twill

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1. Burn Out

   twill replied to sfleck's topic in General Nursing

   sfleck, Just a suggestion, have you tried OR nursing? I find it to be the best hours for my children and have had no problem finding hospitals/surgery centers in areas close to home. There are plenty who are willing to train you to circulate (not ...

2. Adding a cardiovascular surgery program

   twill replied to JDownes's topic in Operating Room

   If the cardiovascular surgeries include heart bypasses, transplants, etc. it has quite an impact. The surgical area isn't the only one that will need specially trained personnel and new equipment. There MUST be in place a properly trained post care...

3. Operating theatre Attire

   twill replied to rhys's topic in Operating Room

   This is a changing area for the OR. Current research has shown that shoe covers don't have much of an effect one way or the other but a lot of ORs still require them. Some make it optional. I wear them to protect my shoes. Lab coats and cover gow...

4. Clean or sterile

   twill replied to coconut tree's topic in Operating Room

   we shoot for as clean as possible for each ENT case but entering a nasal cavity or mouth is never sterile. We sterilize the instruments to make sure that the only contamination on the field is that of the patient's own flora...not someone else's. G...

5. standards of care

   twill replied to valeriern's topic in Operating Room

   You are right to complain. But do you realize that you can be held accountable if there is a death resulting in infection? Your job as an RN (?) is to advocate for your patient's safety. I'm sure you would scream loudly if it were a family member ...

6. RN student with questions about OR specialty

   twill replied to AmyRN2b's topic in Operating Room

   In the OR there are circulators, scrubs, and sometimes assistants. Most of the time the circulator is an RN, the scrub is a certified surgical (or scrub) technician, and the assistant is a CST plus a certified first assistant. However, RN's often s...

7. Nursing is pathetic...

   twill replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

   hello, I'm new to the list...RN, BSN since 1994, Houston, OR nursing, wife and mother of two. I just couldn't resist putting in my two cents: I have to say I wouldn't recommend nursing as a career to anyone who wants to support a family. It's stil...