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1. Night shift workers who sleep?

   OR_RN12345 replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

   We actually have sleep rooms at work if things are slow. On night shift, we set up rooms for the next day, go through case carts, etc. But if things are quiet, we can go back and grab a few hours of sleep. The RN has the charge beeper if any traumas ...

2. Holidays and Time Off

   OR_RN12345 replied to rn_jr's topic in Operating Room

   We have 2 groups of holidays. "Summer" holidays are Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day. "Winter" ones are Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. We draw numbers twice a year and choose which holiday/shift we want based on those numbers. Often we ...

3. Practicing without a license

   OR_RN12345 posted a topic in Operating Room

   We recently had a situation at work where a scrub tech led staff to believe she had just graduated with her BSN. She was to be hired as a graduate nurse. She was still under the job title of ST, but had oriented a few days as a circulator. When pres...