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  1. RNFA 'S

    orrnlori replied to CATHY RNFA's topic in Operating Room

    I have to agree with you and like I said previously, I don't care if you are a RNFA or a scrub nurse, I'd just prefer you be a nurse in the OR. I've been in the OR 6 years, at least 50% of the time...

  2. Time Clocks

    orrnlori replied to INTEVA's topic in General Nursing

    We have our fingerprint scanned where I work. You must clock in between 7 minutes before your shift but within 7 minutes after you are to begin. If you are done at 3:15 you have to wait until 3:23...

  3. can you live "comfortable" on a Nurses Salary

    orrnlori replied to fewtureRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would bet that everyone here knows at least one person who has bought a McMansion, drives the newest biggest SUV, takes several trips a year and then constantly complains that nurses aren't paid...

  4. Which speciality is the hardest to work with?

    orrnlori replied to TMnurse's topic in Operating Room

    I like general, plastics, ortho hand/foot, oral maxilofacial and reconstruction. I hate neuro and hearts, those guys have no sense of humor and think too much of themselves. Oh, and I hate sports...

  5. RNFA 'S

    orrnlori replied to CATHY RNFA's topic in Operating Room

    I don't know, does a week in Los Angelos qualify an ENT surgeon to do breast implants or face lifts? I know several who have done

  6. What do you do if a doctor yells at you?

    orrnlori replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Nursing

    My observations is that male nurses DO NOT get yelled at. I think it's a male thing. Doctors may think twice before yelling at someone who could deck them if they chose to. Maybe that's it....

  7. What if all docs had to nurses first?????

    orrnlori replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    I work with residents every day in the OR. One of the first things they learn is to listen to and respect the nurses (the attendings tell them this, I've heard it with my own ears!). They may go on...

  8. How many really use STERILE technique?

    orrnlori replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    I've often thought of this when scrubbing my hands and arms in preparation of gloving and gowning for surgery - does ANYONE understand how many microbes are in treated city water? Water ain't...

  9. From ICU to O.R.?

    orrnlori replied to CHIRN's topic in Operating Room

    Before you scrub in on your day off, I think you'd be better served by shadowing the circulator. In most hospitals, it is the circulator role you would take upon entering the OR, not the scrub...

  10. How many really use STERILE technique?

    orrnlori replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone. It's vitally important. But wait until you get your first patient with a huge surgical wound, or maybe even one of those nice juicy open wounds and the doctors round at 5:30...

  11. Average Nurse Retirement Age

    orrnlori replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I was 42 when I graduated, am 48 now. I can't imagine lifting, tugging, and pulling my guts out until I'm 65, and I'm in the OR so I lift less than many bedside nurses do. I live on 800mg Ibuprofen...

  12. Family Members of our Patients ....

    orrnlori replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

    There were sooooo many times when I worked in trauma that I wanted to tell the family "This ain't Burger King, you don't get to have it your way". Another good reason to work in the

  13. Nursing for the wrong reasons? (long)

    orrnlori replied to Soonstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I never felt "the calling". I think I'm a good nurse anyway. I left behind 56,000 per year, a nice desk and chair, perfurme, classy clothes, pretty shoes and a 8-5 M-F work week, no nights, no...

  14. For the family and patient (long)

    orrnlori posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yesterday, they flew in a 20 year old mother who had been in an MVA, had not been wearing a seatbelt and was ejected through the windshield of the car in which she was a passenger. She was brought...

  15. Anyone out there who passed the Nclex RN scored 80 to 90

    orrnlori replied to jayvee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would be more concerned for you if you took 250+ questions before the computer shut down. You are probably

  16. Male vs. Female

    orrnlori replied to CarllS's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, when I had my vag-hys I had a male surgeon but as I was waiting to be taken to the OR I had two male residents come up to me and introduce themselves. I said "Nice to meet you but you...

  17. New Graduate in the OR

    orrnlori replied to CUtigress's topic in Operating Room

    Well, you may be asking the wrong group of people. I think most of us love the OR and wouldn't want to work anywhere else. You do lose some skills in some OR's. I haven't started an IV in 5 years,...

  18. Undecided Specialty

    orrnlori replied to mom-student's topic in General Nursing

    L&D was very popular in my nursing class. When I did my rotation through L&D clinicals I didn't get to see a lady partsl birth, I got to see a C-Section. Well, I was so enthralled with the...

  19. For the family and patient (long)

    orrnlori replied to orrnlori's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your kind replies. I think of myself as a crusty sort. I've seen so much in just the last 6 years being a nurse in the operating room that I've become immune to much of it. It is pretty...

  20. Taking out the trash

    orrnlori replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    I personally think this thread needs an end. Values are subjective and personal. I don't think all this slamming around is effective concerning this topic. There are obviously two camps here. So...

  21. D.o.???

    orrnlori replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    Doctor of Osteopathy. They are fulll medical doctors who specialize in the spine. We have many that come through our teaching hospital and do rotations in all areas including

  22. Male vs. Female

    orrnlori replied to CarllS's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely with this! But we live in a society now where some people are just looking for a way to make money and there are way too many attorneys out there licking their lips for the...

  23. outpatient surgery and scrubs

    orrnlori replied to MrsK1223's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah, it's called autovalet and we have it at UK. It stinks, if the computer messes up you can't get your scrubs for the day, then you have to either borrow and swipe someone else's card or you have...

  24. Opinions Wanted: Should I Travel w/Kids?

    orrnlori replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm not a travel nurse but I have an opinon for what it's worth. Kids need stability, they need a home, they need to play and they need friends in order to play, they need their own social...

  25. Thought I would like nursing...now I don't know

    orrnlori replied to lilbiskit78's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, chin up young'un. News flash!!! Nursing school IS NOT like real nursing. Nursing school puts everything in to little blocks and steps and teaches theory that while based in a "sort of"...