knapper45

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1. Why did you pick OR/Periop nursing?

   knapper45 replied to Mac06's topic in Operating Room

   :heartbeat I picked the OR because I love anatomy! I also learned during nursing school that I liked taking care of patients that were not awake! I like the physical challenges of the OR and the technical aspect as well. After circulating for 10 y...

2. Nursing Student has questions

   knapper45 replied to NStiger88's topic in Operating Room

   Hello There! The RN in the OR is the Circulating nurse who is in charge of all patient care in that room. We supervise scrub techs, document all care, ensure patient safety and provide assistance to everyone in that room. As for what is called...

3. Do you know of any RN's who worked in both O.R. and PACU?

   knapper45 replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

   Not uncommon I believe. We have two nurses in our PACU that were OR nurses that just preferred to take care of awake patients; they like the predominant thinking verses physical labor! :chuckle

4. Scrub nurses

   knapper45 replied to Sardonic Nurse's topic in Operating Room

   The fact that you are concerned shows what a great nurse you are! Learning to scrub helps with case prep, supply prep and anticipation of general needs. Being a great circulator means staying focused on the patient even when the drapes are on, payi...

5. "No self- respecting nurse"

   knapper45 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

   WOW! You all rock! Yes we are important because we are the unresponsive patient's advocate when they need us most! The Docs that make those stupid comments are the ones who love to have an opinion just to show their ignorance/ego. How many of us ...

6. AORN Congress - anyone going?

   knapper45 replied to nursinadream's topic in Operating Room

   Of course! I love Congress and have gone for the past 8+ years. I do not always get help with the cost so I have learned to budget for education/travel, although that is sometimes tough nowadays. Yet for me, Congress gets me out into the world, I ...

7. BP cuffs and infection control

   knapper45 replied to country mom's topic in Safety

   We have recently changed our policy. We now stock disposeable tourniquets of various sizes for "dirty" cases. We also stock TQT covers (Zimmer) for use to cover reusable TQTs. We will now be storing our vast array of TQTs in one storage area so as...