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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  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...

  16. The every year Snow thread

    sop832 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I worry a lot less about driving in to work than walking from the parking lot into the hospital. The sidewalk and street is usually very slushy/icy, and I am very nervous about walking on them. The...

  17. Do you prefer to circulate or scrub?

    sop832 replied to Rory8's topic in Operating Room

    For me, it's SO much more fun to scrub! You're right there where the action is,you know what is going on at the field. Whether I scrub or circulate, I take pride in taking care of my patient, it's...

  18. Ask an OR nurse (Questions about what we do or how to become one of us)

    sop832 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Oh no, Spiker, I wasn't clear. I have worked in the OR for 36 years! I meant that the OR is my niche. I'm good at it because I have to only concentrate on one patient and one case at a time. As a...

  19. Ask an OR nurse (Questions about what we do or how to become one of us)

    sop832 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    I love taking care of one patient at a time, as I have taken the personality tests, and I am very task oriented. I can multi task within the parameters of one surgical case, but I was a terrible floor...

  20. OR nursing and back injuries

    sop832 replied to 2ndChance's topic in Operating Room

    What is "an 15-18

  21. How to handle aggressive episode

    sop832 replied to MeiLana's topic in Operating Room

    Write it up. There should be a physician behavior form, or if not, write it in longhand or word processor. This should go through the chain of command, starting with the charge nurse, service...

  22. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    sop832 replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a new graduate of about 3 months, I was running a post surgical floor with 2 aides that spent most of the nights hiding in the utility room, when I had to call a surgeon and tell him that one of...

  23. Etiquette in the OR?

    sop832 replied to trauma_lama's topic in Operating Room

    Every time I have a heavy/ obese patient, and someone has a snotty comment about the patient's weight, I always ask if they would say the same thing about me. There is no correct answer to that...

  24. Overwhelmed

    sop832 replied to nurse482488's topic in Operating Room

    Haven't been on the site in a while,so forgive the late response. PLEASE cut yourself some slack! You're brand new to the OR, and you're starting in the heart rooms and you're feeling rattled?I guess...

  25. Why are hospital television documentaries okay?

    sop832 replied to Semolina's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No you're not the only one who can't stand Dr. Oz. I saw an episode where he went into the OR nurse's lounge and actually criticized what people were having for lunch! Any surgeon that even came into...