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1. Regular RN scope of practice in the OR

   USAF RN replied to USAF RN's topic in Operating Room

   Just an FYI, as I suspected I checked with the State Board and there is no rule against this as long as the documentation of training is there. thanks for all the opinions.

2. Regular RN scope of practice in the OR

   USAF RN replied to USAF RN's topic in Operating Room

   ok, whoa. Perhaps i misrepresented the situation. Yes, I have had orientation to the OR, this wasn't my first time scrubbing in, I have been trained in suturing and had all the proper documentation to state all of that, not to mention this wasn't m...

3. Regular RN scope of practice in the OR

   USAF RN replied to USAF RN's topic in Operating Room

   Yes, I run the program--it's a visiting plastic surgeon, i set up all the appointments in the clinic. so in return for doing all the grunt work, they let me come in and scrub in. at the heart of it, i can't tell if i really did something i wasn't s...

4. Regular RN scope of practice in the OR

   USAF RN posted a topic in Operating Room

   I have a question for the OR crowd. I am a BSN RN who has no certifications, but recently was allowed in to surgery to hang out because that's what I want to do someday. The surgeon was present the whole time and allowed me to hold instruments, suc...