muornurse1

muornurse1 has 36 years experience and specializes in OR-General and Burn and Wound.

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1. Things you've seen in the O.R that made your teeth crinch?

   muornurse1 replied to RNman09's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks so much for the vote!! This is a true story I will never forget!! (LOL)

2. Or nurse float to floor?

   muornurse1 replied to JOURNEYDL's topic in Operating Room

   I havent worked the floor in 23 years. I would probably kill somebody... Last time I worked on the floor there were only 2 kinds of insulin-Reg. and NPH and everybody with HTN got HCTZ and K+ Supplement.....God Forbid!!

3. Things you've seen in the O.R that made your teeth crinch?

   muornurse1 replied to RNman09's topic in Operating Room

   Ive been in the OR for about 23 years and I have seen a lot of crazy stuff!! 1. Vaccum cleaner hose on a penis-Explaination: Vaccuming in the nude tripped and hose came apart. LOL 2. 12" butcher knife stuck all the way in the frotal region of a youn...

4. alternative solutions for a vaginal prep

   muornurse1 replied to suzelle's topic in Operating Room

   Me too!!!

5. alternative solutions for a vaginal prep

   muornurse1 replied to suzelle's topic in Operating Room

   You can only do what you are told to do if you dont have management to back you up if you go against the surgeons wish. Just document, document, document to CYA!!!!

6. alternative solutions for a vaginal prep

   muornurse1 replied to suzelle's topic in Operating Room

   I am so frustrated because I have not been able to find anything to replace technicare. I have bee forced to use the Exidine prep solution for preps in areas in which the label warns against (head, face, eyes, ears and genitals). I am now pressuring ...

7. "blame the nurse" in the OR??

   muornurse1 replied to HurricaneRN's topic in Operating Room

   The OR is a place where there are many personalities and some that are willing to follow policies and procedures, standards and protocals and some that don't. Whatever the case may be, you must do the right thing, do your pt. no harm, put pt. care an...

8. Tell me about CALL

   muornurse1 replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Operating Room

   I work in a level 1 trauma center. We do not take call at all. We have 24/7 coverage. we have two 12hr. weekend shift coverage and pretty strict rules regarding posting emergent and urgent cases. There are 4 shifts during the weekdays and some 10 and...

9. Ideas to cut down on patient in the room to incision

   muornurse1 replied to dottimur's topic in Operating Room

   Have everything you need to do with the tech done before pt. comes into room such as counts and all supplies and equipment needed are in room. The tech can then assist the circulator with pt. care after pt. arrives. Surgeon and/or resident should be ...

10. alternative solutions for a vaginal prep

    muornurse1 replied to suzelle's topic in Operating Room

    from everything i have read, it warns against using chlorhexidine products on genitals. http://www.ehow.com/about_5071135_hibiclens-soap.html additionally, hibiclens should not be used by individuals who have a sensitivity to its active or inactive i...

11. alternative solutions for a vaginal prep

    muornurse1 replied to suzelle's topic in Operating Room

    I am having a problem trying to find an alternative to Technicare since it was pulled by the FDA. It was our primary scrub solution used in the Burn and Wound OR. It could be used on the head face and genitals, whereas most other solutions cannot. My...