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1. How to become an RN first assistant

   ORNurse911 replied to almost.a.male.rn's topic in Operating Room

   You need to work in the ICU to be a CRNA, not the OR. And your GPA better be at least around a 3.5. Getting into CRNA school is highly competitive, but if that is truly your goal, you will need a strong ICU background.

2. Which specialty in the OR?

   ORNurse911 replied to ruralgirl08's topic in Operating Room

   If anything, I would say ortho is the same thing all the time...especially total joints. I feel like I'm in an assembly line when I'm in a joint room. It's the same thing over and over again.

3. Which specialty in the OR?

   ORNurse911 replied to ruralgirl08's topic in Operating Room

   I love vascular surgery myself. You have to be on your toes at all times because the proverbial "****" can hit the fan at anytime. We used to get some scattered emergencies from other services who hit arteries/veins they were trying to avoid. We h...

4. What computer system do you use in the OR?

   ORNurse911 replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in Operating Room

   The first online charting system I used was EPIC. I like it a lot. Seemed to flow very well, plus it was integrated into the whole hospital system, so the entire pt. record was electronic. I went to work at another hospital and had the joy of work...

5. How to become an RN first assistant

   ORNurse911 replied to almost.a.male.rn's topic in Operating Room

   Definitely research reimbursement issues with the RNFA role. You might want to become an NP/RNFA so you will be able to get better reimbursement for your services. I was going to go that route, but after talking to several RNFA's at my hospital, th...

6. Is working in the or really that stressful?

   ORNurse911 replied to Angeleah's topic in Operating Room

   The stress level of the OR compared to any floor nursing or ICU isn't comparable IMO. Sure, there is the first 6 month to 1 year learning curve that can be challenging, but after that it's smooth sailing. You only have one patient to take care of a...

7. surgeons preference

   ORNurse911 replied to diva88s's topic in Operating Room

   Worrying about other people in the OR only brings about more "drama" in the OR in my opinion. You're not the only one this happens to. Every OR I have worked in, usually the same nurses/scrub techs work with the same docs. Sometimes it's not a ski...

8. Attention all EPIC users

   ORNurse911 replied to scrubcircrn's topic in Operating Room

   I used EPIC when I worked in Ohio and loved it. All of the patient information was tied into one piece of software. I didn't have to log into 4 different programs to look at CT scans, labs, vitals...etc. I thought it flowed well also, at least the...

9. Just part-time?

   ORNurse911 posted a topic in Educators

   What are the prospects of teaching online part-time as an educator to supplement my income? I would go back and get my MSN in Nursing Education, but would still like to keep my job at the current hospital I work at. Would just an MSN be enough to te...