7 reasons I loved being an operating room nurse
1) I could go to work in my pajamas because the hospital provides the scrubs, so I got to change when I got there. I could take a cute outfit to put on after work for any about town errands or about town bar hopping afterwards. 2) I did not have to fix my [...]
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VIP patients
I do not know if this is a practice in most hospitals, but where I work it is. Some patients are considered “very important people” when they come in to the hospital and this allows them to pretty much do as they please. There really are no rules for these patients or their families. You [...]
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Scrub nurse tips
When I read Rachael’s new post on how to be a better scrub nurse, it got me thinking about how many cases we have done together and she left out something I thought was very important. What did she forget to mention? A great scrub nurse will learn as much as they can from their [...]
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Cool nursing statistics graphic
Nursing statistics Here’s a great graphic representation of nursing statistics that includes the number of nurses, average salary, and other fun stats. Image provided by Nursing School.org
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Nursing students: choose your career.
When you are in nursing school you get a chance to visit different types of units and learn about areas of nursing you are not familiar with. This is the time when most students start thinking about where they would like to work after graduation. Floor nurses This would be those nurses that work general [...]
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ER nursing and the flu clinic. Not for me
I recently worked a shift in the ER in…… “the flu clinic”…… Now I had never even worked in the ER before. It’s a whole different world down there. This flu clinic is a new short term addition to the ER with the increased number of patients coming in for flu like symptoms. The regular [...]
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How to do the best job as a surgical nurse – from a surgeon
When you went through your OR training for surgical nursing in nursing school, I’m sure that you heard from the experienced scrubs about what made a good scrub nurse and all the many different things you needed to know to become one. I want to offer you my perspective from the other side of the [...]
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