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  1. OR nurses & students

    ortess1971 replied to RNin2007's topic in Operating Room

    I think Marie's point was that while it's great to have interested students, they are NOT the priority during surgery, the patient is. We have gotten some excellent students in the OR, and we've...

  2. Techs and MEDS?????

    ortess1971 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Labeling has to be done.I can't believe that some places don't insist on labeling and repeating the dosage to the surgeon. It seems to me that it is a basic standard of care. As far as the tech...

  3. One Trick Ponies in OR

    ortess1971 replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    That was my main beef in the original posting-I wasn't very clear...Nothing wrong with having a specialty, but you should be able to scrub/circulate the most common cases decently. How can you be on...

  4. Where do you put your used sponges? L&D RN in NJ

    ortess1971 replied to StatRNNJ97's topic in Operating Room

    We use both a kick bucket and the hanging sponge counters. Sometimes, if there aren't that many sponges, the circulator will drape them neatly over the side of the kick

  5. RNFA 'S

    ortess1971 replied to CATHY RNFA's topic in Operating Room

    What do you consider assisting? I was under the impression that first assists can close the patient (under the surgeon's supervision,) cut tissue etc. There are some CST-First Assist programs but not...

  6. Length of orientation??

    ortess1971 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am finishing nursing school in May and have been working as a scrub for 5 years. I have been offered a position already and many people have commented that since I can scrub, this will knock off a...

  7. call pay

    ortess1971 replied to callbabe's topic in Operating Room

    We also get 2.00/hr to be on call, and even if we get called in for a 30 minute case they have to pay us like we worked 3 hours(time and a half). Once, I got called in for a bipolar hip. I came in to...

  8. Vet tech calling herself RN

    ortess1971 replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    Since the specialty of vetinary nursing exists, I'm surprised they haven't come up with another title to distinguish vet techs from someone who went to nursing school, passed boards but happens to...

  9. Vet tech calling herself RN

    ortess1971 replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I'm still searching for that book but I typed in Vetinary RN into my search engine and several sites came up that profiled people who had been working as RN's for years and decided to work in a...

  10. Vet tech calling herself RN

    ortess1971 replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    Before I went to nursing school, I had read a book about nursing that went into all the different specialties. In this book, they had profiled a woman who was an RN-graduated from an accredited school...

  11. Anyone ever pass out at work....I just did :'(

    ortess1971 replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I almost passed out tonight at work! One of our ENT docs brought a guy to the OR for a nosebleed that wouldn't stop. I have been trying to watch my diet but I don't think I ate enough for...

  12. Length of orientation??

    ortess1971 replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    The guys I work with are so cool:kiss -we have another scrub on second shift now, so he is nice enough to scrub the cases we get while I "circulate" under the supervision of one of the RN's. I get to...

  13. WHY are nurses so catty??

    ortess1971 replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think many women(not all) are catty as well. I've experienced it firsthand. I disagree though that it's hormones or some thing physical that makes some women that way-I think it is society that...

  14. How do you deal with anti-OB people?

    ortess1971 replied to ParasMom's topic in General Nursing

    What it comes down to is each woman should be able to make decisions about her child without being made to feel like a bad mother. And while I think that CNMs are competent and beneficial, the fact...

  15. Words of advice please :)

    ortess1971 replied to vivalasvegas's topic in Operating Room

    Don't know how great and wise I am but here goes:D Some of the qualities that are needed in the OR are: an ability to think critically and fast(because a case can go bad very quickly), being a good...

  16. Are you a nurse from a dysfunctional family?

    ortess1971 replied to jenpstudentrn's topic in General Nursing

    I remember reading an article on this subject. It stated that there was a large percentange of nurses who grew up in dydfunctional families. It dealt mainly with OR nurses but the gist was that when...

  17. How do you deal with anti-OB people?

    ortess1971 replied to ParasMom's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, I have seen firsthand how some of the "nature nazi's" work...Yes, you should have a choice in how you deliver your baby but it is just that-your choice not someone else's. Some of the NN's...

  18. What would you do...?

    ortess1971 replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

    Tonight at work we got a patient from the ER who had a colonoscopy yesterday and they thought she may have been perforated. The patient was brought right to the room and was completely dressed. I'm...

  19. Waiting List for Clinicals

    ortess1971 replied to delete123's topic in General Students

    At my school- you take the pre-reqs first(a&p, dosage calc, a writing class and a history of nursing class) and then you get put on the waiting list. Once you get in(we dont go by GPA or...

  20. Wearing scrubs in public...

    ortess1971 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    We had a problem with people swiping the scrubs from the OR-it got so bad that you'd show up on call and you would have a hard time finding something to wear. You need a swipe card now to get at the...

  21. Length of orientation??

    ortess1971 replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks!

  22. inappropriate language/behavior-LONG

    ortess1971 replied to TypicalFish's topic in General Nursing

    We have an orderly on the day shift that gets a little touchy feely-someone complained once and they were told "that's just part of his culture":madface: I'm telling you right now, if he ever does...

  23. Waiting List for Clinicals

    ortess1971 replied to delete123's topic in General Students

    My school tried to tell me that they couldn't disclose what number I was on the waiting list and I wouldn't stand for it-neither should you. You are a consumer of the services of the college and as...

  24. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

    ortess1971 replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

    I work the 3-11 shift in an OR and am the only female. We sometimes get GYN cases and I got sick of automatically going in there because I'm a woman(I hate GYN). The way I look at it is, the male...

  25. As a nursing student...

    ortess1971 replied to MMARN's topic in General Students

    :chuckle I worked with a doctor like that....His oldest was my age and he had a second family with kids as young as 4. The only reason I can think that it is slightly higher for docs(in my opinion) is...