canesdukegirl BSN, RN

Trauma Surgery, Nursing Management

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    Bair Huggers

    I was taught that Bair Huggers should always be placed ABOVE the safety belt. I put a sheet folded lengthwise under the safety belt (only wide enough so that the belt and the metal buckle is not in...
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    surgical count

    OP, are you working in the States? Can you give a little more info about not counting instruments, i.e., is this for every case, for particular cases; does EVERY tech refuse to count instruments, or...
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    Have you ever puked/fainted/etc at work?

    Before I went to nursing school, I was a unit secretary for L&D, ante/post partum, and gyn-onc. Once enrolled in nursing school, my experience as a unit secretary was very helpful during...
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    Do "PTO" systems seem like a scam to you?

    I like the PTO system in general. However, when I have to take PTO for surgical mission trips, it wipes me out for a while. I wish that there was a system that allowed for community time, instead of...
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    ~Likes & Dislikes~

    I love patient care, and all that in entails. I despise the fact that our hands are tied in so many
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    Sterilize hair

    What do you mean by "outside"? Do you mean that the indicator is on top of the first tray? With trials, oftentimes the trays are multi-tiered. The scrub has to verify that EVERY indicator in EVERY...
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    November 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    "No, Bob Marley Wanna Be, I do NOT think that every little thing will be all right. I'm here because my insurance got changed on account of Obamacare. Now, do you want me to Get Up Stand Up, or do you...
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    Shockingly Humbled

    "She's crashing!" yells the second year anesthesiology resident. His high pitched voice slices through the alarms that pierce the green tiled operating room. His forehead creases, and his eyes are...
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    Evaluate this situation. What did I miss?

    CALL. THE.
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    Charge nurse

    I've been a permanent charge nurse for 5 years now. It still makes me laugh when one particular staff member argues with me (every. single. time.) about his evening assignment when he is required to...
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    Calling in sick on 4th shift

    I agree with Been There. Sounds like you might need to adjust your schedule. Do you work 12s? Was the last shift a 12 hour scheduled shift? I'm assuming it's not or it would put you into OT, depending...
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    Do you have 30 minutes for lunch?

    Pfft! I am lucky if I get to go to the
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    Do Mean Girls make Mean Nurses

    OP, I admire you for your strength and resilience while deployed. My hubby was a medic in the 82nd, and I can understand (only peripherally) what you are describing. He jumped into some pretty heinous...
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    Need some insight from experienced nurses...

    The key to success is organization. If you are organized, you spend less time searching for something and more time thinking about what you are
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    How NOT To Be An Annoying Nursing Student

    I've not had any trouble with nursing students. Med students, on the other hand... Normally, I love having med students in the OR with me. They are SO EAGER to learn. But sometimes I get ones that...
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    Lunch breaks/assignments

    All, I need your brains...in a totally non I-am-a-zombie-and-I-am-starving kind of way! How does your facility assign lunches and breaks? How do you track who has had lunch and who still needs to be...
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    New grad starting in OR...shoe help!

    If my house was burning, I would save my Danskos first. When I first started in nursing, I wore running shoes. Big mistake. My feet were absolutely throbbing at the end of the day. I changed to...
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    Sandwhich hand draping?

    Sandwich hand draping? I can't even imagine that. The entire hand must be draped in a circumferential manner in order to maintain sterility. If the hand and arm are prepped, then a stockinette should...
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    Call/scheduling in the OR...please help!

    Oh my goodness! That's a lot of call for the day shift to take. I work in a L1 trauma center, so we staff evenings, nights and 4 teams on the weekends. Our shifts are as follows: 0700-1730 0700-1930...
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    Second Interview--Did I Ruin My Chance?

    Y'all-please correct me if I am wrong, but I thought that nursing mothers were required by law to be relieved q 4 to pump. When interviewing, the panel looks at the candidate in a "10,000" foot view....
  21. At my facility, a pre-induction time out is performed, and then a pre-incision time out is performed once the drapes are up and the patient is prepped. If you run down the things that are announced...
  22. The beauty of OR nursing is that you focus on ONE patient. Following is a typical day for me (when I am not in charge): 1. Find out what room I am assigned to the next day. a. Look up each pt hx,...
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    Experienced nurses

    First of all, kudos to you for stepping up into a "leadership position", although it can be quite taxing. Naturally, these new grads look up to you and trust your judgement, else they wouldn't get so...
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    cutting sterile drape

    OP, can you describe further what you mean about "the surgeon reaching through the hole to the elbow" How was the pt draped? Where was the operative
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    August 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Harold, your hand is frozen to the handle of the liquid nitrogen vat again, isn't