fracturenurse

fracturenurse

2 years school nurse, 15 in the OR!

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  1. a mix of rants and question

    fracturenurse replied to smartnurse1982's topic in School

    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 ???

    fracturenurse replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in School

    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. What's your number of operating rooms to nurse manager ratio

    fracturenurse replied to beanal's topic in Operating Room

    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

    fracturenurse replied to chiquilina's topic 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

    fracturenurse replied to nw31705's topic in Operating Room

    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

    fracturenurse replied to OR_RN12345's topic in Operating Room

    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?

    fracturenurse replied to LittleWing21's topic in Operating Room

    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?

    fracturenurse replied to Mourkoth's topic in Operating Room

    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

    fracturenurse replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    This is my practice as

  10. Tying gowns after the spin card has dropped

    fracturenurse replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

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

    fracturenurse replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    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

    fracturenurse replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in General Nursing

    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

    fracturenurse replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in General Nursing

    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?

    fracturenurse replied to nurseaboveboard's topic in Operating Room

    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?

    fracturenurse replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General 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?

    fracturenurse replied to Shannaikook's topic in Operating Room

    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???

    fracturenurse posted a topic in Operating Room

    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?

    fracturenurse replied to CTRN2679's topic in Operating Room

    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?

    fracturenurse replied to Irene joy's topic in Operating Room

    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

    fracturenurse replied to spadesgirl's topic in Operating Room

    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?

    fracturenurse replied to Shannaikook's topic in Operating Room

    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?

    fracturenurse replied to jsnj2009's topic in Operating Room

    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?

    fracturenurse replied to sbnursing's topic in Operating Room

    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

    fracturenurse replied to nursinadream's topic in Operating Room

    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

    fracturenurse replied to rndst2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    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