daVinciNurse

daVinciNurse has 13 years experience and specializes in OR.

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1. Shadowing OR nurse

   daVinciNurse replied to LovedRN's topic in Operating Room

   try reaching out to someone through your local AORN Chapter. http://www.aorn.org should have a chapter directory where you can find your nearest chapter and I would suggest joining the chapter (should be able to do the application on line) and getti...

2. New grad RN wants to work in OR!

   daVinciNurse replied to jujubee1's topic in Operating Room

   OR Director and/or OR Nurse Educator. Try joining your local chapter of AORN, check http://www.aorn.org for more info, that may help you network and/or meet nurses who can help you get started. Good luck!!

3. Specialities in the Operating Room...

   daVinciNurse replied to OR/GI Nurse Lisa's topic in Operating Room

   as my name here suggests, I primarily work with the daVinci robotics system for general, urology, and gyn cases. I dabble in everything except hearts. I LOVE plastics but don't get to see much of it where I am working now. I also feel blessed to ha...

4. Being the OR Nurse for Organ Procurement

   daVinciNurse replied to BrooklynATX's topic in Operating Room

   Any procurement I've ever been involved in has been relatively like any other case--still count, prep, document etc as you always would. At some point anesthesia will leave, once all organs have been procured. Clarify with your supervisor about the...

5. Rude doctors

   daVinciNurse replied to lockheart678's topic in Operating Room

   "hostile work environment" is another key phrase administration does not like to hear. When I get questioned why I'm "late" getting a patient into a room, its usually due to lack of equipment and/or supplies vital to the case, which falls under "pat...

6. Do you write medication orders?

   daVinciNurse replied to Ilovethe80s's topic in Operating Room

   I was once told it is OK to not have a written order for it all because the ordering physician is standing in the same physical space and its under surgeon's direct supervision. Not sure what/where this info came from or how old it is. Also not sur...

7. Periop 101 w/o a job?

   daVinciNurse replied to Lilme04's topic in Operating Room

   yes, by all means join AORN, it will give you a slight advantage over other applicants for jobs who are not members. and don't just "join" AORN on paper-- get involved with your local chapter to network and meet nurses who may have the insider-info ...

8. counting instruments laparoscopic assisted mini laparotomy

   daVinciNurse replied to scrubs12's topic in Operating Room

   two rules of the OR: 1.) if you think its contaminated, it is. 2.)if you are unsure about doing an instrument count, just do the count!! always better to count if in doubt...

9. I got a job! *happy dance*

   daVinciNurse replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

   Congratulations!! If I may suggest one thing....please ask your educator if for the first month or so you can be paired with just one (or 2) nurses, to learn the basics of how things flow in the OR....getting a pt to the OR, positioned, starting a c...

10. Trauma case Bypassing preop holding straight to operating room

    daVinciNurse replied to mamamiah's topic in Operating Room

    we document on the "pre-op" paperwork section "Trauma pt taken directly to OR" and we may add any other info as necessary--ID band present on pt's left wrist, pt verbalizes understanding of surgery and/or blood transfusions (if no written consent is ...

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

    daVinciNurse replied to Brandon72's topic in Operating Room

    Go for nursing school. The 3 facilities I've worked in all have RNs in charge of SPD, most of whom have an OR background.

12. Advice regarding internship in the OR

    daVinciNurse replied to MRN3089's topic in Operating Room

    Sounds like it went well for you. Be sure to follow up with a handwritten thank you note--that will likely set you apart from other applicants. An email thank you is ok, but the handwritten is something they can actually touch, won't vanish with th...

13. Call requirements and age

    daVinciNurse replied to Rntr's topic in Operating Room

    My facility does not put an age limit on it--it is seen as "age discrimination" by the folks in HR. However, nurses with 25 or more yrs seniority/taking call in the dept are exempt from monthly call requirements, but still have to sign up for holida...

14. surgeons preference

    daVinciNurse replied to diva88s's topic in Operating Room

    We try to avoid having the same nurse with the same surgeon every time. We try to keep 2-3 nurses/techs who can rotate in and out of several rooms. This way the surgeon isn't totally dependent on one person. What happens at 3am on call? Or weeken...

15. Which specialty in the OR?

    daVinciNurse replied to ruralgirl08's topic in Operating Room

    I've spent the better part of the past 4 years in robotics and find it quite challenging--a lot to manage within the OR equipment wise as well as keeping the pt safe. I'm quite comfortable with it now, but stick me in a vascular case and I get very ...