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congratulations! to everyone that is starting in january!
i'm so excited to meet everyone-please introduce yourself!
:groupwelcome:
So, I have a general idea of the type of nursing I want to go into, but I'd like to see what's out there. Does anyone know how I could go about observing in a hospital? I'm interested in seeing what nurses do in the OR, ICU and ER. I know I'm not interested in Pedi or anything L&D related. Are there any other areas I should look into? My schedule is pretty flexible this summer, so I feel like I should take some time to get a better idea of which area I'd like to work in once I graduate. So, does anyone know how I'd go about this?
Thanks
Yeah! Shadow! That's the word I was looking for
From the start, I was pretty set on OR, until I heard all the rumors about the long hours standing up, without breaks. Is that true? Standing still is really hard for me to do.
Do you know someone I could get in touch with at UTSW to arrange a shadow there?
I don't usually sit during clinicals, either -- but I'm moving around! I can walk all day -- it's standing still that seems to get to me :)
Is there a lot of choice in which role a person is in when it comes to circulating vs scrubbing? (I know RNFA is a different beast, altogether.)
Thanks for the PM! I'll check it out
Most RNs will circulate. UTSW does teach the RN-Intern to scrub, but there are scrub techs.
It is my understanding that the circulator will make sure the OR is ready (proper supplies for the upcoming surgery), position the pt, get the pt ready as needed (cleaned area, foley, etc), document the time on entry, and exit, do the count with the scrub, and anticipate the needs of the surgical team (more sponges, etc), and I believe the ciruclator takes the pt to the PACU and will report off to the PACU nurse.
I'm excited about it.
As an L&D nurse you also have to know how to circulate and scrub. I have already learned how to scrub and assist during a C-section during my externship ( I just checked off on that, yeahhh), but I have not learned the circulating part yet. I believe as an OR nurse you will have to know both, in case there is no scrub tech available and you have to jump in. For the standing part, I guess it just depends on the type of surgery. C-sections for instance are just about 20 to 30 minutes long. So once you're done with your intern contract, you probably can chose which OR you want to work in (Short routine or lonnnnnnnnnnng specialty surgeries).
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Yang, can you PM the syllabi also----thanks so much!
What is everyone's plans for the summer?