EinnOgTveir replied to porsch65's topic in Operating Room
What an interesting thread. This name system you guys have is so complex and on so many levels. I come from a country (Iceland) where calling anyone by their last name sound's ridiculous as it's...
EinnOgTveir replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn
As for how they do them over here, they simply dont, not on babies anyway. I have seen one circumsision on an adult who had tight foreskin and that was done under an epidural. Like I said before I...
EinnOgTveir replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn
Yup I'm not used to circumsised memberes, never even seen one. All I see is a newborn who has a part of them cut off. I have read various reasons why people do it but still cant understand it. I...
EinnOgTveir replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn
It would be if parents decided to have their kids ears pinned back just because they happen to have a set of ears that might grow to stick out in the future and cause them to be bullied. Personally I...
One thing I dont get about this thread. One is supposed to wash their hands before entering a patient's room right? So if the activity of washing is happening outside the room why would the patient...
There is two hour overlap on the morning shift (0700-1500) and the evening shift (1330-2130). I have worked in Finland, Iceland and Spain and all of those had only 8 hour shifts for morning and...
Slightly off topic but dont you guys get sick leave? :uhoh21: I noticed several times people writing about having to take vacation days for being ill or being without
One thing baffles me, those of you who strip of your scrubs when you get home, arent you bothered by sitting in your cars in the dirty scrubs? Doesnt the hospital offer facilities to change clothes?...
EinnOgTveir replied to Chicklet2's topic in Geriatric, LTC
It's much nicer to work when you have orientation. I only got orientation after I had been at the facility for 3 weeks :chuckle: I spent those 3 weeks asking people a lot (although sometimes i was...
EinnOgTveir replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn
I'm floored. I'm also very happy to be in Finland where most hospitals are state run. Let's talk about meals. Patients get meals. The meals contain food, there is no choise in what they get they...