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  1. Afraid of grouchy manager....

    ortess1971 replied to ortess1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the replies everyone! Eric, your suggestion on how to phrase my request sound like a good one. I would like to get this taken care of now if it is Crohns-get on a med regimen that

  2. Hypochondriac Nurses

    ortess1971 replied to HillNPStudent's topic in General Nursing

    Also doesn't help that many nurses neglect their health. There are many nurses out there with a chronic illness of some sort. Those with a legitimate disease, in my opinion, tend to downplay them out...

  3. 10 top things!

    ortess1971 replied to turtles's topic in Operating Room

    :yeahthat: Also, I was going to add...1. Don't listen to those(instructors, other nurses etc) that tell you OR nursing isn't "real nursing". You will be that patients advocate, and must pay attention...

  4. Skirts in the OR

    ortess1971 replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in Operating Room

    PERINEAL FALLOUT- I think this is going to be the name of my rock band...I know darn well that this may be a "sacred cow" but AORN has quite a few of them still. I guess it's hard for me to relate to...

  5. OR Nurses that Make $$$$$

    ortess1971 replied to Hawaii2LasVegas's topic in Operating Room

    Depends on your hospital and I've found it is far easier if you worked there already as a tech or as a student nurse intern. This way, you already pretty much have the scrubbing part down. My hospital...

  6. hired on the spot? does it happen?

    ortess1971 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    If it makes you feel any better, sometimes it's a not so good sign when they hire you on the spot. This may mean that the hospital has trouble keeping staff because of poor working conditions and they...

  7. help! My g/f stuck herself...

    ortess1971 replied to Malloy's topic in General Nursing

    Many places are changing the way they gain consent for testing a pts blood. The OR just got new consent forms that specifically state that if a worker gets stuck during the case, the patients blood...

  8. Wear scrubs in a hospital? Then you're a nurse

    ortess1971 replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, some people will never get it...I have had family members ask me why I became "only a nurse" when I could have gone to med school. You can try to tell some people until you're blue in the face...

  9. Parade article about ER danger

    ortess1971 replied to medsurgnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Even worse, my hospital tried to have ER techs discharge people. So much for patient teaching about meds, conditions etc. I put my foot down and asked for a nurse and later complained to...

  10. Parade article about ER danger

    ortess1971 replied to medsurgnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ha..Very true. Happened to me this past week in the hospital I work for! I finally had to speak up for myself. They were apologetic at

  11. Why is it some areas of the country.........

    ortess1971 replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in Operating Room

    It's more a matter of how various hospitals do things...Several hospitals around here will take new grads into the OR. They'll either put you through a peri-op program or if you already have OR...

  12. OR Nurses that Make $$$$$

    ortess1971 replied to Hawaii2LasVegas's topic in Operating Room

    All I did was post my opinion that med/surg experience is not needed to work in the OR. Will it hurt you to have it? No, but it is not needed. I have compassion for floor nurses despite the fact that...

  13. Harsh coworker makes me feel stupid & hate going to work!

    ortess1971 replied to Isadora_Faye's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with the person who said you have to nip this in the bud. The thing is, some of these nurses are used to how it was 20-30 years ago, when they were allowed to treat new people like crap..it...

  14. OR Nurses that Make $$$$$

    ortess1971 replied to Hawaii2LasVegas's topic in Operating Room

    Just going by my personal experience, but the floor nurses that have come down to work in the OR have struggled far more than I have as a new grad. And this includes pre-op assessment. Recently, we...

  15. Are you my waitress today?

    ortess1971 replied to adria37's topic in General Nursing

    In your situation, I would have been ticked off as well. Vast amount of difference between a old, confused patient and a "frequent flier" who seems to have a sense of entitlement. Nothing wrong with...

  16. ashamed today

    ortess1971 replied to susiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    If I were to walk in on 2 people having relations while at work, yes, that's inappropriate and should be reported. Most of the behavior that the OP mentioned in her post, though, would not offend me....

  17. Tips for new nurses to protect license

    ortess1971 replied to willdgate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Purchase malpractice insurance...don't believe that the hospital will cover you if something happens. Through NSO, new grads only pay $49 a year. After that, it's still only $98 a year..There are...

  18. How long is your orientation??

    ortess1971 replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    6-9 months -OR. That's before I take call on my

  19. rhode island hospital

    ortess1971 replied to curlysin's topic in General Nursing

    Kent starts new grads at 21.82 an hour-evening shift differential is 1.25 and I think weekend diff is 2.00, but I'm not sure.Kent tends to be very suppotive of staff furthering their education and the...

  20. 75 Questions on the NCLEX

    ortess1971 replied to TheDude,RN's topic in General Nursing

    If it's any consolation to you, the questions get progressively harder the more you answer correctly..By the end of my 75 questions, there were a couple that I swear were written in gibberish..I had...

  21. How long are orientations in your hospital?

    ortess1971 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    So weird that you said that! He's legendary for telling everyone in the room, "you're all killing my patient!" LOL! I do feel horrible for that pt.

  22. When do you call in?

    ortess1971 replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Usually I call out the night before but have had to call last minute when I woke up and my eye was red and well not to be gross, oozing. Yup, pinkeye. I knew they'd just make me leave so I called as...

  23. Morbidly obese patients

    ortess1971 replied to 1husband's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think her obesity is responsible for her attitude but when you have a patient who is morbidly obese,capable of moving, but refuses to, then there is a problem. In my hospital, we have a lift...

  24. ashamed today

    ortess1971 replied to susiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    You are entitled to feel offended but with all due respect, you are not the decorum police. Do you know for a fact that the nurse and doctor you spoke of are having an affair? Affairs may break up...

  25. How long are orientations in your hospital?

    ortess1971 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Your manager is WRONG...the orientees who are new to the OR have gotten up to a year before they are out completely on their own. The only reason mine is a little less(8-9 months) is because I was a...