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1. Scope of practice in surgery

   Ag15 replied to Ag15's topic in Agency

   Speaking of that....they actually did have a fire there about 6 months ago! I feel so bad for the staff here, the doctors are so terrible to them and have been allowed to act this way. Thank you for listening and your advice!

2. Scope of practice in surgery

   Ag15 replied to Ag15's topic in Agency

   They do not wait for Chloraprep to dry!

3. Scope of practice in surgery

   Ag15 replied to Ag15's topic in Agency

   I agree that the time outs have gotten out of control on too much info....like you said, by the time they get done with it I don't even remember what we are doing lol. At this hospital here is how the time outs are done..."time out this is John Doe 4...

4. Scope of practice in surgery

   Ag15 replied to Ag15's topic in Agency

   Ned, thank you for the information! The place I'm at seems completely shut off from the real world. The nurses/OR staff were unaware of what is included in a "time out". What do you say in your time out process? I look like the bad guy here when I'm ...

5. Healthcare Facilities running out of medications + supplies

   Ag15 replied to calivianya's topic in Safety

   Saline in a plastic surgery center using tumescent....company tried to creat a "new" mixture using water instead. Still don't know how there can be a national shortage of saline!

6. Scope of practice in surgery

   Ag15 replied to Ag15's topic in Agency

   Thank you for the reply! I will definitely post on that site too. In my searches before, this site came up a lot so I decided to join. It's always nice to get a nurses point of view on things along with techs :)

7. New Travel RNs Can't Find Assignments?

   Ag15 replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

   My first travel assignment was at a Hopkins hospital in DC, they love travelers there and have a lot of them. I'm from the midwest and was a little nervous about going to the east coast but the people at the hospital were some of the nicest people I'...

8. Scope of practice in surgery

   Ag15 posted a topic in Agency

   Hello I am traveling on my third assignment as a Surgical Tech and had some questions regarding scopes of practice in different states, any advice/info is much appreciated! I'm from Kansas City and that's where I went to school and worked at a few ar...