msn2010

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1. Shadowing OR nurse

   msn2010 replied to LovedRN's topic in Operating Room

   My work is hiring 6 OR trainees and start end of Jan or beginning Feb. Last year, we all gave feedback that the COC class was not needed if the trainees are required to take AORN's PeriOP 101 class. However, senior managers are requiring for them t...

2. Becoming an RNFA....Steps that I should take?

   msn2010 replied to AaronsMommyxx's topic in Operating Room

   FYI... I know a OR nurse who is also NP and RNFA. He has 3 part-time jobs and he is happy. He couldn't find one that was NP/RNFA so he can act as a 'PA'. It is due to billing and pay scale difference and things. although he loves all 3 of his jo...

3. cloth scrub hats in the OR

   msn2010 replied to luv2scrub's topic in Operating Room

   We were told starting next year, 2012 according to NEW and IMPROVED AORN STND, all the staff (including MDs, vendors, anesthesia, x-ray techs) MUST change into hospital provided scrubs, jackets and hats. During one of our in-service with CON and othe...

4. Shadowing OR nurse

   msn2010 replied to LovedRN's topic in Operating Room

   Look into Peri-Op classes from community college. I am in a training program that ends in couple of mo and we had to take the Peri-Op class at College of Canyon (COC) once a week. Also, El Camino, Saddleback (in So OC) offers them as well. I woul...

5. Seeking OR Nurse advice

   msn2010 replied to iamNurse23's topic in Operating Room

   I will be done with my one year program in late Jan or early Feb. I love being in the OR. This is where I wanted to be. I am a new grad got into this program. We had both didactic (AORN PreOp 101 and 16 wks of in-class) and hands-on in the OR. ...

6. Has anyone taken the Periop 101 AORN final exam?

   msn2010 replied to bnhanna9's topic in Operating Room

   I wonder if CNOR exam is similar to this. This was not an easy test. It was asking for specific details from the AORN Pre-op 101 course. Good luck.

7. gowning and gloving technique

   msn2010 replied to isabing's topic in Operating Room

   I usually will open my gloves (outer then indicator) followed by my gown at the corner of the back table. Some likes to open it separate area, however, it is not always available. Use your judgement and knowledge in surgical concious.

8. BSN or MSN?

   msn2010 replied to dpk1004's topic in NP Students

   In my personal opinion, to become a NP, the individual must have nursing experience. I took the Entry-level MSN way. I do not regret it at all. It was hard and it is still hard to explain to everyone how and why I have MSN w/o any nursing experie...

9. Where have you found missing countable items?

   msn2010 replied to IdahoGrad's topic in Operating Room

   I know!!! why doesn't surgeons/resident do not listen when we say we are counting!?!?! A lot of times when we are missing rayt/lap, I ask MDs (at appropriate time) if they have any before counting from the field. I had number of cases where they w...

10. Periop 101 Interview

    msn2010 replied to LuvScrubs2's topic in Operating Room

    Good luck!!! I had my interview about a year ago and now I beat the odds (6:80 - consider that majority of the applicants were in same union with seniority) and work in the OR. I had hard time answering my questions since they wanted me to give th...

11. Can you ever go from a big OR to a small OR and be happy?

    msn2010 replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Operating Room

    See if you can get a per-diem job at a trauma 1 center. That's what I am planning to do. I work in a large hospital where we have 15 rooms; including peds, neuro, spine, various oncology teams where we have residents and med students. Our organiza...

12. Scrub training

    msn2010 replied to SkipBeat's topic in Operating Room

    Have you asked your manager if you can be trained as a scrub rn? In my facility, there are number of nurses scrub and they are expect to scrub prn. My manager believe that when a circulating rn can scurb, he/she can be a better OR team member. If...

13. How to become an OR nurse?

    msn2010 replied to chickadeepie's topic in Operating Room

    I wanted to be in the OR even before I started my nursing school. It is very hard to get into the OR since OR training program is very expensive. My educator shared with me that it is about $200,000 for each trainee (there are six)!!! My program i...

14. Operating Room Interview- New Grad

    msn2010 replied to coconutzz's topic in Operating Room

    The most challenging part of my interview as an OR Trainee was that I did not have a RN experience and they wanted hear just that. I had 5 panel interview with about 30 questions based on "what would you do if...". Since I had many years of hands-o...

15. New grads: Any difficulties landing a position in O.R

    msn2010 replied to nique281's topic in Operating Room

    I guess it is depends on where you located. I live in Southern CA and have been working for one of the biggest health organization in the nation and it was IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A JOB AS a Nurse!!! I have MSN, years of hands-on experience and know number...