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1. Turnover time between cases

   lc4043 posted a topic in Operating Room

   I'm curious to know what other facilities consider to be an "appropriate" turnover time between cases. How long between the time you leave your patient in PACU until you roll your next patient into the room?

2. I Circulated my first case by myself!

   lc4043 replied to tessa_RN's topic in Operating Room

   Congratulations on your first "solo flight", Tessa! I'm so excited for you! How long have you been in orientation? I'm 3 weeks into my new job in the OR and have been in the holding room for the 1st couple of weeks -- I get to start circulating throu...

3. Giving meds in OR

   lc4043 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Are meds (other than those needed for anesthesia) often administered during surgeries? If so, who is responsible for giving them (circulator? scrub?)? What about if the patient needs blood products? Who hangs these?

4. New Grad

   lc4043 replied to lc4043's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks for the reply Tessa! I like the suggestion about having a small notepad with me -- I'll definitely do that. It's great that you got to work in the OR as a student. Our school didn't offer any OR time, except one day (actually about 4 hours)...

5. New Grad

   lc4043 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi everyone! I recently came across this site, and have been "lurking" for a few days trying to get information! I just graduated from a BSN program on 08/03/06, and have obtained a job in the OR of a large teaching hospital. I haven't started yet (h...