carcha

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1. Verbal abuse in the OR

   carcha replied to JaneRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

   Yeah I've had enough too, enough of the egos, lack of communication, expectations that OR nurses can be used in any part of a hospital, yet no other nurses are expected to come to the OR and scrub. I...

2. age of an OR nurse?

   carcha replied to Lammy's topic in Operating Room

   Unlike most of my OR colleagues here I would caution you to think carefully. Having been in the OR for 25 years now I am at a point of giving it up. I dont think the job has changed at all, not a bit...

3. How often are you called in during on call?

   carcha replied to Kate0140's topic in Operating Room

   Rarely get home, so dont need to come back in, am there

4. prison guards in the OR

   carcha replied to angel03's topic in Operating Room

   Yeah, same as Shodobe here. The guard stays until the patient is asleep. Handcuffs , leg irons off, guard leaves, stays at desk. Patient extubated, guard back at side leg irons on, depending on...

5. bar coded sponge counting

   carcha replied to klb75's topic in Operating Room

   Yeah I saw this one too. My feelings are mixed as I believe if your going to bar code sponges why not other items?. I know a sponge is more likely to be lost then an instrument say, however, I feel in...

6. OR nurses & students

   carcha replied to RNin2007's topic in Operating Room

   RNin2007, what an awful experience for you. May I ask why dident you go to your tutor and complain, I feel you would have been entitled to. Personally I adore having students as they keep me on my...

7. Advice For Nurse New To The Or

   carcha replied to gehr14's topic in Operating Room

   I have a lot of friends who wear TEDS, however I went to an orthopod some years ago and had inserts made for my shoes which have really made a huge difference to me. I can wear the cheapest runners...

8. call pay

   carcha replied to callbabe's topic in Operating Room

   In London there are public, private hospitals, clinics, ect. You have to shop around for the best deal, just as you would do for anything else in life really I guess. Just because the internet tells...

9. call pay

   carcha replied to callbabe's topic in Operating Room

   I cannot believe you all work so hard for so little money. Do you all belong to unions? You should get together and demand your worth. For holding the pager I expect $30 an hour. For working an hour...

10. A question for OR nurses

    carcha replied to JJFROG's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah, like most of the other postings we do the check x-ray in the unit. Our guys feel that as we hook the line up to the monitor immediately they can tell by the reading where the line is. However...

11. criminal record check

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in International Nursing

    Passing this all on to James, thanks

12. Words of advice please :)

    carcha replied to vivalasvegas's topic in Operating Room

    Well heres my own contribution to this posting for what its worth. I have found that the new grads who spend 12 months gaining management on the units before coming to the OR are far far better then...

13. criminal record check

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in International Nursing

    Thank you both of you, I passed the info onto James and he's quite worried as he had hoped to go to ottowa soon. He dosent think he can start the whole thing in London but what can he do. And why do...

14. criminal record check

    carcha posted a topic in International Nursing

    [color=sandybrown] my friend james recently passed his canadian exam. we both work in london, u.k. james has gotten his registration form but its asking for a criminal record check. if he waits until...

15. Are Techs And RN's equal in managements eyes?

    carcha replied to Indigomune's topic in Operating Room

    I guess I am biased on the topic or RN's and techs but this is a classical example of someone not trained to do a job being allowed to go outside their expertise and now wanting the same pay and...