you are safely working in a reputable place with fabulous nurses who will mentor you as you...