Tiffany, RN, BSN

Tiffany, RN, BSN has 2 years experience and specializes in Operating Room.

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1. recapping saline bottles?

   Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to lynswim's topic in Operating Room

   Luckily our pharmacy pre-mixes our irrigations and we just use a bag decanter to place the mixture onto the field. However after hours etc we draw 10mL out of the bag, mix it in the vial, draw it back up, put it back in the bag, then use a bag decan...

2. Where have you found missing countable items?

   Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to IdahoGrad's topic in Operating Room

   I wasn't personally involved in this case but a dacron tape was found in the suction canister after 45 minutes of frantically searching. That's about the oddest thing that I've heard of. A needle was once found behind the drapes with anesthesia afte...

3. Scope of practice regarding wound closure

   Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to LoopsRN2's topic in Operating Room

   Our hospital's policy is only MDs, PAs and RNFA can do wound closure. STs can operate skin staplers ONLY with the direct supervision of one of the above.

4. Snow Days....

   Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to Kareylea's topic in General Nursing

   Oh boy, its getting heated in here! My If you can't make it, you can't make it. What else can you do? I look at it like this: I have more to live for than my job so if that means I have to wait until daylight when visibility is better to come to...

5. Incorrect count..

   Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Operating Room

   An incorrect count is an incorrect count. I shall never forget the TAH I was doing when I ended up with 1 too many forceps at the end of the case. One was hiding in the tray and neither the tech nor I saw it during the initial count:banghead:. We ...

6. Please tell me I am not wrong!

   Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to GMSinCA's topic in Operating Room

   We're staffed 24/7 so the only ppl who really get overtime are the ppl who scrub with the difficult surgeons. No one likes to go in those rooms so sometimes they'll beg ppl to stay with them. But even when that happens they have to leave early on a...

7. Please tell me I am not wrong!

   Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to GMSinCA's topic in Operating Room

   So what do you do if you're scrubbed and its time for you to go home? We can't get overtime so we have to leave or leave early another day:crying2:. But yeah scrubbing out in our hospital isn't frowned upon. They really don't care either way as lon...

8. Please tell me I am not wrong!

   Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to GMSinCA's topic in Operating Room

   Nope I wouldn't demand that anybody do anything. I would just tell them that if they want food or drink, they can break scrub and go get it. Its up to them whether they want to keep going or not. I can't make them break scrub just as they can't ma...

9. If you go to the ER or doctor's office, do you tell them you're a nurse?

   Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   I never ever bring it up. Sometimes I'll get asked because of the terms I use or the questions I ask but I never introduce myself as a nurse. I like to see how they usually behave towards patients and visitors and I don't want to make them nervous. W...

10. Please tell me I am not wrong!

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to GMSinCA's topic in Operating Room

    I would not feed anyone during a case. Its too easy to contaminate something. If I was circulating a case that went so long that the surgeon and tech were both about to fall out from fatigue, I think it would be time for everybody to break scrub, h...

11. What should I carry in my pocket as an OR nurse intern?

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to bnhanna9's topic in Operating Room

    I carry 2 pens, a sharpie, and scissors in my right pocket. In my left pocket, I carry my cell phone, chewing gum and chapstick:). Gotta have those necessities .

12. Help for new O R NURSE

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to mondragon's topic in Operating Room

    One question, OP. Do you value that brand new shiny nursing license that you just got? If you do, you better hit the highway and don't ever look back. That environment is a disaster waiting to happen. I work in SC as well and none of the stuff yo...

13. PACU/OR nurse issues

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to Trishjlb's topic in PACU

    I'm an OR nurse and we pre-op our own patients on call. Its a good way to brush up on skills. If there's an IV, I usually will try 2 sticks and then wait for the anesthesiologist if I don't get it. I give my own heparin, hang my own fluids, etc. ...

14. Scrub tech breaking scrub without permission

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to nmred's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with everyone who is saying that you need to focus on the throwing. If I ever IN MY LIFE AND CAREER AS AN OR NURSE have an instrument thrown at me, Security and the Police will be in bunny suits headed to the OR before the jerk could think s...

15. set up how do i proceed to work with these people

    Tiffany, RN, BSN replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Little tricks like this have been played on me before and the only thing you can do is CYA. If you must leave the room during a case, make sure you give a FULL AND DETAILED REPORT to the nurse coming in. Document everything that goes on in the case...