fracturenurse

fracturenurse

2 years school nurse, 15 in the OR!

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  1. do you prefer long or short surgeries?

    fracturenurse replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Operating Room

    I prefer long cases. We have a surgeon who does shoulder scopes all day long and at the end of the day I am exhausted! One long case is much better! Turnovers and the rush-rush philosophy wears you...

  2. Hospital vs. home laundered scrubs and caps

    fracturenurse replied to shaomai's topic in Operating Room

    Exactly, cheap is the word that comes to mind... Like I said I take care of my scrubs, but, what about others? Do you really want to take those dirty scrubs home to your family? I can tell you my...

  3. Hospital vs. home laundered scrubs and caps

    fracturenurse replied to shaomai's topic in Operating Room

    Yup, I agree with this as well. Management doesn't. I just don't get it. My dog could have been lying on my scrubs before I came to work. Then we go into a OR? I can't do anything about it...

  4. Hospital vs. home laundered scrubs and caps

    fracturenurse replied to shaomai's topic in Operating Room

    We wear our scrubs from home. We can wear our own scrub

  5. Ever had an instrument rep behave unprofessionally in the OR?

    fracturenurse replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

    What did the rep do? They drive me nuts sometimes. I worked with one years ago who was a total slimeball. Used to sneak and look at the schedule in advance and try to "sneak" his instruments in...

  6. How late do your surgeons do electives?

    fracturenurse replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    At least you get a TV. We don't even get that. We had a radio-but now that's gone too. We try to wrap up our cases by 1900. Most of our staff leaves at that time. We only have the capacity to...

  7. Local without sedation

    fracturenurse replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Sometimes our general surgeons will do excisions of lipomas that are small with local only. It's pretty rare at our hospital

  8. New nurse attitude vs. experienced nurse attitude

    fracturenurse replied to UpliftingRN's topic in Operating Room

    I don't know, I really think us O.R. nurses are a different breed of nurses. We put up with a lot more than other people would. The attitudes in the O.R. can be really bad. I almost think a lot of...

  9. Is it normal to feel inadequate?

    fracturenurse replied to brookorrn's topic in Operating Room

    You are OK...It just takes time. I remember when I first started nursing I worked the 11-7 shift on a Med/Surg floor and I HATED when the 7-3 nurse would come in. They would always find something...

  10. 2009 On-Call Pay Scales

    fracturenurse replied to openheartmary's topic in Operating Room

    $3/hour to be on call. Time and a half when you get called in, always get paid for 2 hours no matter what. This is

  11. Bringing a parent in the room for induction questions.

    fracturenurse replied to thebonster's topic in Operating Room

    We don't allow parents at my hospital, the others I worked a didn't allow it either. Don't know if this helps or

  12. longest surgery?

    fracturenurse replied to love2shop's topic in Operating Room

    Multi level spinal fusion. Granted the doctor is slower than a snail...We cut at 8 am and I left at 3...They finished around

  13. OR Mask Conservation

    fracturenurse replied to GotTraumaRN's topic in Operating Room

    No, our OR wants us to change our masks for every case. If we have one hanging around our neck by mistake and leave the OR we get in trouble. God forbid the employee health nurses see you with one...

  14. Scrub tech working out of scope

    fracturenurse replied to Owensaunt's topic in Operating Room

    In Texas LVN's can't do assessments, only the RN. It's in the Nurse Practice Act. I once worked with a LVN who was a scrub, she only did scrub duties. I guess management should be made aware and...

  15. Technicare Alert--now what??

    fracturenurse replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    We pulled ours off the shelf

  16. Site Marking--cysto with stent

    fracturenurse replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    They sign the side of the abdomen where the stent will be here too. I agree the wristband is a great

  17. Anybody overcome dizziness b/c of standing?

    fracturenurse replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, this is it...When I was learning to scrub I passed out after locking my knees one day. I had to learn to move my legs a little bit. One doc suggested wearing TED hose, but I don't. If you...

  18. Technicare Alert--now what??

    fracturenurse replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    Nobody at our OR knows anything about this. Like the above post all I can find is an old recall from years ago. If anyone has any new info please let us

  19. Technicare Alert--now what??

    fracturenurse replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    What the heck? When did Techni-care get

  20. Not sure what to think...

    fracturenurse replied to MrNurseOR's topic in Operating Room

    Huh??? Not sure what you are trying to say. All I know is you feel like we are more insensitive in the south than in the north. Having lived both places, I say that is baloney. As far as whether I...

  21. Not sure what to think...

    fracturenurse replied to MrNurseOR's topic in Operating Room

    OK, you have got to be kidding me with this comment! I work in southern Texas, and these remarks aren't tolerated down here either. We aren't all rednecks you

  22. Not sure what to think...

    fracturenurse replied to MrNurseOR's topic in Operating Room

    OK, time to find a new job. I cannot believe they don't count instruments! Have these people lost their mind?

  23. Not sure what to think...

    fracturenurse replied to MrNurseOR's topic in Operating Room

    Wow, I am so sorry to hear this. The remarks are totally unacceptable. Back in 2001 I worked with a female who had a gay lifestyle. She was completely open about her sexuality. Nobody EVER said a...

  24. Best city to work in

    fracturenurse replied to Mzjez's topic in General Nursing

    Houston, Texas. Tons of hospitals in the medical center, plenty of

  25. ROM intra-op for long cases

    fracturenurse replied to rsprncnor's topic in Operating Room

    So, I am doing a spine case on a jackson frame with instrumentation. I am supposed to get under the drape, remove the seatbelt and start moving this patient's legs without contaminating anything? Or...