wartthree

wartthree

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About wartthree

wartthree has 5 years experience and specializes in OR.


I am me, and just trying to figure out whhat I want to be when I grow up!!

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  1. I work in OR and have for the past 6 years as an RN, 11 years before that as a tech. Did 1 yr on m/s floor right out of nursing school then went back to OR b/c was missing the adrenaline. I work at a level 2 trauma center on nights M,T,W. I have been...
  2. New OR Nurse and feeling overwhelmed...

    When you tie her up, if your gowns has velcro near the neck, take a lil bit of her hair net and stick it to the velcro. I had a tech that was always making me run for stuff than giggle about it. Her hat got stuck to her velcro and when that happens y...
  3. turnover times in a small or

    How much are you opening? I worked at one hospital that had their packs made so all they opened were gloves and suture. Everything else was in the pack. I know it costs quite a bit to do pack conversions, but may shave a few minutes off. Plus that ho...
  4. Pulling Meds Early

    We use to, then Joint came thru and put a stop to it. All meds are to be supervised as I understand it. So now only our 0730 cases are not pulled because we dont have anyone in central core overnights. But then when she gets there at 0600 she pulls m...
  5. Funny things said by ortho surgeons in the OR

    12. "Suck beans until they get hard." (I think this surgeon just likes to say this. He could just say that he is ready for the bean bag to be suctioned.) OMG...Cant wait to tell my docs this!!!! Who else finds themselves giggling at our desks sometim...
  6. "Why are my cases backed up?!?!"

    Yes, I know it will only take YOU 20 minutes to do the procedure, but we do have standards and those take us XXX minutes so we are ready to provide good, safe surgery for your patient.
  7. Were You Born With A Strong Stomache?

    I always tell any students, gaurds or anyone else that if they feel faint or wierd at anytime..just sit down!! Its much less embarrasing then having to be picked up from the floor. At some point in time we have all been there, and we all keep a watch...
  8. Passing ties to surgeon

    If its a free tie: Hold the tie with both hands, keeping the tie taut at all times, then allowing the surgeon to grab it in the middle. If surgeon just holds out thier hand you place it in thier hand firmly so they can feel it, and they usually grasp...