Sister Fox

Sister Fox specializes in Operating Theatre and Occ. Health.

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1. Bair Huggers

   Sister Fox replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

   Safety belts? Something I must have missed! For sure, the Huggas should be in direct contact with the patient. The way to prevent burns (??) is to set a correct temperature!

2. "Neutral" sharps passing zone

   Sister Fox replied to fezzin's topic in Operating Room

   NO!!! Jiminy cricket! I have to add the story about the houseman (junior doctor) who had his finger included in a transfixion suture and was too polite/timid to say anything! True - I was there!

3. Pre-Employment Physical

   Sister Fox replied to barbyann's topic in Occupational

   I'm curious - here in the UK, OHNs are required to maintain all medical records of employees as strictly confidential - that is, not for the eyes of any member of the management. All management gets after a pre-employment medical is a paper stating t...

4. Applying for a position in Occupational health with no experience

   Sister Fox replied to telly32487's topic in Occupational

   Gosh, you get involved with first-aiding? I've been doing Occy Health for 14 years and never got involved with accidents or such - well, only the really serious ones that required triaging and resus. The rest was always dealt with by the first aiders...

5. Nursing Student interested in OR for practicum

   Sister Fox replied to coconutzz's topic in Operating Room

   What's a practicum? Don't think we have such a thing in the UK (unless they snuck it in since I retired!)

6. Probably a dumb question from a nursing student

   Sister Fox replied to cmars555's topic in Operating Room

   Welcome to Ortho! Fat, especially in TKRs, is a fact of life! In 50 yrs I never found anything that would eliminate it! You just get used to it over time. You might be misreading their looks. Remember they are having the same problem too!

7. Please tell me I am not wrong!

   Sister Fox replied to GMSinCA's topic in Operating Room

   Try telling that to the anaesthetic staff! Hear, hear, Scrubby! There are always occasions when there is no-one else able to do this particular case for a variety of reasons. And I've always felt that someone who has to be so cut and dried about w...

8. "Neutral" sharps passing zone

   Sister Fox replied to fezzin's topic in Operating Room

   I always passed by hand but received it back in a kidney dish. I was pretty strict when teaching that the scrub should always pass with the back of the blade to the palm, place the scalpel handle in between the forefinger and thumb of the surgeon's o...

9. Recycling Program in OR?

   Sister Fox replied to boopette's topic in Operating Room

   Well, if people still insist on sending instruments and bedpans to the laundry, what makes you think they are fastidious enough to be into recycling!

10. crisis of confidence

    Sister Fox replied to PeanutintheOR's topic in Operating Room

    Bless you - what a horrid atmosphere to be working in. But the others are right. And those people are nit-picking at you because they are jealous! Be proud of yourself, what you have achieved and don't let them rob you of your self-confidence like th...

11. "Why are my cases backed up?!?!"

    Sister Fox replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    Oh this gave me such a belly laugh! Seems the US and the UK aren't so different after all, even if what we call the OR does sound like something from Broadway! I can only reply with a story of my own but it won't be as succinct as you guys! I wa...

12. Incorrect count..

    Sister Fox replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Operating Room

    It's been a few years since I actually worked in theatre (4 actually!) but when we got extra items out, the packet was fixed to a clipboard kept especially for that purpose and kept on top of any trays for said extras. Items were then counted to the ...

13. What is the difference between AMA & total hip replacement?

    Sister Fox replied to small_potato's topic in Orthopaedic

    And here's some educational websites that might help! hemiarthroplasty Total Hip Replacement Plus there's heaps of vids on YouTube!

14. What is the difference between AMA & total hip replacement?

    Sister Fox replied to small_potato's topic in Orthopaedic

    Oh these acronyms! Bane of life! If you'd Googled Austin Moore, you might have had better luck! Okay: Insertion of an Austin Moore prosthesis is more correctly known as a hemi-arthroplasty and is performed for fractured necks of femur of the subca...

15. Agency owner has let her Registration lapse

    Sister Fox replied to Sister Fox's topic in International

    Yes, I do remember that but thanks for the reminder.