trixie_s_CNOR

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1. counts question

   trixie_s_CNOR posted a topic in Operating Room

   I am wondering what other facilities do for counts. Currently, sponge/sharp count is recorded on a pad of paper in the room, but administration is "encouraging" counts on both a white board AND the pad of paper. I am concerned that having 2 places ...

2. experiences with poor or training programs and orientation promises

   trixie_s_CNOR replied to teenarn's topic in Operating Room

   When I started in the OR about 4 years ago, we took AORN's peri-op 101 with a department educator, then 6-12 months of working with a preceptor. The orientation was sufficient for my needs. I had a decent experience (some of the "personalities" in ...

3. Wannabe Physicians assistant

   trixie_s_CNOR replied to babynurse1976's topic in Operating Room

   Have you checked out the program at North Dakota? If I understand correctly, the program is for nurses/other health care workers only, and much of it is available as a distance learning program. A good site to check out different graduate programs...