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1. RN in the OR?

   2bDocOc replied to 2bDocOc's topic in Operating Room

   That's a great question. Any takers?

2. RN in the OR?

   2bDocOc replied to 2bDocOc's topic in Operating Room

   I have received a lot of good answers, some of them I even agree with. Thank you for your answers. Obviously I know very little about the OR. Just from reading though, I still feel like a lot of the tasks are procedural/skills based, and a bit less...

3. RN in the OR?

   2bDocOc replied to 2bDocOc's topic in Operating Room

   That's probably what I'm getting at, that you don't really need an RN for each room. I know the general concesus here is that you need a registered nurse for each operating room, but only when things get hairy; other times you're doing pretty much so...

4. RN in the OR?

   2bDocOc replied to 2bDocOc's topic in Operating Room

   I never downplayed patient advocacy. It's important, no doubt, but let's not oversell it either. It's not something specific to RNs. LPNs/Surg Techs/RCAs, whoever really, can be just as good patient advocates as RNs. Advocacy is about being caring an...

5. RN in the OR?

   2bDocOc replied to 2bDocOc's topic in Operating Room

   Thank you canesdukegirl for your detailed reply. I know one day in the OR is hardly enough time for me get get a full understanding. I'll probably know what a circulator does way better when I being my clerkship. I really only just had questions, I d...

6. RN in the OR?

   2bDocOc replied to 2bDocOc's topic in Operating Room

   I did look through the forum, back to back in fact, but all it came down to was being a patient advocate. And I don't think advocacy is something only a RN can do.To ruralgirl08 and canesdukegirl: Thank you for your honest answers. No I'm not a surge...

7. RN in the OR?

   2bDocOc posted a topic in Operating Room

   Question for the OR nurses. Keep in mind I'm not trying to start a flame war, I'm genuinely curious about this: Why do we need a RN in the operating room? Most of the tasks (fetching for supplies, time-outs, advocating for patients) can be done by a ...