OR_nurse_Britt

OR_nurse_Britt specializes in Operating Room.

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1. Favorite specialty and why?

   OR_nurse_Britt replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

   craniofacial and other reconstructive plastics! those are my fave. they're also fun to scrub.

2. Pay for carring the beeper

   OR_nurse_Britt replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Operating Room

   DC area 20 ORs + cysto 10$/hr call pay, 2hr minimum pay for called in, 150$ post call bonus if working @ less than 8 hrs after leaving (after 0000, working @0700) no (but specialized call teams)

3. Synchronized clocks

   OR_nurse_Britt replied to nellie_nurse812's topic in Operating Room

   our clocks aren't synched but we use "hall passes" with time left the or on them so pacu doesn't overlap us. i wish that the clocks were all the same tho.

4. Are these any websites that explain how to circulate specific cases?

   OR_nurse_Britt replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

   in my orientation we had to read a book by cynthia spry about the OR- circ, scrub, and the basics of both- including instruments and positioning. anyway it was a bit outdated when I used it but there might be an online version or something updated t...

5. How long for orientation?

   OR_nurse_Britt replied to RNBelle's topic in Operating Room

   my orientation to the OR was a very intense 6 months and i learned to scrub and circulate. it was the perfect amount of orientation. good luck!

6. call pay

   OR_nurse_Britt replied to callbabe's topic in Operating Room

   DC: $10/hr, if we get called in we have a minimum of 2 hrs paid (normal rate unless you're already at overtime), post call bonus for the next day if you are working 7-3 and leave past midnight..

7. Foley Balloon Test

   OR_nurse_Britt replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

   We were told that we were not to test the foley balloons because of the ribs from urology and also because they are "pretested" at the factory. To me this is new since in school they always told us to test the ballons but i'll do anything to keep in...