PetiteOpRN

This is just not sitting right with me and I feel like I need some insight from other nurses. In the facility where I work(surgical sub-specialty clinic with on-site ambulatory care operating room), an RT (who was working as the receptionist) was rec...

Mostly "debriefing" throughout the day ("If Dr. Bones doesn't make up his flipping mind soon, I'm gonna loose it again," "Dr. Brain just announced that the resident is no longer allowed to speak to or instruct the nursing staff...it's going to be a l...

I'm confused. Why is everyone using the word "crazy" in such a negative context? I've always thought it was a term of endearment for people in hospital administration. As in, "You just missed Crazy. She came in to make sure the blanket warmer was ...

Most people who seem miserable here are venting; they work stressful but rewarding jobs, and venting helps them to give better care to their patients day after day. Every job has ups and downs. Nursing is no different. If someone is intent on being ...

You can also make a few holes in the top with a blunt fill needle, invert, and squeeze for a quick, controlled irrigation.

We all know that surgeons can be the worst offenders in terms of language. **** this, **** that, blah, blah, ******* blah. How do you respond? Do you reprimand ("Dr. Jones! Do you kiss your mama with that mouth?!?)? Ignore it? Follow in suit? I've se...

The hospital my husband works at has done this for about 4 years now. Each employee must do the "health risk assessment" each year. Urine samples are required to test for tobacco derivatives, and those who test positive must complete a tobacco cess...

When it was implemented in my hospital, we had to take it in order to change our shifts around (staying within the same department, but switching your day off!). Most nurses in my department failed (OR). My favorite question was "are you addicted to...

Walk it in. Hand it to the manager, if possible. When we have someone mail a resume in, it is generally filed in the back, because it doesn't mean much to me. When someone takes the time to walk it in, and then sits and fills out an application as ...

MA's do not inject anything (in most facilities). Estheticians/nurses/PAs generally do laser treatments (sometimes the MD). Depending on the state, estheticians may or may not be able to administer fillers/botox. (Kansas does not require licensure;...

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There are plenty of DPTs and DPhs that walk around in white coats and call themselves Dr. Soandso. Their scope of practice is nowhere near that of an MD or DO. In healthcare, the lines have become very blurry in terms of titles. To most patients, "...

I hated anatomy. Neuro anatomy in particular. Now I specialize in neurosurgery. I set a goal (become a nurse) and one of the things I needed to do was pass A&P, which I did. It wasn't until years later that I gained an appreciation for anato...

When people on my unit did that, their orientation ended that minute, and they served their two weeks as a regular nurse with full load. Be careful, it could turn out very differently than you expect.

Neuro. Peds and adults; about 50/50 craniotomies/spines. Ortho sometimes (backs and trauma). Plastics if they're desperate.

There is one solution to these kind of attitudes: cross-training. If the OR nurses are trained to do pre-op and PACU (and pre-op/PACU nurses are trained to the OR...and in some places it is like this) there is much more camaraderie and less of the us...

Is Dr. Lambotte on staff in your OR? Everyone wears while silk gloves? I wish I was that good. All my patients tend to bleed.

It is within your scope to care for a patient's hair, nails and skin. It is not within your scope of practice to receive compensation specifically for these services. So you could file and paint and do whatever else you wanted to the nails, but the ...

1. Yes, typically pneumatic and adjusted based on blood pressure. Once they are up for 120 minutes, we let them down for 20. 2. No.

It is just like circulating any other case, just without anesthesia. Clarify with your charge nurse about the time of death and whether or not you need to fill out death paperwork and how to do so if it is your first time. Do not put anything in th...

I have work in aesthetic plastic surgery and now manage the clinic and med spa. When I am interviewing a potential new nurse, I am looking for the whole package. I want someone who has a great rapport with every client, no matter how difficult or de...

I always do off the field (epi, neo/poly). We don't have sterile filter needles, so I can't use filters on the field (ie to draw up methyl methacrylate).

1. Get a copy of Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery, it is your best overview to OR nursing. 2. Orient to the OR as a nurse. You can't lead effectively if you don't know what your nurses do. For instance, if a surgeon walks up to your desk ...

We have cameras going in all of our rooms (displayed at the front desk). Patients are not told of the camera and do not sign any consent. They are there to protect patients. They have also cut down on doctors throwing things at staff. At the des...

Wow, it must really suck being judged based on your appearance like that. I can't imagine how I'd feel it someone made judgements on my qualifications based on my hair, makeup, clothing, teeth, height, or the size of my rear end. Oh wait, I'm a girl...