richardsrl

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1. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

   richardsrl replied to dmclung's topic in Operating Room

   Hey guys, I wanted to throw my 2 cents worth in on this....I was an LPN for 22 years when I got my RN (Dec. 2006). I worked in my hospital for about 8 years at that time. Through HR, I had been told I would have to take about a $3/hr pay cut t...

2. 2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

   richardsrl replied to Nursonegreat's topic in Operating Room

   I work in an OR in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern KY area. I am pretty sure this has not gone on here. I just cannot imagine this is done anywhere. Like someone else said, what about HIV, Hep C, MRSA....I would consult AORN on that one.

3. OR Nursing - what are your hours?

   richardsrl replied to k8dubcoran's topic in Operating Room

   I work 4 nine hour shifts (6am to 3:30pm) to total 36/week, Mon-Fri with days off alternating between Mon or Fri. It is an in-house Women's surgery center (we do scheduled C sections, hysterectomies, laparoscopies, uterine ablations, D&Cs, TVT/TO...

4. CNOR Exam help please!!!!

   richardsrl posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi everyone, I am strongly considering taking the CNOR exam after 10 years working in the OR. My Nurse Manager is really "encouraging" me. My issue is that I am only a GYN/OB scrub nurse (in-house trained SA). I know NOTHING about cardiothoracic, ort...

5. Emergency C-Section

   richardsrl replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

   I work in a LDRP/Women's OR setting. I am strictly in the OR. But in our hospital, an emergent C/S (as someone else said, Mom is put to sleep, no count, etc) is called a crash. An emergency, by our hospital policy, must be done in 30 minutes. But ...

6. how to determine blood loss by weighing sponges

   richardsrl replied to nsgmjr's topic in Operating Room

   Another quick way is to just remember this: a typical 18in x 18in lap sponge holds 100mls of fluid soaking wet. A raytec holds 10mls. Blood loss is only an estimation (EBL = estimated blood loss) by anesthesia. Certainly some specialties may requ...

7. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

   richardsrl replied to dmclung's topic in Operating Room

   I work in a major hospital in the Northern KY/Greater Cincinnati (Ohio) area. I have almost 25 years nursing experience with 10 in the O.R. We get approx $32/hour. No call. We are considered specialty nurses and are paid higher than the floor nur...