elcue

elcue

OR, transplants,GYN oncology

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  1. personal scrubs in OR

    elcue replied to scrubnurse's topic in Operating Room

    you said: the counter point would be that if you ever got taken to court over anything and there was a standard by aorn you better have really good policies in your institution that support your...

  2. "The Jesus Factor"

    elcue replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    you may be "only a student nurse", angel amy, but you get it. good for you! you'll be a good nurse.

  3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Morgue

    elcue replied to BloodNGuts's topic in Operating Room

    re: "the specimen that was removed as a part of this bowel resection was not sent to pathology, it was trashed." yikes!! that's just not right. if someone on our staff threw that out, she'd be in...

  4. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Morgue

    elcue replied to BloodNGuts's topic in Operating Room

    Have never heard of such a thing in approx 23 years in OR! (and way too many intraoperative deaths) Very strange. Please let us know if you learn more about this situation.

  5. personal scrubs in OR

    elcue replied to scrubnurse's topic in Operating Room

    I failed to specifically state that we carry the scrubs in from home and change in the locker room, then again before going home. Many docs come & go in them and nobody confronts them about this....

  6. personal scrubs in OR

    elcue replied to scrubnurse's topic in Operating Room

    i wore hospital-provided scrubs for almost 20 years, and was stunned when i started my current job 4 years ago & was told we bought and laundered our own. any color, design, etc. (not docs or...

  7. Depression amoung OR nurses after organ harvesting

    elcue replied to redding6's topic in Operating Room

    You're right, B&G. Solemn is exactly the correct description of the atmosphere during an organ provcurement. I've never quite pur my finger on it thatprecisely before.

  8. Intubating during surgery?

    elcue replied to wannabesedated's topic in Operating Room

    the lma occurred to me too. but with the inherently higher risk of aspiration in diabetics, i imagine most anesthesia providers would choose the ett. i do a fair bit of ear surgery. it would be just...

  9. Depression amoung OR nurses after organ harvesting

    elcue replied to redding6's topic in Operating Room

    Akor, In my experience, the folks who harvest bone following organ procurement will place legths of PVC pipe in place of the removed long bones prior to closing the limbs back up. This preserves a...

  10. Depression amoung OR nurses after organ harvesting

    elcue replied to redding6's topic in Operating Room

    i'm sorry these are so difficult for you. doing them in the middle of the night sure doesn't help. i've participated in numerous procurements - also in transplants, and in pre- and post-op care of...

  11. Does a patient have the right to refuse to allow students to witness their procedure?

    elcue replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    You absolutely have the right to refuse. No questions asked. No explanation necessary. And

  12. Nursing Work Ethic

    elcue replied to luvbug9956's topic in General Nursing

    Fakebee, thanks for your cogent remarks. You are precisely right. Didn't seem like a rant at

  13. Does this sound strange to you?

    elcue replied to inquiry123's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like pilfering, at the very least. Pocketing something at work to take home for your own use is generally grounds for termination. Not to mention the legal isues involved in doing this...

  14. Need advice from experienced nurses...

    elcue replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    dear jerzytech, i graduated college 31 years ago and have always regretted that i didn't go to live and work in manhattan when i was young. i grew up in suburban new york and never got to experience...

  15. Moving Patients off O.R. table

    elcue replied to CAsunshineRN's topic in Operating Room

    i'm back! tracyb, we recently got a hover mattress and i don't think anyone's ever used it - seems cumbersome. plus, the darned thing is stored in a ridiculously inconvenient place. you really think...

  16. Difference between CNA and Nurse tech?

    elcue replied to Flaird's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. These people are not nurse replacements. They are student RNs with greater education & skills than CNAs, who in my experience had to be enrolled in nursing clinicals to function in this...

  17. Or Nurses

    elcue replied to biker nurse's topic in Operating Room

    greetings from an old or nurse! (20+ yrs) part of the reason we are always shorthanded these days is because, as several of you have said, you only get a day or 2 in the or during school, and then...

  18. Moving Patients off O.R. table

    elcue replied to CAsunshineRN's topic in Operating Room

    roller w/drawsheet; 4

  19. Limiting Maximum Hours Worked

    elcue posted a topic in Operating Room

    greetings, all. our clinical practice council has received from administration a draft of a proposed policy which, in the interest of safety, will limit the number of hours worked in 24 hours, in 7...

  20. Management Structure

    elcue replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    Director of Perioperative Services(OR, OB surgery, Outpatient Surgery, GI Lab) Clinical Mgr of OR Clinical Educator Clinical Coordinators for each surgical service Charge Nurses (run the

  21. Building a new OR PLEASE HELP!

    elcue replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    don't forget storage space!!!! we are suffocating for lack of space as our equipment inventory continues to grow. seems there are a dozen new wonder-machines each year, each larger than the last....

  22. Need help with cover letter

    elcue replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, Jussurfin did come across as rude. Or sarcastic. Not so nice.....Maybe that wasn't her intention. Your cover letter also gives you the opportunity to express yourself a bit more fully than...

  23. Fish Scales

    elcue replied to Pachinko's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Me too! Thanks. Have a good week, everyone.

  24. expected arrival time when on call

    elcue replied to jaquar's topic in Operating Room

    30 minutes. People who live further away than that have to sleep @ the hospital or make other arrangements to be closer during call shifts. When on call, I always keep a bag ready with scrubs & a...

  25. Limits on Maximum Hours Worked

    elcue posted a topic in General Nursing

    greetings, all. our clinical practice council has received from administration a draft of a proposed policy which, in the interest of safety, will limit the number of hours worked in 24 hours, in 7...