Shore Bookworm

Shore Bookworm has 16 years experience and specializes in Long term care; L & D.

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1. Restraints during surgery

   Shore Bookworm replied to Shore Bookworm's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I forgot about that!!!! I had my first two in the hospital in 1977 and 1978. Your legs were strapped UP and your arms were strapped DOWN. I had no medication, so I was lucid enough to beg the nurse...

2. Restraints during surgery

   Shore Bookworm replied to Shore Bookworm's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Oh no!! Yeah, I wouldn't want to be the one to have to say "I'm sorry" to the surgeon. lol I like to think I would be conscious of that, even sedated, but probably not. And I am relieved to see I'm...

3. Restraints during surgery

   Shore Bookworm replied to Shore Bookworm's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Thank you to the member who sent me a private message. I appreciate the information. I haven't written enough posts to respond

4. Restraints during surgery

   Shore Bookworm replied to Shore Bookworm's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I really appreciate the feedback. Thank you everyone. I understand it was for safety sake, but I felt very out of control, so it was upsetting. I am blind in the eye they operated on, so I wouldn't...

5. What did you do for work during school?

   Shore Bookworm replied to Giant Panda's topic in General Nursing

   I had my husband to support me, but I was a Certified Childbirth Educator before I became a nurse, so I taught Childbirth and Breastfeeding classes while I was in

6. Restraints during surgery

   Shore Bookworm replied to Shore Bookworm's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Thanks so much for your sensitive replies! I had a feeling it was just my personal reaction. Probably most people wouldn't have even noticed it. I know better than to interfere with the sterile field,...

7. Restraints during surgery

   Shore Bookworm posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I recently had eye surgery under conscious sedation. As I was being prepped in the OR, I was shocked to have a nurse on either side of me wrap my wrists around with gauze and fasten my arms to the...