shodobe

shodobe

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  1. CA NCLEX retakes?

    shodobe replied to canadaincali's topic in California Nursing

    So in another words it is OK if someone takes 3,7 or 20 times to take the boards? Come on now, it gets to a point whether someone is really "cut out" to be nurse. I give someone a few times to pass...

  2. CA NCLEX retakes?

    shodobe replied to canadaincali's topic in California Nursing

    I would hope there would be a limit on how many times you can take the test because it doesn't give me much confidence in the system to let someone contiuously take a test they can't pass. Two times,...

  3. Stress level for a circulator?

    shodobe replied to justjenny's topic in Operating Room

    For the first 10 years or so my stress level might have been around 7-8, depending on the day. The past 20 years it has gone down to a 2 if a very busy day. I just don't get stressed out that much...

  4. So I want to be in the OR

    shodobe replied to Silverdaisyd's topic in Operating Room

    There are a multitude of opinions on this subject of going straight to the OR from school or spending a little time on a M/S floor. I don't think you really need any ICU experinece but, I really feel...

  5. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    shodobe replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

  6. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    shodobe replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    St. Paul had a suggestion you may wish to consider in his letter to Timothy (1 Timoth 6: 9-10): "But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts,...

  7. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    shodobe replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP has all the right ideas and should continue to go forward with his plans. He might not be able to retire at 30, but closer to 50, which still isn't bad! Too many people just shrug off...

  8. How many times did you switch jobs as a RN?

    shodobe replied to RNroseshea's topic in General Nursing

    31 years as an RN, 9 months on M/S, some ER but the rest in the OR. Nursing has all the possibilities you would want from a profession and so many areas to choose from. Nothing wrong with trying a few...

  9. Guys, do you wear your wedding band to work?

    shodobe replied to JaredCNA's topic in Men in Nursing

    I lost mine 31 years ago, 2 weeks into my OR orientation. I haven't worn one since. My wife doesn't care one way or another whether I wear one or not. She KNOWS I KNOW I am married. If you work in an...

  10. Do men use RN degree to get to bigger places?

    shodobe replied to npwannab's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hmmmm...... makes me wonder why you took up a perfectly good spot in nursing school so you could hopscotch on to med school. What was your motive here? Also, it seems you must have worked with a bunch...

  11. Sacramento New Grad RNs.... Are You Having A Difficult Time Landing A Job?

    shodobe replied to nurseJ88's topic in California Nursing

    Why? No jobs or hospital not wanting to hire new

  12. Regarding surgical consents

    shodobe replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    Unless the patient is bleeding out or has a dissecting AAA, thena consent should still be gotten from a family member. Surgeons can write in their progress notes that the operation is necessary and...

  13. Owning a home in California

    shodobe replied to love-d-OR's topic in California Nursing

    I don't live where I work and have owned my homes, two, for the past 30 years. Real estate here in California is downright obscene. The only positive outcome with this disastrous market is home values...

  14. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

    shodobe replied to dmclung's topic in Operating Room

    OR nurses will make more in the long run because of the added call they have to

  15. scrub people who throw off all their raytecs?

    shodobe replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    mikethe"whatever", your comments are insulting and

  16. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    shodobe replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in nursing for 30 years so that can tell you I like what I do. I went into nursing for the security and pay that I knew would benefit me down the road. I like taking care of patients and...

  17. scrub people who throw off all their raytecs?

    shodobe replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    I still think your wrong on this. The whole purpose of counting is to have both the scrub and the circ count them visually, not having the scrub tell you the count is correct. I have been putting...

  18. scrub people who throw off all their raytecs?

    shodobe replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    I do make the scrubs take basketball practice because they will hit the bucket more often! I have, luckily yet to have someone who deliberately misses the bucket. In this case they will be there at...

  19. scrub people who throw off all their raytecs?

    shodobe replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    I always throw off the table so the circ can bag them so we ALL can see them. In my opinion if the scrub keeps them on their back table it makes it easier to lose one. During a case the count is kept...

  20. EEK! There's a MAN in my room!

    shodobe replied to abooker's topic in General Nursing

    In my 30 years as a nurse, not once have I been asked by a patient or anyone to not care for a female patient. I have prepped, put in a catheter, shaved a patient while she was awake. I always have...

  21. Call survival tips for RN new to the OR

    shodobe replied to USA987's topic in Operating Room

    We have an all RN staff and you have to learn both. I have been scrubbing for 30 years and the others in my department are between 2 years and 25 years. To be hired here you HAVE to scrub and have no...

  22. ACLS a requirement for RN's?

    shodobe replied to medic2bsn's topic in Operating Room

    That is interesting since we go through our JACHO with flying colors everytime and that is a non-issue. I would like to know why this is seemed a need? Yes, I can see for PACU or maybe OB, but here...

  23. I have a question about evacuation of patients

    shodobe replied to danporcun's topic in Operating Room

    The biggest item that you will find on most web sites regarding fires in the OR is water on the back table at the beginning of the case. This not just for wetting laps or wiping the gloves off. It is...

  24. ACLS a requirement for RN's?

    shodobe replied to medic2bsn's topic in Operating Room

    No, mine has never required it. There is no current policy that requires an RN in the OR to have ACLS cert to administer CS. The other hospital I work at does though. I had my ACLS for two years and...

  25. I have a question about evacuation of patients

    shodobe replied to danporcun's topic in Operating Room

    I think that being able to extubated your patient is preferred but in certain situations you just can't do it. That is why all rooms have ambu bags in them and O2 tanks available. Now, with that said...