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  1. Dealing with Circulators as a New Student.

    gymnut posted a topic in Operating Room

    Oh no another post about grouchy people in the OR! This is very long and if the journals were up it would actually have gone in there. I just need to vent or I'll explode!! So once again I'm turning...

  2. Dealing with Circulators as a New Student.

    gymnut replied to gymnut's topic in Operating Room

    I guess I should explain a couple of things about the tuition statement. I meant "money I don't have" in a more genral sense. If I had the money I wouldn't need to take out a loan. I didn't mean to...

  3. Attitudes in the OR

    gymnut replied to Epona's topic in Operating Room

    I know how you feel. I'm currently enrolled in my hospital's surge tech program and while the techs and surgeons are great and treat you well the RNs have a horrible reputation hospital wide for their...

  4. Cranial Bone Flap Falls to the Floor During a Craniotomy

    gymnut posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi Everyone! My teacher just posted a discussion topic online that asks what would be the correct procedure of sterilization should a bone flap fall to the floor during a craniotomy? I did some...

  5. Cranial Bone Flap Falls to the Floor During a Craniotomy

    gymnut replied to gymnut's topic in Operating Room

    Oh if only the 5 second really worked in the

  6. Craziest Thing You Saw a Surgeon Do.

    gymnut posted a topic in Operating Room

    Or really anyone. So in clinicals during a robotic case the surgeon proceeded to staple the sterile drapes...TO THE PATIENT!! He said this way he can be sure the drapes don't move. The patient did...

  7. One More Strike and I'm Out. (Venting)

    gymnut posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys remember me? I'm the girl who fainted in the OR twice and started a whole thread about it. I got some awesome advice and everything has been going great! I just finished the 2nd semester with...

  8. Craziest Thing You Saw a Surgeon Do.

    gymnut replied to gymnut's topic in Operating Room

    Oh my God am I laughing after reading these posts! I expected to come in here and find all this outrage of a patient being turned into a human curtain rod only to find out it's common. I am actually...

  9. One More Strike and I'm Out. (Venting)

    gymnut replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

    We sat down today and hashed it all out. I am going to try and take as many evening clinicals as I can and not work late the night before I have day clinicals. I also printed out some good healthy...

  10. I can't understand what you're saying!

    gymnut replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't do text speak even when texting. It makes my brain sad. I do however would like to see a font on here called Doctors Handwriting and type posts using that just to see how many can

  11. upset pt

    gymnut replied to laughterishelpful's topic in General Nursing

    I had one patient try and pull that crap with me. The first time I had her she was coming back from a test and had a lot going on. She had compression stockings, IV, wound vac and an NG tube. She...

  12. Feeling scared...I just need to vent a little :(

    gymnut replied to OreoCookie3's topic in General Nursing

    I never heard of HIV 2 either but here is a link that I found on Google:

  13. gowning and gloving technique

    gymnut replied to isabing's topic in Operating Room

    This how we are being taught in school and how I've seen every other tech and nurse gown and

  14. Recently Certified as a PCT in NYC

    gymnut replied to Cammy84's topic in General Nursing

    If PCT means patient care technician then it's common in PA too. I do phlebotomy and EKGs. However doing an EKG and actually interpreting it are two different things. I just enter the patient data,...

  15. Why are some nurses not grateful for my job?

    gymnut replied to leogirl8's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wish we had sitters on our floor. They just pull us PCAs and make the floor short and everyone just goes crazy. I would kiss your feet if you were available to watch any of our

  16. Your body did what?!?

    gymnut replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    There was one patient who I needed a stool sample from so I put a hat in her toilet. She called and I came in and she said she had the stool sample for me. Well I open the bathroom door and was so...

  17. Prankster patients

    gymnut replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Emergency

    I had one patient who was on our floor for awhile getting multiple tests done almost everyday. I came in and asked what kind of test they had on the agenda for today and he said. "They want me to go...

  18. I've had it.

    gymnut replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I would do what Esme12 posted and check your labor laws or even the hospitals policy itself. Our hospital states that a person MUST have every other weekend off unless of course you personally want...

  19. Almost Fainted in the OR Twice!!

    gymnut posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is long but, I need some advice so hang in there with me! So as a few of you may recall I am enrolled in a surgical technologist program through my hospital. I absolutely LOVE it and am doing...

  20. Almost Fainted in the OR Twice!!

    gymnut replied to gymnut's topic in General Nursing

    Well today is the big day and it's gonna be a long one because we are there until 2:30. I got a solid nights sleep and right now I'm eating a large breakfast of Blueberry pancakes, hashbrowns, sausage...

  21. Patient's drug of choice-all of them?

    gymnut replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    *edited because I'm an

  22. Are you doing fecal transplants very often?

    gymnut replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    When I first read the title of this thread I thought this was going to be some sort of euphemism for something else. Then I read the thread and did a bit of research and realized that it was not and...

  23. Night shift, CNAs and homework

    gymnut replied to bubblymom373's topic in General Nursing

    I am in school and I always bring my books with me to study. However I only study when all my patients are ok, the nurses I'm working under do not need anything, the other PCAs do not need my help AND...

  24. is it just me?

    gymnut replied to UpinawayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Even though I'm a PCA it seems that everyday at 7pm when the shifts change that's when all the patients want something that I can't get them. They want all of their 345 medications that they take and...

  25. How to get yourself ready for a long day in the OR?

    gymnut replied to Monica08's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Monica!! I just started a thread about the same problem you are having. https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/almost-fainted-twice-633223.html I got some great advice so I hope it helps...