SandraCVRN

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  1. input on hospital scrubs in unit where all are in contact isolation til swabs negativ

    SandraCVRN replied to henry1's topic in General Nursing

    You still have to wear the appropriate PPEs even with hospital scrubs and now you want the hospital to pay extra laundry expenses. That is how they are looking at it. I work in the OR and we are...

  2. Only tobacco free employeess??

    SandraCVRN replied to NeoNurseTX's topic in General Nursing

    I pay higher ins premiums because my husband smokes, I don't mind. Of course they don't say it that way, non-smokers get a discount. At my last place of employment you also got a discount for having a...

  3. Anyone work 3 12 hour days

    SandraCVRN replied to Jgruber215's topic in Operating Room

    We have mostly 8"s, and a handful of folks that work 10's and 12's. Have a night crew that works 12's. An extra OR call crew and Heart call crew. Level II trauma, we can run 5 rooms (plus a heart...

  4. how much does your hospital pay to precept a new nurse?

    SandraCVRN replied to rninnv's topic in General Nursing

    one buck an

  5. how old were you when you decided to become a nurse?

    SandraCVRN replied to bridezillatobe's topic in General Nursing

    Had an idea at 6 when my little brother was born at home. But came from a family that NEVER even discussed college. That was also the first time BSN is going to be required and there was no way to...

  6. Does anyone live an hour away from there OR job?

    SandraCVRN replied to ruralgirl08's topic in Operating Room

    You just need to find out what your policy is. We have a scrub that lives over an hour away BUT he has to work every other Sat because he can't take call. Most of us work 0630-1500 so we have lots of...

  7. Young and jaded.

    SandraCVRN replied to apocatastasis's topic in General Nursing

    Big hug to ya. I love to visit San Antonio (grew up in Chicago) but could never work in a big city. Sure we get the occasional frequent flyers but not to the extent you describe. Do you have a...

  8. How much of a yearly increase in pay do you see?

    SandraCVRN replied to missie988's topic in General Nursing

    3 % yearly

  9. Where does the public get the idea that nurses make a ton of money?

    SandraCVRN replied to edogs334's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Even away from the high COL areas and the $40 plus hourly pay the "average joe" thinks nurses make big bucks. When the "workers" you know are happy to make 10 or maybe 15 and hour, my almost 30 IS...

  10. Who plays the "I'm a Nurse Card"?

    SandraCVRN replied to Doc Lori, R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    My husband tells everyone that I'm a nurse. Also tells them I'm on the Heart Team. It's just that he is so proud of me. LOL. He thinks I'm hot $h1t!! For being on the heart

  11. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    SandraCVRN replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    Like most threads this did morph into something more than JUST surgery, but for some reason a couple days ago the thread was moved to this board with no notice or notification. I also agree that the...

  12. FMLA

    SandraCVRN replied to vanessarhea's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't hurt to check with the labor dept or a lawyer. IMO this is one of the problems in nursing...don't rock the boat, suck it up until something better comes along, etc... Sure, make sure the...

  13. Effective communication at work

    SandraCVRN replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    Great post. I think the highlighted portion applies to most things. It seems like whenever there is a staff meeting about anything...say being tardy from break..the people that take it to heart are...

  14. Is it like this everywhere?

    SandraCVRN replied to carluvscats's topic in Operating Room

    I'd say it comes and goes, after a while it might not seem as hectic. Breaks, that's another story. They has to be someone available to give a break and the people taking a break need to only take...

  15. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    SandraCVRN replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    I'm sorry for what ever happened to the naked skateboarder (I can't keep up with whos who) but I have never seen a naked pt in a hallway, maybe in a trauma room for a couple minutes while actually...

  16. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    SandraCVRN replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with rn/writer "I see a couple of real problems with having advocates be friends, family members, or others close to the patient. First is a lack of objectivity. The last thing anyone--the...

  17. 88 Hours, tired, what was your highest week? how did you recover?

    SandraCVRN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    70 something, so long as you slept. If I have to work past midnight I'm coming in late. Get up at

  18. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    SandraCVRN replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    I know plenty of women that will NOT have a female ob/gyn. I have a woman right now but having been in the Navy for 6 years I never saw the same one twice, sometimes male, sometimes female. It's a...

  19. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    SandraCVRN replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    Play with his junk, his words not mine. What we think and our SO's think are not the same. It's not like if he were in the ER he would stop a male from placing a foley but if I were there he would...

  20. Patient modesty concerns pertaining to surgery

    SandraCVRN replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    cul2 "having said all that, i do accept that a certain percentage of men are homophobic and, though embarrassed with a female nurse, would not let a male touch them. but that's not all or even most...

  21. New OR nurse - what specialty should I start in?

    SandraCVRN replied to msancheeze's topic in Operating Room

    I went right into CV after only about 6 months in the OR. Get pulled to other services all the time, give breaks and lunches in just about any room. Go for want you want!!!! Good

  22. "DON'T RUB THEIR LEGS!"

    SandraCVRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I always worry about throwing a clot when getting a pedicure, Those girls just beat the tar out of my

  23. Student with OR questions

    SandraCVRN replied to RNstudentKC's topic in Operating Room

    I have actually worked with a nurse fron the OR that has gone on to get her NP and now works in a health clinic. She started out like the rest of us, mostly circulating (that person that charts...

  24. Describe the Ugliest Scrubs You Have Seen!

    SandraCVRN replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    Funny thread BUT..... These are the reasons some of us approve of color coding. We all know people like

  25. malpractice insurance

    SandraCVRN replied to marielina85's topic in General Nursing

    Same for me in