sop832

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1. cussed out in the OR

   sop832 replied to sop832's topic in Operating Room

   He is crazy as a ****house rat, although I think his substance of abuse is bacon. He has been written up 4 x in the past 3 weeks ( yes I am one of the four). I have never gotten any kind of feedback...

2. I just wanna say....

   sop832 replied to sassysoutheRN's topic in Operating Room

   I would like to smack the nurse that first told a surgeon that we keep preference

3. cussed out in the OR

   sop832 replied to sop832's topic in Operating Room

   Sigh. I know, you're right, I just have to stiffen my backbone and do it. Thank

4. Does the PVT Work for Elections????

   sop832 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   When I woke my DH on Wednesday morning with the words "Honey, I have some bad news", he said"Oh, no, do we have to

5. cussed out in the OR

   sop832 posted a topic in Operating Room

   A surgeon ripped me apart today in front another nurse, a CRNA and a PA. I fully plan to write him up, but now I'm not sure that I should submit it or just keep it in my files at home since I...

6. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   sop832 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, very often it did work for that shift, but it really p*****d off the oncoming shift, so we used it

7. Agism in nursing?

   sop832 replied to td222's topic in General Students

   It took me a while to learn to accept my physical limitations, and to say, "thank you" when someone younger/stronger offers to lift a patient or a heavy basket of instruments or a traction setup ( I...

8. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   sop832 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   I actually love the smell of benzoin, but not in the amount that you describe! We used benzoin on the skin to both toughen the skin and hold the adhesive tape on the dressing. We changed dressings...

9. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

   sop832 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

   I work in the OR now, but worked on a post-op/stepdown ICU floor from 1976-1979. All elective surgery patients were admitted at least a day ahead of surgery, sometimes a couple of days if tests were...

10. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    sop832 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    We tied a knot in the bottom sheet to prevent the patient from dying on our

11. What is with this angry nurse?

    sop832 replied to itsybitsy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Pick of the

12. OR Blues(long)

    sop832 replied to Windyhill's topic in Operating Room

    Hmmm.. Why is an anesthesiologist criticizing your prep? And how is that telling the physician what to do? If you're on orientation, where was your preceptor? It sounds to me like you're well out of...

13. Switch from the floor to the OR?

    sop832 replied to FutureResearchRN's topic in Operating Room

    You DO have patient interaction, and it is the perfect amount for me. You talk to the patient in prep area and when they enter the OR. Then the anesthesia provider takes over and the general...

14. Question regarding bovie settings and tonsillectomy.

    sop832 replied to ChrisNZ's topic in Operating Room

    As I read over what I wrote, I don't mean to imply that you did anything wrong, you and the scrub nurse both confirmed the settings, he just wasn't

15. Question regarding bovie settings and tonsillectomy.

    sop832 replied to ChrisNZ's topic in Operating Room

    No matter what you say, or what format is used for timeouts and/or giving information about the case ( bovie settings, tourniquet pressure, Meds on the field, or anything either routine or out of the...