jimls2

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1. Minimum staffing in recovery

   jimls2 replied to JUDY RN CPAN's topic in Operating Room

   Some of you have it lucky. In my facility the OR Nurse recovers the OR patient themselves. The Doc and Anesthesia are gone. The scrub is cleaning the room and instruments and you are by yourself with the patient. The RR is located by itself away fr...

2. OR Nurse on Call Doing ER Conscious Sedation

   jimls2 posted a topic in Operating Room

   I come from a 3 Room OR. We take call for OR, Trauma, and GI Lab. The ER Director wants the OR Nurse on call to be called in to do Conscious Sedation for ER patients so her ER Nurses are free to do other things. Is anyone else doing this and if so wh...

3. Has A Surgeon Ever Thrown An Instrument At You?

   jimls2 replied to TravelerAdvisor's topic in Operating Room

   You know that it is criminal offense for anyone to throw an instrument in the OR. If you are not hit with it, then it is assault, if you are hit with it, then it assault and battery. Criminal charges can be brought. Make sure you have witnesses who w...