granny7

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1. Paging OR team

   granny7 replied to OR nurse nut's topic in Operating Room

   Believe it or not...I have just been asked by the OR manager to sit on a team with the Anes. MDs to combat this very problem. I have worked in 2 other ORs and this one is the only one where we have to play hide and seek with the CRNA's.

2. Paging OR team

   granny7 replied to OR nurse nut's topic in Operating Room

   Oh yea that is typical for where I work in the south....I usually take my patient to the room...If the CRNA isn't around, I page the MD. I don't let that delay my case. A few of the CRNA's take breaks between every and I mean every case. They have to...

3. Methodist Hospital in Oak Ridge

   granny7 replied to ocb_dave_ocb's topic in Tennessee

   well i work at mmc in oak ridge. i am a rn not lpn. but since this is a union hospital it is supposed to have higher payrates. i work 12hrs on evening shift and my shift diff is $2.75/hour. i am also topped out with pay because i have over 12 years e...

4. Scrub clothes vending machines

   granny7 replied to R.T.'s topic in Operating Room

   :melody: i work in a hospital that has the scrubavail machine. we only get 2 sets of scrubs before we run out of credit...i really don't have a complaint except when they run out of my size and i have the wear the next size up...i wear a small... any...

5. Calling family after surgery

   granny7 replied to Hardknox's topic in Operating Room

   I guess I am very lucky. Where I work, the surgeons come out and speak with the family. I call the family to the consultation room and the surgeon talks to them. I also call the family at the start of every case and let them know the patient is in th...

6. Have you worked outside the OR?

   granny7 replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room

   been in the OR since graduating college. Before I became a nurse I was an aide in home health for 10 years. Thought that was what I wanted to do after becoming a RN. But once I walked into the OR, Hello Nurse!!! that was it for me. Even now, I do suf...

7. Getting Early Experience

   granny7 replied to fleasle's topic in Operating Room

   i did my transistion in nursing school in the or. then i was hired as a float, i worked only in the or and i bid and got a job there after just a few weeks. they train their own here. i have been in the or since graduating. i love working in the or. ...

8. Weekend/Night OR crews...

   granny7 replied to ShirleyM's topic in Operating Room

   we are not a level one trauma hospital. we have 11 ors, 2 are heart rooms. but we staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. there is a nurse and a tech working weekend day shift and an rn only with tech on call for saturday night. there is an rn and tech f...

9. dress codes

   granny7 replied to granny7's topic in Operating Room

   wow purple clogs....i had the hot pink ones and loved them!!!!! no one in the or is allowed to wear a necklace!!!! i used to wear one that my dear hubby got me. earrings are allowed if you cover them with your hat. well i can't hear with my ears cov...

10. dress codes

    granny7 replied to granny7's topic in Operating Room

    i remember when i started in the or we had to wear white lab coats when ever we left the dept. i thought it looked professional. now we don't have to. but my real problem is that the new dress code has dictated the material our shoes should be made ...

11. dress codes

    granny7 replied to granny7's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for the reply. I agree that dress codes in the OR are like the bottom of any priority list. I have had patients and visitors alike comment on my Hot Pink shoes, all positive comments. I really don't have a problem with the rest of the dress c...

12. dress codes

    granny7 replied to granny7's topic in Operating Room

    can you believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my hospital has always had a dress code. now they are changing the policy and it now states that all staff has to wear white leather shoes!!! or all black leather shoes. i understand that for the floor nurses an...

13. dress codes

    granny7 posted a topic in Operating Room

    can you believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my hospital has always had a dress code. now they are changing the policy and it now states that all staff has to wear white leather shoes!!! or all black leather shoes. i understand that for the floor nurses an...

14. dress codes

    granny7 replied to granny7's topic in Operating Room

    can you believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my hospital has always had a dress code. now they are changing the policy and it now states that all staff has to wear white leather shoes!!! or all black leather shoes. i understand that for the floor nurses an...

15. dress codes

    granny7 posted a topic in Operating Room

    can you believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my hospital has always had a dress code. now they are changing the policy and it now states that all staff has to wear white leather shoes!!! or all black leather shoes. i understand that for the floor nurses an...