SmilingBluEyes 20,964 Posts Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis. Has 26 years experience. Apr 6, 2005 unless there is an emergency, the scrub and first assist are two different people........in dire cases, the scrub can and does assist. As L and D RN's, we do not scrub or assist in csections ----with the exception of ONE RN only who is trained and has done this for years. The rest of us simply circulate.
Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN 12,126 Posts Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER. Apr 6, 2005 One first assistant, one second assistant. There is a third assistant when twins or triplets are expected.
lapappey 103 Posts Apr 6, 2005 Ideal? No. Safe? Maybe. But in these situations, you do what you have to ...
jwk 1,102 Posts Has 32 years experience. Apr 12, 2005 One first assistant, one second assistant. There is a third assistant when twins or triplets are expected.Just curious why you would ever need a 2nd or 3rd assistant (unless it's a teaching hospital). Twins, triplets, quads, it's still a single uterus.
Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN 12,126 Posts Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER. Apr 12, 2005 Just curious why you would ever need a 2nd or 3rd assistant (unless it's a teaching hospital). Twins, triplets, quads, it's still a single uterus.It is a teaching hospital.
