mrclark0000

Quote: We've actually done that with a cranial bone flap. We literally picked it up off the floor, soaked it in betadine, then rinsed it in bacitracin irrigation, and put it back in place. That actually happened to my Mom during surgery to remove ...

I think that the medical consultant tries to keep the realism in the show but gets over ruled by director/actors who want to have "Drama" or in the Actors case more face time on the screen. I still deal with new residents who scrub with their mask h...

As a Nurse Preceptor of 20+ years experience I can say that, in my humble opinion, Grades do not matter, a Good Attitude and Willingness to Learn are what you need to have to be successful in any area of Nursing. I'm sure I've had the upper Grade and...

I heard of a resident who had a cheese doodle drop from his mask into a patient. The patient survived.. The resident didn't...

I like my nurses well seasoned and we'll marinated! 😃

You do know that some hospitals are testing for the presence of nicotine in the pre-hire phase? It should be noted that tobacco is legal, but the cost to the hospital in insurance premiums is higher if you have smokers as employees.

True That!

Even worse than that smokers smell is the Stinky Perfume that some use to cover up their smoking habits.. I call these people "secret smokers" and I detest them more than those who are real smokers.

But can't you just hear the clickety-clack as they walk on the bathroom floor?

I work the operating room. The Docs and some of the nurses are all Borderline Personalities of some sort or another... I include myself I'm Borderline OCD!

I'll just add Anti Vaxxers to my list please

I hate doing a Liver Transplant on a patient that's been "dry" (off alcohol) for 6 months. A 6 month dry period for your typical alcoholic is not uncommon and in my humble opinion not a reason to grant a new liver. Give me a year off alcohol and we c...

So historically, farts have been funny.. ��

Lol! Glad to find out I'm not alone!

I worked with a Scrub Tech in the operating room years ago who cut loose with a Silent But Deadly (during an open AAA repair ) just as the surgeon was starting to close.. The Funny Part was that the surgeon and the residents started checking the pat...

I'm a male nurse and I will say that this needs to get handled by HR. I would never put up with this sort of behaviour.. I've been around a abusive surgeon (oddly enough the surgeon was female) who had been "written up" infinite times and sent to HR'...

I give this one a Pass on any medical accuracy. First of all its a Comedy. Second it's Mel Brooks. Third it's Abby Normal.

I work in the OR and our EMR (Cerner surginet) is the bane of existence to both the OR Nurses and the MDs. An EMR should assist the nurse in capturing essential nursing documenting, not tie the nurse's hands and prevent taking care of the patient.. ...

Anyone else Disturbed by the fact that MDs are being forced to give a drug regimen (ABX for preop surgery) based on these metrics, not on the MDs judgement?

I only use Brand Name not those cheap Generic drugs

Really? So don't be a good nurse, don't rock the boat? Are you a nurse or a politician? What I gathered from the post was: 1. A Bad Preceptor. 2. A Manager that doesn't listen to the genuine concerns that a new nurse has brought forth. Either one o...

First of all you have a preceptor with only One years experience??!! I had to wait until I had 4 years experience. The management is very poor at your hospital. You have had an unfortunate experience to have had such a bad preceptor. I'd quit befor...

Hate to say it the reason the "brush is large and ugly" is due to others(not you of course!) who we have had to deal with. It's better but still here. I've been an operating room nurse for 25 plus years and still run into that ugly behavior. I even g...

I've been informed many times over the years by my "betters" that as long that I'm an Operating room nurse that I'm not really a nurse just a glorified technical helper. Of course that opinion changes when they have to have surgery 😀