SQueenRN BSN

SQueenRN has 16 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Operating Room.

Latest Activity

1. Med/Surg to OR? Help!

   SQueenRN replied to Victoria2314's topic in Operating Room

   I worked night shift(7p-7a) for 8 years on the floor and moved to the OR 2 years ago. BEST THING I EVER DID FOR MY CAREER!!! OR nursing is the best kept secret of hospital nursing.

2. Engagement Rings in the O.R.

   SQueenRN replied to jackandjill123's topic in Operating Room

   I leave my rings at home.

3. step down RN offered OR position

   SQueenRN replied to blondie1887's topic in Operating Room

   I worked as a floor nurse for 8 years before going to the OR and i will NEVER look back! I love the OR so much! yes, sometimes it's stressful but it's ONE PATIENT AT A TIME!!!! I feel like OR nursing is the hospital's best kept secret

4. Nurses Week/Hospital Week

   SQueenRN replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

   I honestly thought my hospital made up "hospital week" but i just googled it and it's a real thing!!! wow. our hospital has a banner by the entrance for CRNA week, doctor's day, lab tech day etc. but there was NO BANNER for nurse's week!! just some "...

5. Robotics or Cardiothoracic

   SQueenRN replied to countrygirl1234's topic in Operating Room

   So what did you Pick? One specialty is so limiting. Yes, it's important to know one service really well but it's even more important to be able to do everything in the OR.

6. On-call criteria for Surgery nurses

   SQueenRN replied to TTaylor123's topic in Operating Room

   We all have to take turns being on call. Some people will offer to take your call because they need money.

7. Instrument count question

   SQueenRN replied to md979's topic in Operating Room

   You were correct. The scrub was wrong. Everything on their back table is counted. Why was it on their table if they "won't use anything from the lap chole tray"?

8. NCLEX Resource Review - Kaplan, Hurst, UWorld

   SQueenRN replied to hmvassar's topic in NCLEX

   The HURST live review was the best thing I ever did. Passed NCLEX in 75 questions in Feb. 2009 and couldn't have done it without Hurst!

9. New to the OR, culture challenges

   SQueenRN replied to chocolateistheanswer's topic in Operating Room

   You've only been an OR nurse for 4 months! Give it time. The gossip kinda happens everywhere, you can choose to feed in to it or not. I have been an RN for almost 8 years (worked med/surg one year and Surgical PCU for 6) but have been in the OR 13 mo...

10. Favorite OR specialties

    SQueenRN replied to countrygirl1234's topic in Operating Room

    I love General and Vascular!

11. Did I do the right thing??

    SQueenRN replied to Loxam10's topic in Operating Room

    I'm curious why an ENT doc was doing a scalp lesion excision?

12. Question for OR nurses with hand eczema

    SQueenRN replied to Wonders's topic in Operating Room

    Scrubbing, yes. Circulating, no.

13. Question for OR nurses with hand eczema

    SQueenRN replied to Wonders's topic in Operating Room

    We wear sterile gloves during surgical prep. Definitely for a few minutes.

14. Resources for the OR ?

    SQueenRN replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    ORNurselink.org is AORNs online community.

15. Operating Room Nurse: Roles

    SQueenRN replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    Hmm but a mother or wife cannot be in the operating room with a patient as they are going to sleep. This is a scary and foreign experience for people. I'm there to ensure their safety and comfort.