fracturenurse

fracturenurse

2 years school nurse, 15 in the OR!

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  1. a mix of rants and question

    I've been yelled at for not calling for a stubbed toe, a scratch that I put a band-aid on etc. I got used to it. As for a nosebleed, I probably would have done the same thing. As far as meds, in my...
  2. If they think they can do a better job, why do they need us ???

    OK, you must work at my old school where I was the nurse. That drove me nuts!!! I would always get parents calling me wanting to know why their child called, and do they have a fever? I had never...
  3. We have 8 OR's and 4 coordinators. We have 1 educator and 1 charge nurse. Also, we have our director of surgical services. Never ever does our director or charge nurse circulate or scrub. Our...
  4. Electrical safety in operating Room

    Be careful with light cords. When you take off the scope and lay the cord on the drape, always, always, put that puppy on "standby." It will burn a hole in the drape in about 4 seconds. Those...
  5. Moving patient's in the OR

    Yes, we have them too, hover matts. We used to use them a lot before Hurricane Ike, but he damaged a lot of our cannisters. They do work really well, it just seems like a lot of work. I am always...
  6. Practicing without a license

    Yes, she should be reported...In Texas she would have had her driver's license picture posted in the BNE's circular that is sent out every 3 months with the words "Imposter Alert" above it... They do...
  7. How many OR rooms?

    We have 8 rooms in the main OR, and 4 rooms in outpatient surgery. I worked in a hospital where the main OR only had 3 rooms as
  8. Patient safety in a down economy?

    Wow, scary. I've seen it once, got called back for a lap left in the belly after a C-Section. I've witnessed many C-Sections and the L & D nurses just seem more lax then regular OR nurses....
  9. Tying gowns after the spin card has dropped

    This is my practice as
  10. Tying gowns after the spin card has dropped

  11. Do you check for holes after you open a tray?

    We mainly do it in total joints. We hold it up to the light, and more than once I have found a little hole! It's good practice especially before you put it on the back table and contaminate...
  12. Contaminated Scrubs..do you wear scrubs to the stores

    The last 3 OR's I've worked in no longer made us change our clothes. We buy our own scrubs, launder them ourselves, and wear them to work. They are supposed to be laundered separately at home, but...
  13. Contaminated Scrubs..do you wear scrubs to the stores

    I work in t.he OR and I think it's crazy that nowadays we wear our scrubs from home right into work. They won't wash them for us anymore so most OR nurses wear them in. I'm like my dog could have...
  14. Why Black Eyes?

    Can u give us a clue on position? I'm thinking prone. I know a horror story about a patient going blind from incorrect positioning while in
  15. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    It definitely happens. I used to work in an OR where nobody got breaks or lunches, and nobody cared. I learned to love Slim-Fast because I could run to the bathroom and drink one real quick....
  16. Should I put up with this to become an operating room nurse?

    I think she is already a RN and just has a bad preceptor who used to be a CST. RNFA's are if you want to scrub and
  17. Frogleg Positioning Ideas???

    I am looking for some ideas on frog-legging a patient. We have a surgeon who would like some kind of device to help support frog-legging. We recently had some nerve damage due to a patient being...
  18. Bad fit for the OR?

    Nursing is very stressful.... I worked on Med-Surg and I personally found it less stressful than the OR... That is just me though. The OR gets CRAZY, staff is crazy, surgeons are crazy, anesthesia is...
  19. Do you miss patient contact?

    Our outpatient nurses say that the patients are always asking, "Are you the nurse that will be with me in the OR?" We are very important to them, we watch out for them when they can't watch out for...
  20. What is the best "Team" to go on

    I vote for ortho, but, I've been doing it for years.....I love it. Just make sure that whatever you decide, you enjoy it... Good
  21. Should I put up with this to become an operating room nurse?

    I'm sorry you are having this problem. It stinks when you have a bad preceptor. I know from personal experience. My preceptor was just mean... Having said that always talk with the preceptor first....
  22. will a PACU externship help me get hired in the OR?

    I did a year of Med/Surg actually maybe a year and a half, and I am so happy I did. I would never change that. I learned so much and I take it with me wherever I go, years later. My recommendation...
  23. OK who else is dealing with Universal Protocol?

    I think you are misunderstanding. We all have been doing timeouts for years now as well. We have made sure the site was marked, there was a consent and a H & P. We are not used to 10 minute...
  24. Pain pumps

    In our OR they started considering them durable medical equipment and it takes an act of god to get one. Thank god, I hate opening all those bupivacaine bottles, it's a pain! We had the 30cc bottles...
  25. tall nursing scrubs

    I'm 5"10, and bought some Iguana scrubs in normal length and they fit great. My friend who is 5"10 just bought Cherokee in the tall length and they fit her great as well. It's such a