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You know, I earn a good salary. It took me 30 years to get here, but the truth is, I have no complaints about my salary. And I'm "just" a staff nurse (by choice). I have hundred complaints (a day!) about working conditions, both labor related and p...

Hi, Lu. I have been an OR RN for 30 years after having worked a few years on surgery and oncology inpatient units. I think it is a mistake for OR programs to accept new grads. We have a program in our OR, and just accepted new grads for the first ...

Thanks for the followup. Have a great weekend.

Thank you for sharing that info. Makes sense. Linda

I wrap them in a pillowcase. (Wrap the case around it rather than putting the gel roll or IV bag inside the case to avoid losing it in the laundry.) I never use towels because they leave ugly marks on skin. We still often use IV bags - I'm unaware of...

Dansko Professional (closed back). No question.

Our policy is similar - termination even for looking up your own record. This is no joke. The sad thing is that protecting patients' privacy has always been our ethical responsibility, but it took a huge bureaucratic action to get many to take it se...

I'm so sorry you are dealing with this stress. It happens to so many of us and any nurse who makes a med error suffers internally about it. I made the same error, in reverse, recently. I, too, was sick at heart even though I knew the patient wasn...

We do the same.

You absolutely did the right thing. No question. Good for you. The pharmacy must verify any meds brought from home. Basic safe practice.

Scrubs from home, laundered at home, changed into at the hospital. Any hat/cap is OK.

OR Dude: We have some pretty obnoxious reps in our OR too. The "boys' club" atmosphere between the ortho reps & surgeons, in particular, gags me... Back to your point: I think you should use your "chain of authority" and first report this rep...

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.

PS: This idea is insulting and ridiculous. Absolutely unfair to our less senior colleagues.

OK, I'll admit my ignorance. What the heck is AIDET????? And may I add that if I see one more acronym at work I'll pull my hair out:banghead:

They do whatever they want, whenever they want to do it. If they want to start before our 0730 start of business, they allow them to post an early start & the staff assigned to that room must come in early to do the case. If they post a 6-hour...

I have never seen a 2:1 RN to patient staffing pattern. The common rule I've seen over the years is that there is never only one RN working alone in PACU even if there is only one patient. There is always a second nurse for backup in case of emerge...

absolutely. when money gets tight, nursing is the first area targeted (both staff & leadership, to be fair). i have been in this industry long enough to have been through crises like this at least 4 times. i never panic anymore, because it a...

"]don't do it. take care of yourself. good luck to you & your family.

Hi, and congratulations on your upcoming graduation!:balloons: RNs play a very real nursing role in surgery. It takes very little time to pick out even a very experienced OR nurse who has never worked on the floors. Experience on the floors is very ...

I respectfully and strenuously disagree, Babyshark! It takes very little time to pick out an RN in the OR who has never worked on the floors. Experience on the floors is very valuable. To say the two are like Chinese vs German devalues the true n...

You said: I kind of feel like my hard work to get my BSN was not worth it since a tech with half the training can do virtually everything I can in the OR. A floor RN has many more responsibilities than a tech, but not so in the OR Don't sell yourself...

We are asking administration to fund installation of automatic door openers in each OR. You all know how cumbersome it is to maneuver stretchers, not to mention beds, through those doors when bringing patients into and out of the room. (especially w...

I like the idea of the door locking open mechanically, without an electric mechanism. This could be a more economical solution You're absolutely right - these beds are becoming more enormous all the time. Regarding the comment about the opening do...