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  1. Questions for c-section set up in main OR

    idahostudent2011 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I have a question for all of you. I work in a 4 suite OR department and we do c-sections. We have been setting up one of our or rooms for an emergency c-section every night when we are done for the...

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

    idahostudent2011 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    back to the genital stories, i was working as a scrub tech and some idiot came in with a "ring" on his buddy, that apparently had been there for at least 72 hrs according to the guy. We think that...

  3. Pre-op interview help!

    idahostudent2011 replied to idahostudent2011's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you for all your replies, it has been very helpful and insightful. I was able to go through an entire interview without resorting to my notes today. I still feel anxious going in and...

  4. Pre-op interview help!

    idahostudent2011 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am a new grad that is working in the OR. I was a scrub tech before so I am very comfortable in the OR setting. However, I am having some issues with the pre-op interview, I am getting all the points...

  5. Call requirements and age

    idahostudent2011 replied to Rntr's topic in Operating Room

    At one hospital that I worked at had a cool thing that after the age of 55 they don't have to take call anymore. however, one nurse got fired for something or another and she filed a lawsuit for age...

  6. Am I able to become an OR nurse?

    idahostudent2011 replied to rikomom's topic in Operating Room

    The first thing is take a step back and take a deep breath. The OR is a different beast. You are only a month into your orientation. There is a lot of stuff to remember, especially instrumentation....

  7. If you were medical equipment or medicine, what would you be and explain Why...

    idahostudent2011 replied to futurepractitioner1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I would be ativan, I would make everyone happy, sleepy, and

  8. Has anyone taken the 2010 version of the ATI comprehensive predictor test?

    idahostudent2011 replied to studentnurse5555's topic in General Students

    Anything over 70% you will be in the 90th percentile. I got a 83% and I was at the 99% the test wasn't that hard, just take your practice test and read all the rationales. Good

  9. Breach of Confidentiality?

    idahostudent2011 replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    If you live in a small rural community, there is no way that you can avoid not knowing quite a few people on the floor. I always ask if they feel comfortable with me taking care of them, and they...

  10. Which specialty in the OR?

    idahostudent2011 replied to ruralgirl08's topic in Operating Room

    As a scrub tech I always enjoyed doing big ortho fracture cases, each one different and it is really fun to figure out where all the pieces go. Another one that I enjoy doing are the spine cases....

  11. Senior students/New Grads: Where will you be working?

    idahostudent2011 replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Students

    I graduate in may and was hired in the OR,...the best part is that I will get to scrub once in a while, that makes me very happy! Hopefully will get the NCLEX done as soon as

  12. organizational skills

    idahostudent2011 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How do you keep yourself organized throughout the day? Do you have a special brain that you use or do you make your own? I have used a few, but they are not quite right. Do you have any examples of...

  13. organizational skills

    idahostudent2011 replied to idahostudent2011's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replys, that is a lot of

  14. How to explain homeostasis

    idahostudent2011 replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

    Homeostatis is kind of like your thermostat at home. When the ambient air gets below a certain temp, the heat turns on. When it gets up to a certain temp it turns off. That is sort of what goes on in...

  15. Planning a better experience for nursing students in the OR

    idahostudent2011 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    At our school one of the days is the etiquette in the OR. The Scrub Tech instructor comes by and give a talk about what it is like in the or. She discusses where to stand(against the wall untill the...

  16. Lament of the White Clinical Pants

    idahostudent2011 replied to cogath's topic in General Students

    We used to wear white, but when one of our higher up instructors retired, we got to change to black pants(still have to wear white tops). These were pretty nice, however, everything sticks to them and...

  17. Do we have an oath for nurses I don't know about?

    idahostudent2011 replied to hecallsmeDuchess's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't ever heard about this "oath" I mean we are taught throughout school for the do no harm, but no oath....wow this woman was very nutty on that show....Lopping off tongues on an awake...

  18. Darn you, allnurses...Darn you all to heck!

    idahostudent2011 replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Students

    I am supposed to be doing a concept map that is due tomorrow, and I am only about 1/2 done..here I am playing on AN...grr gotta get back to

  19. How do you get through the last few months of nursing school?

    idahostudent2011 replied to bella147's topic in General Students

    I feel the same way, I have 13 weeks til I graduate, and wow is it hard to get motivated....especially journaling, that is the worst...but the one positive is that I only have 3 more weeks of mother...

  20. Question about Nursing Care Plan

    idahostudent2011 replied to Shanna M's topic in General Students

    The care plan is not about the medical dx, but the nursing dx. Look up skin integrity in your nursing diagnosis handbook. What are the risks of skin breakdown being a parapalegic, diabetic, chf, edema...

  21. leaving work at night?

    idahostudent2011 replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work 3-11 shift. It was an ok area, but people had been mugged before. Usually if I left at 2300 we had a group of people, including some big guys, which made us all feel safe. Unfortunatly...

  22. Terms we will not admit to using

    idahostudent2011 replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    cell by cell skin closure, for the surgeons that take forever to close

  23. Drug Testing for NS

    idahostudent2011 replied to PhiladelphiaLove's topic in General Students

    Yep, after being accepted to nursing school and before a certain date(I think about 3 weeks before school started) we had to do a drug screen and a background check. There are the supposed random drug...

  24. Facebook or Blackboard

    idahostudent2011 replied to elizhealy's topic in General Students

    Our school uses both blackboard and facebook, I like facebook cause the reminders go directly to my phone, but I am on blackboard all the time cause of class, so its all there to see. Whatever, as...

  25. % of people failing your program?

    idahostudent2011 replied to woahmelly's topic in General Students

    first semester 50 started, one quit in the first week, 3 failed the drug calc and the rest just failed the class(12 in all) second semester everyone passed(we picked up two people that had to retake...