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  1. A&E Transfers By OR

    carcha replied to sukisocks's topic in Operating Room

    This subject really gets on my nerves!!!!. O.R. nurses are always being abused. I have been in this situation so many times, "will u go to the unit and "sit" with this child, who by the way is very...

  2. do u sit down when scrubbed?

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    Stevierae, u mean to say u still wear masks?, only kidding. However I must say the question of sterility was not an issue with me as someone has already pointed out your back is not sterile, below...

  3. do u sit down when scrubbed?

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    thanks u all, I really wondered if I'd been around too long and lost touch with the real world , nice to know some things havent changed and common sense is alive and

  4. sleeping staff

    carcha replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"

  5. do u sit down when scrubbed?

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    thanks mike now I dont feel like such a ***** for

  6. first assistant, do u have them?

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    It amazes me that these surgeons assistants are employed everywhere. However my beef is not with or techs, or gps or foreign doctors, its that an individual who today may be serving burgers can after...

  7. counting instruments

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    my friend works in a hospital in europe, not the usa or uk. however I know shes not happy not doing an instrument count, and I can only imagine the pressure she and others feel when they finish a case...

  8. first assistant, do u have them?

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    do any of u feel the patients should be made aware that someone with little more experience then a new student nurse may be performing surgical procedures, ie suturing on them, and at the operating...

  9. counting instruments

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    yeah I knew I was right. I've spoken to my friend to let her know how vunerable she is leaving herself by being bullied into not doing a count, shes young and dosent want to upset her head nurses ....

  10. Foley Position

    carcha replied to QUEENIERN's topic in Operating Room

    we too put the tube to the end of the table which means its between the patient's legs. That makes it easier to measure the urine too as we just peep under the end drape to see. However I can see the...

  11. post mortem care

    carcha posted a topic in Operating Room

    if u have a patient die on the operating table, do you leave the E.T. tube, lines ect in place when you send them to the morgue. the other night we had this situation and one of my colleagues wanted...

  12. Verbal Abuse from surgeons in the OR

    carcha replied to spineCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    yeah, I'm working with the worlds biggest asshole right now. His language is beyond belief!. The sad thing is hes a hopeless surgeon and I think his attitude is an attempt to try to make everyone else...

  13. Securing ET tubes

    carcha replied to javajunkie's topic in MICU, SICU

    we use sleek, unless the patient is alergic to it, or sometimes a ribbon gauze, however our patients are in one position throughout the case and are usually extubated following the

  14. irrigating saline vs iv saline

    carcha replied to Triagn's topic in Operating Room

    would love to watch my nurse managers face if i came up to her with this. I truly think that although their identical, the difference in the packaging, method of opening and handling is the reason for...

  15. Mandatory Overtime

    carcha replied to spineCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    our mandatory overtime is our conscience. its very difficult to refuse your nurse manager when she asks because if u do the case is cancelled and u feel bad for your

  16. irrigating saline vs iv saline

    carcha replied to Triagn's topic in Operating Room

    here in ireland we always use a bag of ns with heparin added to it pre op with 2 people checking. I think u have more control of the amount and sterility of the fluid. we use bottles of ns only for...

  17. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    carcha replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    we've all experienced the lazy na, and yes i know there are loads of great ones around however its not the great ones who'll lose you your licence and thats what all of us should remember,...

  18. Does anyone else ever get tired of "stupid" nurses?

    carcha replied to twinmom2k's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    yeah we all have to deal with the knuckledraggers who spend an hour pouring over their pay check to ensure their paid correctly to the last cent, that they understand but who feel that assessing or...