FurBabyMom MSN, RN

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    Dazed and Confused: Blurred Lines

    FurBabyMom replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    Those are the kinds of things I'd be inclined to stay for. As it is, I only stay late if we don't have enough staff at the end of my shift to care for the patients currently undergoing procedures. Or...
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    Calling the unit? Mistake?

    FurBabyMom replied to dergs's topic in General Nursing

    I get what you're saying, obviously. But I get the OP's point too. I don't think - maybe I missed it, but I didn't get that she wanted someone else to chart something for her. Just to know if she...
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    Los Gatos ER Physician in the News

    FurBabyMom replied to CityofAngelsRN's topic in Nursing News

    I think it depends on state law. In my state, it's illegal to record without permission. With that said, the best we can do is ask a patient/family member not to record. If they persist, we CAN...
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    Three 12s vs Five 8s

    FurBabyMom replied to jive turkey's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, I LOVED four 10s! I miss them! I miss my day off every week! I had a day off a few weeks ago and I was so productive - I wish I still had that. Instead I'm now working five 8s that aren't...
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    Annoyed by commercial

    FurBabyMom replied to jodispamodi's topic in General Nursing

    See, numbers like this make me glad I'm in the OR. We're 1:1 with our patients, occasionally 2:1, 3:1 or more (staff
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    Annoyed by commercial

    FurBabyMom replied to jodispamodi's topic in General Nursing

    In a union hospital, yes. Not all hospitals have a union... The worst I was in was a for profit private hospital. That...was a mess I could never return
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    Interview Attire?

    FurBabyMom replied to supergirlnurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm glad it worked out for you. I would not have worn that to an interview in health care. Retail maybe but not health care. I've always worn something conservative and "dressy". I went to a few...
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    Help me pick a surgery to observe!!

    FurBabyMom replied to Sbhayes09's topic in General Students

    I work in the OR. I personally think it will be best to ask the educator or charge nurse (whomever is helping you) which room is the best room to observe in. Especially on your first day(s) until...
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    Scrub or Circulating experience for RNFA school

    FurBabyMom replied to Dakota_lilly's topic in Operating Room

    I'm not sure that cath lab would "count" or be fully applicable. While in general, there is a huge push to perform as many procedures as possible as minimally invasive as possible - I don't think...
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    How to get to scrub more as an OR nurse

    FurBabyMom replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Operating Room

    I would think it would be fine. You explain what prompted the change, what appeals to you and what you have to offer. You answer honestly, say you're inexperienced scrubbing but willing (and eager)...
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    How to get to scrub more as an OR nurse

    FurBabyMom replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Operating Room

    I would think it would be fine. You explain what prompted the change, what appeals to you and what you have to offer. You answer honestly, say you're inexperienced scrubbing but willing (and eager)...
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    How to get to scrub more as an OR nurse

    FurBabyMom replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Operating Room

    My facility (academic medical center, level 1 trauma), expects RNs to be able to scrub. New to OR nurses are taught in our residency program, and from time to time we hire an RN who strictly...
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    Surgery on the patient stretcher

    FurBabyMom replied to rquinn0111's topic in Operating Room

    Scenarios like these are essentially the only types of scenarios and cases that I've been in where we haven't moved our patient to an OR table. Though some of our emergent trachs are brought in...
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    Now we can't change a trash bag until patient leaves the room....is this getting crazy??

    FurBabyMom replied to MereSanity's topic in Operating Room

    I think that this is an issue that is largely "handled" at the facility or health care system level through policies and procedure guidance. We're allowed to change the trash - it cannot leave the...
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    Robots, automation, and A.I. tech to replace nurses?

    FurBabyMom replied to DannyBoy8's topic in General Nursing

    I think we could certainly leverage and optimize technological utilization for easier or better work. That said, some environments will not lend themselves to robots replacing clinicians. Procedure...
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    NEW GRADS

    FurBabyMom replied to ICCURN7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    While I agree, there are usually things new grads are less familiar or inexperienced with, I don't think it's fair to blame only the schools. I am not a new grad, but haven't been out of school that...
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    Being An Advocate

    FurBabyMom replied to tonicole's topic in General Nursing

    I mean...I would probably have done the incident report, most likely as an anonymous report (our facility allows this). I think if you'd asked your manager for clarification about whether the policy...
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    HIPAA Violation?

    FurBabyMom replied to Medic_Murse's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Information on the BON website is public knowledge. As is what is available through services such as Nursys (submitted by state BONs). As a nurse, I have the expectation that super personal...
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    Giving last name in report

    FurBabyMom replied to DaveICURN's topic in General Nursing

    We chart that we call report. I generally only ask for first names when I call report to an ICU or PACU. As others have said - it becomes pretty clear who is providing care for patients when the...
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    How did you get the big pay raise?

    FurBabyMom replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    Job hopping does seem to be common. I work in the OR, and at least in my area, we're the highest paid nurses in the hospital. I should clarify - that is for the nurses who work in our trauma center...
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    What kind of nurse are you?

    FurBabyMom replied to Atelophobia's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an OR nurse. I would say, 90% of the time, I love my job. There are some not so great things about any job. In my opinion, I have the best coworkers and work with the best providers (surgeons,...
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    Question for OR nurses

    FurBabyMom replied to 2010rn42's topic in Operating Room

    Even if you could get an employer to hire you, you would legally be held to the same standards as the other RNs. Can you get a PRN position on a unit you're qualified/competent for? Continuous RN...
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    The ANA is worthless, looks down on floor nurses, don't join!

    FurBabyMom replied to DannyBoy8's topic in General Nursing

    When I read the link you shared, it makes sense to me why the ANA might oppose the ballot measure. I don't live in MA, but I don't know that I would feel safer as a patient with assignments made...
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    Any other places doing "Hospital Employees' Week" instead of Nurses' Week?

    FurBabyMom replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Eh. I'm not sure I care. We do a lot of nurse-centric activities during the week. But all of our nursing, support staff and friend of nursing type awards are given out during this week. The school...
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    The ANA is worthless, looks down on floor nurses, don't join!

    FurBabyMom replied to DannyBoy8's topic in General Nursing

    So, to counter everyone here - if everyone who disagreed was a member of the ANA, was involved and voted (professional organization and personally for elections)...I bet that things would look...