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  1. Circulators

    mud replied to StudentSandra's topic in Operating Room

    InCanada, where I practice, you must be an RN to circulate in an OR. If an RPN tech. has an RN in the room (who is not scrubbed in), she may then do circulating duties with direct supervision. We...

  2. Has A Surgeon Ever Thrown An Instrument At You?

    mud replied to TravelerAdvisor's topic in Operating Room

    I have heard stories of the same in my OR. I have only seen it once, I guess they grew out of it. I had a surgeon throw a sharp trocar in my general directon, without looking. He did not hit hit,...

  3. Prep

    mud replied to tiredfeet2's topic in Operating Room

    Hi there. Where I work, the patient arrives in the OR having rec'd a pre-op scrub with a hibitane scrub brush. In the OR, the patient in prepped with betadine in the usual fashion, wiped, then...

  4. sterile fields in operating room

    mud replied to pcoburn's topic in Operating Room

    In our OR, when we are pstponed, say to something vital being contaminated by a tear, it can take up to one and a half hours to get the needed item returned, we then dismantle this set-up. We never...

  5. Difference in atmosphere between OR nurses and Med-Surg nursing?

    mud replied to nrsbaby2be's topic in Operating Room

    Hi there. First I would like to say hi to everybody out there. I have not logged on to the site in months.... I have now been in the OR for one year........I love it. I miss my patient contact that...

  6. Sammy what happened? Been worrying about you

    mud replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hope you are doing

  7. Tired of being a nurse??? Try this out

    mud replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    You know what?? We are a bunch of nurses. We work our butts off for way less than we are worth.......do we sound like people who generally take part in get rich

  8. LIONS AND TIGERS AND MEN OH NO...

    mud replied to FamilymanRNBSN L/D's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is great that you are having such a positive experience in you job. My boyfriend is a male RN. He would not likely ever venture to L&D. It is too bad, because I am sure he would be...

  9. scared and alone...need advice...please

    mud replied to sammy26's topic in General Nursing

    I feel so terrible for you. You sound so frightened. No matter what has happened, you are only human. I am sure, just by reading what you have written, that you are a very kind, and caring...

  10. Nurses prayer

    mud replied to bedhead's topic in General Nursing

    You can be sure that you and your family are in my thoughts, and my prayers, god

  11. THESE NURSES SUCK!!!

    mud replied to SUBQ's topic in Nursing Career

    Good for you Wildtime. What you have written is way too true. We can really be a pathetic breed can't we? mud [This message has been edited by mud (edited March 26,

  12. tattle tell

    mud replied to daisie's topic in General Nursing

    I must say. I agree with Wildtime(and I haven't always!) This nasty ***** has got to go down. A hard thing to do without being caddy, and as pathetic as her.....Set her up, let her bury...

  13. Having your water turned off

    mud replied to woodyRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked on the floors, we could eat at the desk. In fact, there was almost always a basket, or chocolates from pts. I carried my drink on the med card.......What a lame rule that is. Mind...

  14. Angels of Mercy

    mud replied to nursedeedee's topic in General Nursing

    Deedee, loved your story. I have two particular stories that I want to share. During my training, in my L&D rotation, I shared in a very sad situation. Firstly, my teacher did not want me to...

  15. All Nurses Read This

    mud replied to buck227's topic in General Nursing

    1- RN 2- 6 3- Ontario,Canada 4- fairly 5- part-time, have none 6- yes 7- yes 8- mostly 9- we have one 10- yes 11- no 12- we get our breaks as per usual. one in the am, one in the pm, in an 8hr day....

  16. Is it just me? Or is this the nursing school homework hotline?

    mud replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure glad to hear that. You must realize though, we all took your posting the same way, so....... We young nurses need the support of the seasoned ones. You have alot to offer. Please be...

  17. Is it just me? Or is this the nursing school homework hotline?

    mud replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Heather!! I did my best. It is people like that who drive young people away from the profession...I should know, I am one of those young people, and have had my fair share of dealing with...

  18. Is it just me? Or is this the nursing school homework hotline?

    mud replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Some folks are sure bitter!! Eat any young lately?? Students.......Remember, this is not 20 years ago, times have changed!!! You are lucky to have this and other sites to come to for advice!! The...

  19. MSN for Non-nurses, your opinion...

    mud replied to patty26's topic in General Nursing

    Holy cow people!!! If I wanted to hear all this bitching and complaining, I would go to

  20. What Freaks You Out?

    mud replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes!!! I have seen those crazy little critters on a pt. My first job, as I have mentioned before, was in a nursing home. We hads a fellow sho had a colostomy. Other than being an alcoholic, he...

  21. SURELY someone will share their sense of humor!

    mud replied to roth0003's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was a nursing student, we had a little old lady die, expectedly. The family had said to leave her jewelery on her body.We did this, and down to the holdaing area she went for the rest of the...

  22. I'm an an RN training to be an O.R nurse and I have to write a paper...

    mud replied to Bailey's topic in Operating Room

    Hi there. I am also an RN, in an OR course...Glad to meet you!! I remember when I first saw the posting for a reg. PT position in our hospitals' OR. I thought, could I do that? I knew that I had...

  23. What Freaks You Out?

    mud replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Funny thing, when growing up, my great grandmother lived in a long term setting. I remember the smell. I used to call it "old people smell". When asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, the only...

  24. Sterile theatre trolley covers

    mud replied to Wens's topic in Operating Room

    Where I work, the staff all put a wet sheet on our back tables. Our bundles have two small outer wraps, then the one that actually covers the table top. Most of these have seen better days. If...

  25. Vaginal prep & sponge count

    mud replied to gracie5's topic in Operating Room

    in our gyne. procedures, the circulator usually does the prep. We have a prep set that we use, that comes with five prep sponges. It is not part of the set up, the scrub nurse does not count them...