OR Dude

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1. Exam Review

   OR Dude posted a topic in General Students

   Returning to school, I have found things have changed, and one such change is not being given the time to review incorrect responses on an exam. I find this a very deplorable policy, which has come into existence. I also find it very odd, when the in...

2. Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

   OR Dude replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

   Argo: One other thought. By your own admission, "I was a scrub tech prior to nursing...", essentially supports my fundamental argument. Career advancement, and the foundation of knowledge, in the OR, is rooted in scrubbing, and having scrub experienc...

3. Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

   OR Dude replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

   Thank you for your opinion regarding your experience. As for your opinion regarding me, personally, you do not know me, and such opinion has no basis.

4. Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

   OR Dude replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

   With utmost respect, Rose_Queen, the overall trend, over the years, has been a parceling of, once-held, nursing duties to other professions, with the role of scrub, now being more widely held by surgical technicians, instead of nurses. Physical and r...

5. Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

   OR Dude replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

   I too have seen such manipulation of knowledge...and who may ultimately suffer as a result? The patient. These schisms between scrubs and nurses could be avoided if the OR could be composed entirely of nurses, or as I have suggested, surgical technic...

6. Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

   OR Dude replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

   Most respectfully, regarding your (springchick 1, ADN) statement, "The RN does not and never has supervised the scrub", I disagree. In many states, in the United States of America, the RN is charged with the duty of supervising the scrub, a.k.a., sur...

7. Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

   OR Dude replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

   No disrespect intended...sincerely. Can't compare?...comparisons are made all the time, and made with different parts of the world all the time. Sorry, but I beg to differ.

8. Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

   OR Dude replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

   I'm glad to see a healthy discussion. I would like to add, many see the role of a circulating nurse as being the purview of a registered nurse. However, as I mentioned, look south to our Aussie friends and see the roles reversed...the tech being the ...

9. Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

   OR Dude replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

   I agree working in an OR, wherein you are taught (on the job training) to scrub, provides valuable learning experience. Validating my point...a badge of honor (and insight into the surgical field). And, I'd agree an all nurse OR does provide a more e...

10. Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

    OR Dude replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

    Actually, my current work environment is not toxic. I've worked in various ORs. This is my opinion, after working in the OR for over 15 years. Team work? Yes. There is team work. But there is a hierarchy. Do you think as a RN you are equal to the sur...

11. Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

    OR Dude posted a topic in Operating Room

    Thinking of being a circulator?...(especially for new RN grads)...consider carefully. If you will only circulate, and you will be working in an OR with surgical technicians, or scrubs, who do not have a nursing background, then you may find yourself ...

12. Scrubs run the OR, not nurses.

    OR Dude posted a topic in Operating Room

    Realizing there are many OR units, and each has their particular idiosyncrasies; yet my current OR is run, if not managed, by scrubs and not nurses. Disclosure: I am a nurse. While the scrubs do very good work in this particular OR, the nurses defini...

13. Ever had an instrument rep behave unprofessionally in the OR?

    OR Dude replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

    Without going into specifics, this rep has a history, at our hospital, of being belligerent in actions and words. I've discussed this with other nurses, and the response is, "X is just that way", as if this is the tolerated norm. I was thinking of ...

14. Ever had an instrument rep behave unprofessionally in the OR?

    OR Dude posted a topic in Operating Room

    Has anyone ever had an instrument representative behave unprofessionally in the OR, and if so, what course of action did you take? Did you present your grievance to the private company the instrument representative was representing or to your hospit...

15. Mandatory Flu shots

    OR Dude replied to CathyLew's topic in COVID

    Regarding mandatory flu shots, I'd have to say that I'd prefer these shots not be mandatory, and specifically, I'd rather not have my employment be dependent upon receiving such shots. Personally, I have a family member who recently, just this past w...