ashifer22

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1. Getting on to a transplant team

   ashifer22 replied to hs2005's topic in Operating Room

   After being in an OR internship for 6 months, I went on the 11-9 shift where we do a bit of everything. A little after a month I was asked if I wanted to join the liver transplant team. I was trained to scrub and circulate. We do liver call, so it is...

2. Computer Pre-Charting

   ashifer22 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Acceptable or not? With our computer system you don't technically "sign" the chart until the end of the case, so is it wrong to prior to a case charting basics such as who will be in the room, what kind of anesthesia it is, wound class, where the pt ...

3. Foley Balloon Test

   ashifer22 replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

   That is correct about Bard manufacturer advising NOT to pre-inflate balloons. When they are inflated that creates tons of little cracks that is a medium for bacteria and going from a dirty to clean area it is a risk for infection.