mcmike55

mcmike55

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  1. techs in the ED

    mcmike55 replied to RNLex's topic in Emergency

    I'm a surgical nurse that floats to our ED at times, so don't take my word for book, verse and chapter of THE BOOK, but here goes. I our rural, southeast Ohio hospital (level III trauma center), there...

  2. The Talking Baby

    mcmike55 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Maybe you've heard this before, but when one of our anesthesia docs told me, I fell in love with the story. A baby was born one day, with full vocal function. He was able to carry on a full...

  3. OR nursing QUESTIONS

    mcmike55 replied to BSN_student2004's topic in Operating Room

    To BSN student. I am a veteran of over 20 years in a rural Ohio, small hospital OR. We run only 3 rooms, no heart, neuo, etc. I have been in the "hospital game" as a volunteer, orderly, student and...

  4. Questions about OR policies

    mcmike55 replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room

    To findingmyway. Here at our hospital in rural Ohio, we like to have our on call surgery staff 20 to 30 mins from the hospital. Our PACU nurses are allowed a bit more time than that. Recently, we...

  5. Questions about OR policies

    mcmike55 replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room

    To findingmyway. Here at our hospital in rural Ohio, we like to have our on call surgery staff 20 to 30 mins from the hospital. Our PACU nurses are allowed a bit more time than that. Recently, we...

  6. Nursing School Bloopers

    mcmike55 replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    Great student nurse stories. It sure brings back memories!! :wink2: I am rather new to the forum, but let me add a couple of tales. The first one is on me. I was passing meds for one of the first...

  7. Nursing School Bloopers

    mcmike55 replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    Great student nurse stories. It sure brings back memories!! :wink2: I am rather new to the forum, but let me add a couple of tales. The first one is on me. I was passing meds for one of the first...

  8. site marking

    mcmike55 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello operating room nurses where-ever you are! Just a note to get your opinions (and probably open a real can of worms) :) The subject: Site marking. Probably everyone is familure with the new...

  9. Bovie Smoke

    mcmike55 replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    Speaking as a 20 year vet of surgery, I can't believe that we have not seen this problem, as a problem, until the last few years or so. At least we really haven't talked about this before. Have you...

  10. Can Circulating Nurse Sit?

    mcmike55 replied to inches's topic in Operating Room

    In a reply to if circulators should sit during a case, I think why not! Many of our cases last not much more than an hour, but as long as the RN is paying attention, and have the time, why not sit....

  11. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    mcmike55 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    One of my more nasty stories came from working medical floor at nights. 3-11 admitted "the cat lady", an 80 plus year old lady that lived alone, other than her dozens of cats. She kept roach tapes...