SandraCVRN

SandraCVRN

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  1. Things you've seen in the O.R that made your teeth crinch?

    SandraCVRN replied to RNman09's topic in Operating Room

    BTW had to do an open procedure to get that

  2. Things you've seen in the O.R that made your teeth crinch?

    SandraCVRN replied to RNman09's topic in Operating Room

    A big cucumber the other day, LOL. they even had a teather of string whapped around it with duct tape but the string broke. Everyone that works in the OR know if you are going to stick something up...

  3. Where have you lost a sponge?

    SandraCVRN replied to sm9796's topic in Operating Room

    We had a female gyn that had a raytec stuck to the bottom of her shoe. She found it when she got back to her office in an attached building. I was not the circulator in this case, I know to check...

  4. How many times have you been able to get tuition reimbursement at your hospital?

    SandraCVRN replied to tejas-nurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    At my facility the reimbursement is just a little over 5 grad a year for nursing and a couple other fields and 2,500 for other degrees. I know someone that got her NP while working here. I am...

  5. Do Graduate Nurses get paid more if they are bilingual?

    SandraCVRN replied to D2588's topic in Texas Nursing

    I think it's a buck were I work, but you must be truely bilingual, I mean you need to be fluent enough to pass a test and testify under oath if need be. We have the translation phones but it sure is...

  6. M.R.S.A or mersa?

    SandraCVRN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    mersa/US Moved back to TX 4 years ago and everyone down here was going mersa, what's that? I hear mersa more now but I think it has changed since we started seeing more cases. Was already being seen...

  7. Would You Call Out of Work for Mild or "Walking" Pneumonia

    SandraCVRN replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    We have some upper resp crap going around here and I recently called off for a week and a half (7 working days) I'm sorry if it was bad for my coworkers but I can not and will not work when I am sick...

  8. CHICAGO VS. TEXAS

    SandraCVRN replied to LJUN71's topic in Texas Nursing

    ??????????????

  9. CHICAGO VS. TEXAS

    SandraCVRN replied to LJUN71's topic in Texas Nursing

    I grew up in Chicago and would never move back, I live 2 hours east of Dallas where there is no Group one. I also no people from the Dallas area that have no problems with Group One. What you WILL...

  10. Surg Tech turned RN?

    SandraCVRN replied to StudentMnc's topic in Operating Room

    We have/had as many as 4 RN's that had been scrubs, and currently have 3 scrubs in RN school. Good

  11. Not a real nurse?

    SandraCVRN replied to nrsman1's topic in Operating Room

    It's just a different kind of nursing... You are the advocate for your pt. IMO right now you are trying to learn "skills" involved in the OR, just like in nursing school and it felt like putting in a...

  12. Ideas to cut down on patient in the room to incision

    SandraCVRN replied to dottimur's topic in Operating Room

    This is the never ending story....... IMO it's all about the people not the process. Our anes comes to the room with us, still some slower than dirt, some scrubs can set everything up and be ready in...

  13. Want to move to the OR

    SandraCVRN replied to HeatwaveRN's topic in Operating Room

    For real???? Why are you people allowing this kind of behavior to

  14. How long are O.R. shifts?!

    SandraCVRN replied to BigTimeNurse's topic in Operating Room

    Where do you work?? I'd be looking for a new job if I got treated like

  15. Where is the caring and advocacy for ME when I really need it????

    SandraCVRN replied to LoveActually's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your family. As far as getting the xanax, I would just ask one of the docs at the hosp, that I work with, can you do

  16. Uniforms and dress codes

    SandraCVRN replied to inkedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Navy/white any combination for nurses, no allowance. Teal cna/pct, green resp. No one really seems to mind. We had the same colors where I worked as a new grad in 03. Actually easier on everyone....

  17. where are the most new grad opportunities?

    SandraCVRN replied to breanne6887's topic in Texas Nursing

    21 for anew grad is pretty average for TX (no state income tax) and much of the south. We like new grads here in Longview (NorthEast

  18. Please clarify some designation acronyms

    SandraCVRN replied to tango.in.paris's topic in General Nursing

    Can you explain the difference between a licensed vocational nurse and a licensed practical nurse? Different states, same

  19. Time for a Title Change

    SandraCVRN replied to breastfeed's topic in General Nursing

    i would love to hear "nurse my last name" i have a problem with everyone but docs being called by their first name only. i am a

  20. Hospital vs. home laundered scrubs and caps

    SandraCVRN replied to shaomai's topic in Operating Room

    I really don't think anything I take home from the OR is any worse than what I brought home when I worked on the floor doing nasty dressing changes. It really doesn't help if "we" do everything by...

  21. Steris Machines Shut Down

    SandraCVRN replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    They told us this AM...not

  22. Nursing pay

    SandraCVRN replied to odessa44's topic in General Nursing

    key word in that article median

  23. cysto?

    SandraCVRN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    We have a scrub and 2 RN's for lasers. One of the people have to be "trained" on the laser. laser goggles, windows covers, signs on doors,

  24. drive time

    SandraCVRN replied to nrsman1's topic in Operating Room

    30

  25. cysto?

    SandraCVRN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Scrub & circulator SPD does our