PetiteOpRN

PetiteOpRN

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  1. Vent: The one thing I don't like about my job

    PetiteOpRN replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Operating Room

    I go back and forth between caring and not caring. I guess what I'm witnessing right now is if that PACU RN said, "oh, sure I can scrub a AAA," rinsed her hands at the scrub sink, gowned, gloved,...

  2. Vent: The one thing I don't like about my job

    PetiteOpRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    First off, I love my job. Love it. What really gets to me (especially lately) is the attitude from physicians and mainly other nurses that OR is the easiest thing on earth. I work neurosurgery in...

  3. Vent: The one thing I don't like about my job

    PetiteOpRN replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Operating Room

    That's all been done, and yet opinions have not changed. She's had much more than 1 day, and instead of admitting that OR nursing is requires any sort of training, the physician and administrators...

  4. q's- end of shift relief, meal/break relief timing, inservice relief

    PetiteOpRN replied to scrubs12's topic in Operating Room

    Large OR, 10-hour shifts (all of us), starting at 0630. If the schedule is light, about half of the staff might get a 15-minute break in the morning. This is rare. Also, there are certain...

  5. What should have been said? Did i do the right thing?

    PetiteOpRN replied to Jay2daq's topic in General Nursing

    When I am assessing a patient pre-op, there are some questions I defer to the surgeon. Sometimes, the patient has had this conversation with the surgeon umpteen times and thinks that if they ask me...

  6. New grad doesn't want to work on the floor...

    PetiteOpRN replied to regrebs's topic in General Nursing

    At the ACS where I work, they take prior experience very seriously. We don't have time to teach the basics (you know, the stuff they don't bother to really teach you in nursing school, which you are...

  7. After hours calls

    PetiteOpRN replied to Vtachy1's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I should add: the office I work at is plastics and our patient population is cosmetic or workers compensation. We want the cosmetic patients in the office as much as possible, with work comp, the...

  8. Tips and tricks of Postpartum Nursing

    PetiteOpRN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Based on my experience as a patient, try to be understanding to moms of NICU babies. My PP nurse told me that I was a bad mother because I refused to fill out a form that might hinder my 3lb...

  9. After hours calls

    PetiteOpRN replied to Vtachy1's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    The physician I work for gives out his personal cell number for calls and texts at any hour. Patients know not to abuse the privileged. So far no one has complained, and the physician comes off as...

  10. Fictional-Hospital Scrubs for Real-Life Nurses

    PetiteOpRN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse Jackie scrubs would be way too tight to work in

  11. AORN Standards, pp69-70

    PetiteOpRN replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Operating Room

    No, you have to purchase it to view it . I've tried googling it,

  12. AORN Standards, pp69-70

    PetiteOpRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    Does anyone have a copy of this lying around? I need to quote it for a paper, but copied it at work and left

  13. AORN Standards, pp69-70

    PetiteOpRN replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Operating Room

    I'm just looking for fingernail recommendations. One of the experienced nurses I work with in an ACS wears fake nails, and when confronted about it said fingernail policies apply to patients, not...

  14. Methyl Methacrylate & Pregnancy...

    PetiteOpRN replied to 4_Sq's topic in Operating Room

    We had an orthopedic surgeon who used it during all three of her pregnancies. The surgeons I work with give me the look every time they use it. If I was pregnant, they would kick me out. I'm...

  15. Alphabet soup

    PetiteOpRN replied to badphish's topic in General Nursing

    The long string of letters reflects a person's schooling, not their education. I try never to let my schooling interfere with my education. My degrees and certifications are not displayed on my...

  16. Delay from ACU to OR.........Versed

    PetiteOpRN replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    In my hospital: Preop/holding RN's: sign the patient in, get one set of vital signs. CRNA: look over patient work-up, start IV/lines/blocks Circulating RN's: take the patient to the bathroom, get a...

  17. Robotic Surgery

    PetiteOpRN replied to dchen's topic in General Nursing

    I assume you're talking about the da Vinci robot. I think it's a waste of money. My job (as I see it) is to move the beast into the OR without breaking it. Clinical engineering does the maintenance....

  18. Would a first job at a plastic surgery OR be a waste of time?

    PetiteOpRN replied to cobee's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a similar setting (plastics clinic/OR, but we also do non-cosmetic stuff). Just like with any other job, proceed with caution. This is a hard job, and nursing school didn't really prepare...

  19. Question regarding drug administration to an infant

    PetiteOpRN replied to pinkfluffybunny's topic in General Nursing

    When my kids were sick and hospitalized (including NICU), I always administered PO and topical medications, if I was there when they needed to be given, which was most of the time. Never did shots or...

  20. Ambien "holiday" substitute??

    PetiteOpRN replied to 444bkids's topic in General Nursing

    Unless the patients are enrolled in a study and sign a consent stating that they understand they might be given a placebo without their knowledge, it is categorically unethical to give someone a...

  21. No wonder other specialties don't think OR is nursing!

    PetiteOpRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    I've noticed a surprising lack of nursing students in my OR for this time of year. Then I had one for about 40 minutes during a crani. She had spent all morning watching laparoscopic...

  22. looking back, are there courses that you thought were not necessary?

    PetiteOpRN replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    In the OR (at least where I work), it is all drips, no pumps. The patient comes with one or more pumps (often with pressors or insulin drips), and we remove the pumps and set them in the corner until...

  23. Healthcare is a commodity

    PetiteOpRN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You heard me, healthcare is a commodity, not a right. I'm writing this post because there are comments made every days about how "the problem with modern health care is the fact that it's treated...

  24. Removing glass shards post MVA

    PetiteOpRN replied to rnmomma4's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on the extent of the injuries, where the shards are, and how big the shards are, I would opt to let the MD remove the shards. Actually, I would always opt to let the MD remove the shards....

  25. Does anyone knows any good OTC anti-fungal foot cream?

    PetiteOpRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    That creates a basic environment. Standard conservative treatment is acidic (ie vinegar compresses for ringworm). I digress, the pharmacist is trained to advise customers on OTC medications. The...