canesdukegirl BSN, RN

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    OR to "regular" floor, is it possible?

    canesdukegirl replied to Caitlin4390's topic in Operating Room

    OP, While it is true that SOME surgeons yell, and SOME staff cry, it isn't an everyday occurrence. The days of surgeons yelling just because they feel like it are by and large gone due to policies...
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    OR to "regular" floor, is it possible?

    canesdukegirl replied to Caitlin4390's topic in Operating Room

    A friend of mine started out directly from nursing school into the OR. She went through the first 5 months of orientation and decided that she would rather get experience on the floor for a couple of...
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    Tricks/Tips for getting plastic/shrink wrap off packaging

    canesdukegirl replied to jt43's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I use the smooth edge of a surface, like a counter or a bedside table. Using a bit of pressure, run the long edge of the packaging down the edge of a surface. It will usually tear clean off. I do this...
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    Operating room procedures/meds?

    canesdukegirl replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Operating Room

    OP, I seriously doubt they would ask you questions regarding medications. They would like to know how well you learn, if you work well with a team, what kind of experience you have in the surgery, how...
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    Positioning question

    canesdukegirl replied to rnpedinights's topic in Operating Room

    We use egg crate foam with the face up. At the end of a lengthy procedure, I have seen where the egg crate foam left marks on the pt. To help combat this, I usually place egg crate foam in a pillow...
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    Questions about Orthopedic OR nursing

    canesdukegirl replied to Yohanesteban's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Yohan- In the US, surgical nurses typically don't recover their pts-recovery room nurses do this. Sometimes if a nurse works in a surgical center (apart from a major hospital, such as a university...
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    Wrong side/omitted procedure

    canesdukegirl replied to guest64485's topic in Operating Room

    it is typical to have 1-2 mg of versed prior to being rolled back to the or. since versed has a retroamnesic effect, you probably felt that you were knocked out, but in reality, you were likely...
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    Skills you don't miss from floor nursing to OR

    canesdukegirl replied to Dove87's topic in Operating Room

    I miss using my steth, reading x-rays for post op line placement verification, interpreting EKGs, drawing up and administering meds, creating a bond with pts, discharge teaching, starting IVs, running...
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    OR Pet peeves

    canesdukegirl replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

    Oh, I have a good one. You set up your room for a complicated case that is blocked for 8 hours. You get the microscope in the room, get the special chairs, call the rep, make sure implants are ready...
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    Hiring spouses? illegal?

    canesdukegirl replied to Winterblue09's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with Sweet. In general, as long as neither the wife or the husband holds a supervisory position over the other, it's fine. I have worked with several husband/wife teams over the years in the...
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    They aren't 'real' charge nurses..vent

    canesdukegirl replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Oh girl, you are SINGIN' MY SONG!!! I work alongside the unit secretary all day as charge nurse. She has been the unit secretary for about 20 years, and she still thinks that charge nurses have it...
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    Is it me? What happened to nursing?

    canesdukegirl replied to Burlshoe114's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Here's a scenario that is thought provoking: Last year, I fell and injured my knee. Two consults and an MRI later, my bill was $5,00 AFTER insurance. My husband and I had to cut corners for this...
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    Different Lingo Depending where you practice nursing

    canesdukegirl replied to RNKPCE's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our surgeons just call it "Dewy". They also call the umbilicus
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    Please Help me decide

    canesdukegirl replied to amzyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Take the ER job! You will be introduced to so many new experiences, and you will undoubtedly grow and blossom in a rural ER setting. You will learn a completely new skill set and will be exposed to a...
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    Do you let sales reps open items in your OR?

    canesdukegirl replied to rbs105's topic in Operating Room

    I have never let a rep introduce anything into the sterile field. AORN doesn't specifically state that reps CAN'T open sterile items, but does state that reps can't be in the sterile field: POSITION...
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    My rose colored glasses got knocked off!

    canesdukegirl replied to mikala3's topic in General Nursing

    it is refreshing to hear that you are such a team player. it seems to me that there is a horrendous flaw in the documentation system your unit is using, and that makes it difficult to be excited about...
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    What happens in the real world if:

    canesdukegirl replied to freezin's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A culture is an ordered lab test, so you would call the provider to alert them of your findings, document what the provider ordered, and then implement orders
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    Stupid things that nurses say

    canesdukegirl replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was in the pre-op holding area one night during a particularly heavy run of orthopaedic traumas. The residents were EXTREMELY tired after working in the OR all day, and had many more consults to do...
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    What is the most bizarre thing you have experienced in your career?

    canesdukegirl replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Another bizarre experience: About 10 years ago, a trauma pt came in to the OR after being in a car accident. His foot was traumatically amputated. A Good Samaritan stopped to help and put the pt's...
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    What is the most bizarre thing you have experienced in your career?

    canesdukegirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Trauma season is upon us, and I have to admit, more outlandish things have been happening! I want to hear from you guys about the most bizarre experience you have had in your nursing
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    OR Desk Space

    canesdukegirl replied to Fezmarelda's topic in Operating Room

    This rolling computer stand is much like the ones we use in the OR: C WPS4BRE Presentation Multimedia Rolling Table
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    What is the most bizarre thing you have experienced in your career?

    canesdukegirl replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    My husband told me that when he was on the truck during his EMS days, he picked up a dude that somehow "fell" on a mag light, and it was so far up his rectum that the surgeons had to do an ex-lap to...
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    What is the most bizarre thing you have experienced in your career?

    canesdukegirl replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Several years ago, I was alerted to set up an OR for a urology emergency. Many thoughts went through my head, and after I set up the room, I went to the front desk to get my pt's H&P. I asked the...
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    Documentation by PCT's

    canesdukegirl replied to jennilynn's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm..just the phrase "resting comfortably" sends up a red flag for me. It is objective data that requires assessment. If the pt actually stated, "I am resting comfortably", then it could be...
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    Do people take advantage of me because I work nights?

    canesdukegirl replied to frankie,RN's topic in General Nursing

    If they call you and ask if you can work on Wednesday two weeks from now, the onus is on THEM to look at their own blankety-blank calendar to give you the actual date. Let's say your co-worker, Jack,...