emcrn

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1. Should OR RN's be ACLS/PALS certified?

   emcrn replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

   Our hospital does not require ACLS/PALS for OR nurses. However, if you want to be able to administer conscious sedation then you must have ACLS. Personally I consider it a professional responsibility to keep up my certifications, even if the chance...

2. Surgeon's hand-picking favorite nurses

   emcrn replied to jpellegrino, RN's topic in Operating Room

   I work in a large metropolitan hospital with 28 OR's. Surgeons do not specifically request to work with certain RNs but the charge nurses who make out the assignments work hard to assign RNs to those cases where they function best. This is especial...