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  1. breaking sterility question

    penny77 replied to penny77's topic in Operating Room

    that makes perfect sense.. especially "Most nurses try to contain cost in the OR by not opening everything they find, not by breaking

  2. breaking sterility question

    penny77 replied to penny77's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks to those who answered me! I see that it's really a no-nonsense rule. I have heard a of couple stories involving surgeons who continued with a case with contaminated instruments. I was advised...

  3. new grad resigned after 6 months but wants to work again :S

    penny77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone.. I would greatly appreciate your advice, or anyone's 2 cents. I graduated with my BSN in june 08, started working immediately on a really busy ortho/trauma floor.. felt extremely...

  4. worried about back pain.. what to do :(

    penny77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi everyone, I'm a relatively new nurse of half a year working on a busy orthopedics floor. Around one month since i've started, i've been having lower back pain.. I can get through my days at work...

  5. I shouldn't be a nurse...

    penny77 replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

    gee.. i'm so sorry you're feeling so bad about this I know i hate when i get those feelings.. that dread that just hits you, and feeling sick all over .. from what u've written it doesn't sound like...

  6. end of my rope...trying to tie a knot and hang on!

    penny77 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there, i can't help but reply to your post.. i come here often to read threads and find support and I can relate to most of what you're feeling... First, I don't have as much experience as you...

  7. blood transfusions and choosing the right port

    penny77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a questions regarding blood transfusions. I was starting a transfusion with the supervision of a senior nurse, and she advised me to always run the blood through the port on the IV that is...

  8. back problems in the OR

    penny77 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi everyone, I currently work on a busy orthopedics floor... but since i've been working, i've developed this constant, dull, lower back pain. I'm thinking it's from pulling patients up in bed,...

  9. Has your health declined since becoming a nurse?

    penny77 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    oh my.. being a nurse of 6 months, i can already see the changes 1) I have lost so much weight.. around 25 pounds since my last year of nursing.. When i'm hungry, I don't have the time to eat. When i...

  10. cathethers, and swollen hands

    penny77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I just had a couple questions if anyone could shoot some answers my way.. i would appreciate it! 1) when a patient is retaining urine and you have to do an in + out catheter, what is the best...

  11. Paranoid and just had to call work...

    penny77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    After a satisfying, not too stressful day at work, I went home and settled in for a nap. And then it hit me. Just as I was dozing off, the mental activity slowing down... this distressing thought...

  12. ready to quit

    penny77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i think i am ready to quit nursing... it's pathetic, i suppose, but i graduated 4 months ago from the bsn program, part-time on a floor with amazing and supportive staff with a manager that really...