hondurena

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1. Anyone worked at St.Agnes?

   hondurena replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in Maryland

   St Agnes is also known as St Agony-- but i will keep this professional. I worked there briefly in the AICU and hated it but on the flip side their benefits are very good, and they do promote education ie CNA-RN and RN-BSN. I got a student loan repa...

2. Deployments in military nursing

   hondurena replied to mistyval's topic in Government

   Just wanted to say very informative (your posts) Took my physical this past Tuesday this paperwork for commisioning is time consuming but i know it will be well worth it. GO ANC! re-up re-up your'e crazy prior service 91C USAR 1998-2002

3. Think I've Done All I Can for This Person?

   hondurena replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

   MCAT as in med school? you've got to be kidding me ---- I hope she becomes stronger over the next few years to deal with the surgical rotation

4. Think I've Done All I Can for This Person?

   hondurena replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in General Nursing

   If open cases are too much for her perhaps she do lap chole's, lap gastric bypass, lap prostates, and maybe some "lumps & bumps". Don't know if this will be fair in terms of staffing--- what are your numbers like? If you guys have teams maybe t...

5. Techs and MEDS?????

   hondurena replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

   CST's like sunnyjohn and LPN's who scrub in the OR like Marie seem to be conscientious, confident and secure in their role and very knowledgeable. I'd be comfortable knowing that you guys were scrubbed in on a case in which I or family were having s...

6. Techs and MEDS?????

   hondurena replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

   Sunnyjohn, you could'nt have said it better "vigilance" is truly important-- the OR is definitely team oriented if i am scrubbed i depend on my circulator. I must trust that my team members have surgical conscious and the pts safety as a priority

7. Techs and MEDS?????

   hondurena replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

   Surgical technology training is very different from what the standard "tech" nursing assistant undergoes. Surg techs complete anatomy & physiology, microbiology and pharmocology at the college level among other courses and must complete clinical...

8. New OR RN needs help

   hondurena replied to RollingThunder's topic in Operating Room

   I left out one important thing----- you may find it helpful to refer to your med-surg textbook. It is said that operating room nursing is totally different IMHO certain things are basic to nursing. Never forget that! Your med-surg text will give y...

9. New OR RN needs help

   hondurena replied to RollingThunder's topic in Operating Room

   RollingThunder, congrats and welcome to the profession of (perioperative) nursing Thank goodness you have an educator, I am currently in OR orientation--- I do not have a "nurse educator" and I am precepted by different people everyday. -- No st...

10. LPNs in OR?

    hondurena replied to Mistify's topic in Operating Room

    GLN35 I think its awesome that you get to scrub as a student great experience. Too bad many schools don't bother most nsg instruction seems to be so much based on passing NCLEX and unfortunately perioperative nsg isn't covered in NCLEX. I worked as...

11. Time Out Procedures

    hondurena replied to Jane1988's topic in Operating Room

    Red, that web info was awesome---- i'm in OR orientation and will be learning throughout my career as a nurse thank you

12. OR Orientees

    hondurena replied to hondurena's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you all for the replies very informative, its interesting to know how things vary form facility to facility. For those of you who do not have commitments or money paybacks i am envious--- study hard and learn all that you can about perioperati...

13. OR Orientees

    hondurena replied to hondurena's topic in Operating Room

    Marie i'm assuming that you scub as an LPN in that respect RNs, LPNs, and ORTs function the same (scrubbing)--- once you get your RN should you remain in the OR you will just be oriented to the role of circulator. I scrubbed for about 4.5yrs as an L...

14. OR Orientees

    hondurena posted a topic in Operating Room

    This question is for those starting or orientation ladyt618 and nocrumping but anyone with input please respond. Are you required to pay back any money to the facility should you decide not to complete the orientation or stay for > 3 years?

15. Length of orientation??

    hondurena replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    I was an LPN/Scrub for 5 years, upon getting my RN I decided to do some med/surg and travel nsg for 1.5 yrs. I accepted a position for OR-RN back in Aug of 2005 my orientation is 9 months long scrub/circulate My boss who hired me informed me today t...