CIRQL8

CIRQL8

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  1. Taking A Poll for an Assignment

    CIRQL8 replied to beckyrmm's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, have NSO (nursing service organization?). What if my employer tries to throw ME under the bus? What if they decide that I am not covered by them for some reason? What if I do a good deed on...

  2. Morale Boosting Ideas????

    CIRQL8 replied to Colorado1's topic in General Nursing

    A thank you board - or a recognition board. It;s like a graffitti board. Take a part of the wall in the lounge, or the dry-erase board, and cover it with paper. Provide markers of variuos colors to...

  3. Offended by pt- how to react?

    CIRQL8 replied to LDJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let me add this, please... And I know that you just cannot compare male vs. female nurse prejudice to race prejudice (I am a white guy), but when I first met my neighbors, and they asked me what I...

  4. Offended by pt- how to react?

    CIRQL8 replied to LDJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh boy!! I'm sorry that you had such an ignorant person to have to deal with. At the time, I;m sure that you probably handled it in the best and most professional way that you could have. It's hard...

  5. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    CIRQL8 replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    A preposition is something that you should never end a sentance

  6. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    CIRQL8 replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    No. 1 - It is "MOOT point" (not mute) No. 2 - Mute is most simply 'no sound' - like "mute the TV" or "the guy is a mute" (It's not PC to say 'dumb' anymore). No. 3 - MOOT is a point that is no longer...

  7. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    CIRQL8 replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    My pet peeve.. "I could care less" it's "I COULDN'T care less!!!" If you COULD care less, that means that you DO care!! Let me axe you this... (just

  8. RN's rarely scrub??

    CIRQL8 replied to beachbum3's topic in Operating Room

    see this thread to: https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/scrub-nurses-techs-212711.html Here is what I wrote there: This is pretty much the way that things are going. I worked in an institution that did...

  9. How do you prep

    CIRQL8 replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    Duraprep (Chloraprep, too, I guess): Circumfrentially. Start center at or about incision site, overlap your last swiped area by about 1/4 width of the prep sponge, work outward until sufficient area...

  10. How challenging would it be for me to find work?

    CIRQL8 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, you should have no trouble getting a nursing position. The question is: Will you be able to get the nursing position that you want? Depends if the place of business wants someone...

  11. In the OR.. scrub nurses or OR Techs?

    CIRQL8 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    This is pretty much the way that things are going. I worked in an institution that did not allow RNs to scrub. Only one RN could scrub, and only for breaks, and only because she was a scrub tech...

  12. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    CIRQL8 replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    believe it -or not- pretty good for central

  13. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    CIRQL8 replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I skipped to the end - just skimmed a few enteries. Too long to read everything. When I started nursing in March of 1997, starting salary for a fresh grad at my institution (hospital) was 12.85/hour....

  14. TRAUMA: Call and such

    CIRQL8 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Not the ususal, but we rotate Trauma with a neighboring hospital - we have it for a year, then they do and so on an so forth. Every time that trauma returns to us, the same argument occurs each time:...

  15. Latex Allergy

    CIRQL8 replied to kleinbbc's topic in Operating Room

    You did right. If a latex product is in a kit (or a pack) then the entire product and packaging should be considered a latex product. (perhaps, unless the latex product is in a non-permeable pachage...

  16. Blood pressures post op

    CIRQL8 replied to YA4US4's topic in Operating Room

    First of all - you want an ACCURATE BP!! Not an artificial one to give you the reading that you want - that would not benefit the patient, and possibly even lead to harm. I was taught never to take...

  17. rn

    CIRQL8 replied to henrysnana's topic in Operating Room

    Do you mean oral mucosa? We use that prescription mouthwash, I forget the name, but the active ingredient is triclosan (I think)... Sometimes, the docs (esp. ENT) don't even want an intra-oral prep....

  18. Advice for newbies in the OR

    CIRQL8 replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    OK - I'll add my two cents Nurse to Pt ratio: 1 to 1 Staff relationships: Great - In my experience we all get along and try to help one another Doctors: More 'informal' in the OR than on the floor....

  19. free CEU's

    CIRQL8 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    try www.medscape.com - free ceu's, free e-mail service also, www.rn.com - 1 free ceu offering a month, or unlimited for about 30.00 monthly look at www.cmezone.com johnson and johnson has...

  20. longest surgery?

    CIRQL8 replied to love2shop's topic in Operating Room

    Longest procedure that I have heard of here at my place - 20 hour brain tumor - forgot what kind and what location. Multiple staff, though - no one without a break for over 5 hours or so... Longest...

  21. daVinci robotic surgery

    CIRQL8 replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    We've had the machine 'break down' on us once in two years, and two or three times the extra instrument arm faulted. In the case of the arm, we were able to continue with the three major arms (one...

  22. At what point are you too old?

    CIRQL8 replied to cinja's topic in Operating Room

    We've had nurses in our OR retire at or after age 60, then still come in and work PRN. You aren't too old unless you think you're too

  23. If you won the lottery, would you still do your job?

    CIRQL8 replied to SK-222's topic in General Nursing

    If I won small, I would not quit - need health insurance... a few bad years (maybe even one bad year), health care could cost you in the millions. I would, however, cut down my hours. If I won big,...

  24. Acls

    CIRQL8 replied to StillBelieveRN's topic in Emergency

    I am not an ER nurse, but I would say YES! And, if for some reason, some places do not require it, WHY?!! ER and ICU are probably the two most likely places to need it regularly. I am in the OR, and...

  25. Spinal/Epidural positioning device/equipment

    CIRQL8 replied to CIRQL8's topic in Operating Room

    Marie and JWK, apparently you don't like it!! What is it called? What's the company? Do you have a website? Would they allow for a trial period? I'd kinda like to see for myself anyway. (OR nurses...