bjsmsn

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1. Positioning for Da Vinci Robot Gyn cases

   bjsmsn posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I would like to know how other facilities position their women for Da Vinci robot gyn cases to keep them from sliding off the head of the bed when the bed was placed in extreme Trendelenberg position. We originally used the 'u'shaped shoulder support...

2. da vinci robot poll

   bjsmsn replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

   Regarding positioning for Da Vinci robot gyn cases, we originally used the 'u'shaped shoulder supports that attached to the bed, but patients developed brachial plexis injuries secondary to the supports and the apparent pressure of their shoulders ag...

3. DVT sleeves and technology

   bjsmsn posted a topic in Operating Room

   In our merged hospital system, we are in a quandry about DVT therapy with the question being sequential vs. uniform compression. Each vendor is representing his technology as effective. I would like input from all you nurses about how your institut...

4. Clearlink vs. Interlink

   bjsmsn posted a topic in Infusion

   i would like to know if anyone is using either the clearlink or interlink iv tubing and what your preference might be. also, are you experiencing any increase in infection or irritation in the patients where you are using either type of tubing. tha...

5. Heart Call Pay

   bjsmsn replied to Galatea's topic in Operating Room

   I work at a hospital that has two call teams on per night, a general call team that consists of 2 professionals and a heart call team that consists of 3 professionals. If a general call case requires a team of 3 members, one of the heart call team m...

6. medication administration in the OR

   bjsmsn posted a topic in Operating Room

   I need suggestions or current practice methods on another issue. Our hospital currently does not have a Pyxis system and the pharmacy is currently investigating having one installed. But I'm told that Pyxis is not functional in the operating room. ...

7. family members in the OR

   bjsmsn replied to bjsmsn's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks. I have contacted AORN, but they don't guarantee a reply for 7-14 days and I need suggestions sooner than that. I fully agree with all the suggestions and reasons that have been given so far. I think it is a very unethical practice that coul...

8. family members in the OR

   bjsmsn posted a topic in Operating Room

   Could you all please give me suggestions as to what your policies or current practices are when one of the team has a family member having surgery. What is your position on having that family member on the OR team who is operating on that family mem...

9. Surgical Instrument Information

   bjsmsn replied to rnmomof1's topic in Operating Room

   Instrumentation is one of many parts of OR nursing. The more you work with the instrument and learn what each is used for it will become second nature. And, lenawa is right. I've got one surgeon who calls a fine, round tip vascular forcep a "bugge...

10. What does "First Scrub" mean to you?

    bjsmsn replied to ceecel.dee's topic in Operating Room

    OUr hospital sounds like Mike's. The person in the scrub position is the "first scrub" and person assisting is the "second scrub." WE very rarely have second surgeons and only one group of surgeons have PAs. Most of our ORTs are graduates of accre...

11. OR Attire

    bjsmsn replied to blondiemay77's topic in Operating Room

    We aren't allowed to wear any part of the OR "uniform" that wasn't done by the hospital laundry because home laundering couldn't be done in water hot enough to kill any bacteria. That must be why AORN doesn't condone the practice. So our director ...