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1. Draping Open Heart Patients/Tube Holder

   peps007 replied to peps007's topic in Operating Room

   Thank you. A plastic tube holder will help. We are concerned about potential for burn with the penetrating towel clip. Have you ever seen a draping method not requiring the metal towel clip? We realize safety holsters should be used, but we want to ...

2. Draping Open Heart Patients/Tube Holder

   peps007 posted a topic in Operating Room

   How are you draping open heart patients, specifically securing the tube holder for bypass lines? We have some safety concerns re: our current practice of securing the metal holder with a penetrating towel clamp which touches the skin and can burn the...

3. CVOR Certification?

   peps007 replied to MereSanity's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks, we have a shared drive in place here for scrub notes and surgeon preferences. I am developing a comprehensive orientation manual and am looking to review other hospital's manuals for ideas. Any good textbooks you recommend?

4. CVOR Certification?

   peps007 replied to MereSanity's topic in Operating Room

   Does anyone have a good CVOR orientation manual they can pass on? Any good resource recommendations (i.e. textbooks, websites, etc.)? Thanks.

5. Operating Room Nurses in Canada?

   peps007 replied to peps007's topic in International

   Do all hospitals follow this RPN/RN combination format? I thought I heard some (i.e. Mount Sinai) are RN only throughout the hospital. For those that do have RPNs in the OR, is there one in every room? I'm trying to guage if the RN gets stuck circula...

6. Operating Room Nurses in Canada?

   peps007 replied to peps007's topic in International

   YAY!!!! Thats the answer I was hoping to hear I just sent a request for a license application last night, so hopefully that comes through soon....

7. Operating Room Nurses in Canada?

   peps007 replied to peps007's topic in International

   So some operating rooms in ON are RN only? Can you please tell me which ones? Does this mean all the others use RPN/LVNs, or is there another role (ie. surgical tech, like we use in the US) also? I just want to get a feel for the staffing balance, so...

8. Operating Room Nurses in Canada?

   peps007 replied to peps007's topic in International

   I have four years full time operating room experience with glowing reviews from management. I have found just one hospital (didn't realize there was such a freeze) that had several OR positions. I'm going to apply and see what happens, but I don't wa...

9. Operating Room Nurses in Canada?

   peps007 posted a topic in International

   I graduated from a Canadian nursing school, but have done all of my hands-on training in the US. What is the role of the Operating Room nurse in Canada? Here, we use surgical techs to scrub, so the RN rarely ever gets to scrub. I hear its an all RN ...