ornurse217

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1. Orientation: How long is enough?

   ornurse217 replied to Pam RN's topic in Operating Room

   I am a Clinical Educator in the OR and you are right to be concerned. The one thing I emphasize to any new OR employee is the seriousness of the orientation process and the persons commitment to learning is essential! It is time that the strings ar...

2. False Nails (Does it promote infection?)

   ornurse217 replied to bjweiland's topic in Safety

   I am a Clinical Educator in the OR and done a lot of research on this subject. Aseptic technique has a lot of aspects and good technique is the most important. However, cultures have revealed fungal growth under artifical nails and rather than risk...

3. pre-med for blood transfusion

   ornurse217 replied to KimberlyRN79's topic in Safety

   Unless the patient has had repetitive transfusions then we do not premedicate. We also use leukocyte reduction filters.

4. opened multidose vials- when to discard??

   ornurse217 replied to Smitty,RN's topic in Safety

   Just recently the pharmacy policy changed to discarding the vial when it expires. My question has always been, How do you know if it is contaminated? Too many people have access to these vials and you can't always guarantee that they used aseptic t...