drums326

drums326 specializes in Military/OR/Med-Surg/PICC Nurse.

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1. Does experience on a surgical floor give you a leg up for a job in the OR?

   drums326 replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

   I would say yes. Mostly, it allows you to be aware of the paperwork/preparation that is expected of the patient when they are coming FROM the surgical floor. At our hospital they have a packet and a check list of things they need to do on the surgic...

2. Do OR nurses do surgery tech duties also?

   drums326 replied to northmississippi's topic in Operating Room

   In the Army I rarely have to scrub, but we were trained how to scrub. We usually have two circulators in the room and sometimes they need someone else to scrub in and help out if there aren't enough residents/med-students. I know in the Navy they hav...

3. Question from left field

   drums326 replied to Java_Wench's topic in Operating Room

   We require everyone to wear hospital scrubs in the OR. Our OR is on the 4th floor, and if we leave that floor we have to wear a linen or disposable jacket and remove all of our PPE (scrub caps, shoe covers, and no face masks down around your neck!). ...

4. Question for OR nurses, regarding standing up for yourself.

   drums326 replied to Java_Wench's topic in Operating Room

   Gotta do what ya gotta do as long as you are always keeping in mind the patient's best interest! That being said, a little goes a long way. A lot of times the surgeons are nervous or don't feel comfortable with you yet...so try to make nice and intro...

5. Axillary rolls

   drums326 replied to shaomai's topic in Operating Room

   Yeah, it's def. one of those annoying situations that we nurses are put in...when we know "what works," and institutions/organizations have to come up with some kind of policy when the issue is addressed. You probably know what's going to work best f...

6. SpO2 - how low for how long?

   drums326 replied to halcion's topic in Operating Room

   Yeah, your nursing instincts are spot on, that is whack!

7. Ekg Leads in all the wrong places

   drums326 replied to wakyone's topic in Operating Room

   Our anesthesia providers place all of their leads themselves. Any preoperative EKG's are done in the clinic/wards during their initial preoperative phase. If there is a problem with how your pre-op people are doing things, why not walk over there and...

8. What is the best shoes for the OR?

   drums326 replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in Operating Room

   I like to keep it simple, basic New Balance shoes. My sister is also an OR nurse and she told me she regretted spending so much on Dansko's, saying they are better for standing in place than circulating, and where I work (being an Army nurse) we only...

9. Is working in the or really that stressful?

   drums326 replied to Angeleah's topic in Operating Room

   It will depend on your individual resiliency. OR is stressful but I like the simple things like knowing I will get a break/lunch no matter how crazy things are. It's a much better lifestyle overall, I would never go back to the floor!

10. Scrub tech school first or straight to nursing school?

    drums326 replied to Brandon72's topic in Operating Room

    I will offer two comments, 1. I went to nursing school with some scrub techs, and their clinical experience was not recognized very much. They were frustrated they still had to "shadow," a circulator during a few clinical rotations in the same OR's t...

11. Turnover Time

    drums326 replied to suz1320's topic in Operating Room

    That's pretty wild about having the patient come in the room with all that commotion. Our anesthesia providers like it completely quiet with as little movement possible from when the patient arrives to when they are induced. The rational they use is ...

12. Anyone working at WRAMC?

    drums326 replied to SoldierNurse22's topic in Government

    At this time, a new arrival here will not know where they will go (Bethesda va. Ft. Belvoir) when BRAC occurs.

13. Anyone working at WRAMC?

    drums326 replied to SoldierNurse22's topic in Government

    Yes the drive can be very bad from VA. But if you are a nurse at WRAMC on day shift, you can only get parking if you arrive NLT 0600, and there is very little traffic during that window. I can make it from my friend's house in Falls Church to WRAMC i...

14. Chief Nurse

    drums326 replied to Mommy of 2's topic in Government

    Meeting with the "Chief Nurse" is more of an internal issue that you wouldn't deal with until you are already working at a military facility. Their involvement with your day to day work life would vary depending on where you work, but if it's a large...

15. ROTC Vs. Direct commissioning

    drums326 replied to armynursingstudent's topic in Government

    In regards to ROTC: You should find out if the school you are interested in is a PNE (partner in nursing education). If this is the case, you will apply directly for a nursing scholarship, and be in a seperate pool from the other cadets who are compe...