motherhenjjs

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1. Can Circulating Nurse Sit?

   motherhenjjs replied to inches's topic in Operating Room

   I have been a perioperative nurse for 30 years. I have worked in ORs that didnt have chairs except for the surgical team, and I have been in ORs that had custom chairs for the circulating nurse! Sitting down during a case while you are circulating is...

2. Can Circulating Nurse Sit?

   motherhenjjs replied to inches's topic in Operating Room

   I have been a perioperative nurse for 30 years. I have worked in ORs that didnt have chairs except for the surgical team, and I have been in ORs that had custom chairs for the circulating nurse! Sitting down during a case while you are circulating is...

3. Need help in persuading students to become nurses

   motherhenjjs replied to eventsnyc's topic in Activism

   To all the above posts: As a RN who is the average age of all nurses(48) and practicing for over 26 years, it is depressing to read all the bitterness conveyed in this forum. NURSES HAVE ALWAYS EATEN THEIR YOUNG and this is a prime example of it....

4. Autoclave steam integrator comparison?

   motherhenjjs replied to ornurse's topic in Operating Room

   We are using two types in our house. One is by Thermalog, which has a small of amount of chemical that will not spread unless met with the parameters for sterilization; the other is a flash indicator made by Propper. This has two readings : one 3 mi...

5. Why do some discourage me to go into OR?

   motherhenjjs replied to SSUleader's topic in Operating Room

   Mobsy You need to find a new specailty if this is how you feel. Nurses like you are what chase the new ones away from the specialty. WHY are you still in the OR if you hate it? Motherhenjjs

6. Would you recommend OR nursing?

   motherhenjjs replied to tessa671's topic in Operating Room

   I absolutely would recommend going to the OR. I have been an OR nurse for 26 years and certified in OR nursing for 18 years. I currently teach for an internship program like the one you want to go to. If its affiliated with AORN's program it will be ...