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  1. paeds and anaesthesia

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    thanks donna, great. can u believe we hardly ever and i mean ever use the 3 litre bag. also dont u agree some 10 year olds are as big as a 12 year old, so is weight a more appropriate

  2. Sponges And That String?

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    circl8R, I'm not talking about the radiopaque line just the string that hangs off one corner of the sponge, theres no radiopaque line in it. It just seems that its a throwback from the past, why do we...

  3. Moving to Ireland

    carcha replied to Eviene's topic in International Nursing

    SORRY, forgot, try the irish independent on sunday, in lots of shops in uk. most irish nursing jobs there. also remember a lot of places dont even advertise and the personnel dept of most hospitals...

  4. Moving to Ireland

    carcha replied to Eviene's topic in International Nursing

    try AN BORD ALTRANAIS, THE NURSING BOARD. LOTS OF INFO

  5. T.E.D.s do u use them for all major cases only

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    You know that bit where I proclaimed myself an expert Stevierae?. Well, I bow my head humbly to ask, what is

  6. What is with these martyrs?

    carcha replied to oramar's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think I'm one of "THOSE" nurses. Help

  7. "favouritism" to other staff

    carcha posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm so mad I'm going to stroke out I'm sure of it. Here I am again being put upon because I'm not the bosses favourite.!!!!!. I come to work, do my job well, dont go sick, take every kind of s£$t...

  8. Mandatory Overtime

    carcha replied to spineCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    I know what u mean steverae but on some days my manager lets me go early so its really difficult to say no when she asks me to stay. I know it sounds selfish that I'm left go early and dont want to...

  9. T.E.D.s do u use them for all major cases only

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    thanks to all of u for your help, I recently did a lot of research into TEDS, and for the first time knew what TEDS stands, thought it was the manufacturer for many years. anyway it was really...

  10. T.E.D.s do u use them for all major cases only

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    thanks yoga, owe u big

  11. CRNA vs. MDA

    carcha replied to jjjez's topic in Operating Room

    yeah, MDA, are a lot better to work with in my

  12. OR Nurses, I need your input!

    carcha replied to wayover20's topic in General Nursing

    I could be wrong but I think after all those years you will find you miss that interaction with the patients. I certaintly feel you have so little time to actually meet patients and most of the time...

  13. T.E.D.s do u use them for all major cases only

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    thanks u guys, am doing some research on this and their use appears to vary . anyone know a good site with info i can

  14. Do you have to pay for parking?

    carcha replied to JJFROG's topic in General Nursing

    my hospital has coded barriers and u have to get on the waiting list to get a card. However 4 girls who came after me have all got a card. the only difference is they all went personally to the guy...

  15. medical documentation issue

    carcha replied to basha's topic in General Nursing

    so the people who interviewed u could be one reason , the people at work another reason, the new house, the cat, the niece in hospital,(whom I hope is better), and the people who wouldent give u time...

  16. Hey Canadians--Are there any nice places to stay in Ontario??

    carcha replied to askater11's topic in International Nursing

    BARRIE, near enough to Toronto, yet a beautiful small city with lots to do and lots of beautiful scenery all

  17. Favorite Type of Case

    carcha replied to shodobe's topic in Operating Room

    love neuro, vascular and hernias!. Hate general, yucch!. Hate cardiac, and detest

  18. medical documentation issue

    carcha replied to basha's topic in General Nursing

    something not quite right here. I could understand if you had altered the dose from a full one to a half one but the other way around?. Are you sure your telling the whole problem or is there...

  19. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    carcha replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    did they also send memos to the community to remind them that racism is not tolerated in this hospital?. Such poor judgement is too hard to

  20. 14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

    carcha replied to nurseattorney's topic in General Nursing

    fools!

  21. A&E Transfers By OR

    carcha replied to sukisocks's topic in Operating Room

    sukisocks, I notice u too work in the uk, look at your ukcc guidelines no 4. Use

  22. do u sit down when scrubbed?

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    ok, I see your point, however your missing mine. I truly believe we all have a duty to help less experienced staff to practice in the best possible manner. To the writer who sits whenever he can, and...

  23. counting instruments

    carcha posted a topic in Operating Room

    do u all count your instruments where u work. we do a count before the case and again after pre closure. my friend works in a room where the instruments are never counted by 2 people because the head...

  24. counting instruments

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    The thing is guys, that even in the u.k., even with a policy, not all work places practice counting instruments with 2 people. While its expected that u count sponges ect, in several places I have...

  25. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    carcha replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Unbelievable, so will the kid go to some white only school, on a white only bus. Do the family go to white only restaurants with white only cooks and wait staff. If either the kid or mother required a...