I used to work in busy trauma hospital, now in smaller hospital with only cold cases. I love the fact that in OR I constantly have to think on my feet, innovate, anticipate and be one step ahead of...
Marisaej replied to Maddi_Rose's topic in Operating Room
I agree that you have to be assertive. Also be able to function independently, trust your own jugement and be very orginased. I am blessed with a very good visual memory, so that I can send my...
I am lucky enough to be in the position of having 21 day's vacation leave plus 12 day's public holiday's each year. After 10 years service in my current position another 5 day's was added!! Bonus! You...
work in small hospital in south africa. Walk in one morning at 2am. whole family. on way for holiday and just wanted to get check up to make sure nothing was going to spoil the holiday.. the dr on...
Was standing in OR few weeks back, breaking pieces of bone graft up, thinking about the barbeque I would be having that night. Or watching a educational dvd on hip replacements while cooking dinner.....
Marisaej replied to jRN4now's topic in Nursing Humor
I work in OR, Where very funny things come out post op:lol2::lol2:One patient was trying with all her might to get up out of bed, took 2 people to restrain her.. the reason? she was convinced she had...
Had a patient on night duty once who kept on making sugestive comments just to get a blush out of me. He was about 55-60 yrs old. One morning, as I was doing medication rounds he walked up to me and...
Marisaej replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor
While on night duty, at about 3 in the morning, one of our patients passed away. The charge siser had to call a porter to come and take the deceased to the morgue. She gave her name, and the...