heather carlisle

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1. Bair Hugger and Safety Belt

   heather carlisle replied to SQueenRN's topic in Operating Room

   We always teach that the belt goes below the Bair Hugger. There are two reasons for this. 1) Belting over the Bair Hugger will disrupt the air flow to the blanket channels 2) The belt tends to slip on the plastic of the hugger if the OR table is ti...

2. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

   heather carlisle replied to jack1971's topic in New Nurse

   Hello Jack1971, Lots of great advice here, and there are sooooo many postings that I admit to not having read all of them, but feel compelled to give my 50c worth. An often overlooked area that is fantastic for new grads is the Operating Room. Yes, y...

3. cloth hats

   heather carlisle replied to iverina's topic in Operating Room

   Per AORN Standard, the advice they give on cloth hats is: A reusable cloth cap that is contained within a disposable cap may be home laundered, just as other personal clothing (e.g.,T-shirts) contained within the scrub attire are home laundered. Even...

4. Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

   heather carlisle replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

   I'll give you a pass ? That unicorn you mention........For me it was the OR. Nurses don't get to have any quota other than one to one - it is not possible to scrub or circulate two rooms at the same time. Patients are completely dependent for you to ...