Goodyear replied to KaringOne's topic in Emergency
In the OR there are already robotic surgeries. It takes twice the manpower to do a robotic surgery and at least triple, if not quadruple the amount of time. Granted, this is a different kind of robotic system, but (at least in its younger years) ro...
Goodyear replied to techraider77's topic in Operating Room
The OR I work in is looking for nurses. We do not have the Periop 101 program though... I didn't go through it so I can't tell you the pros or cons. Do you know what they are?
I too have Malignant Hyperthermia, and it is not a problem. It is a cellular level protein defect and is only a factor when (and not even every time) anesthesia is actually administered to us, and only certain types (potent inhalants, muscle relaxan...
Goodyear replied to sunshinecanmakeadif's topic in General Nursing
FIRST----- I. am. sooooo. sorry. you are going through this. It is ridiculous. Second----Have you considered trying to get into a position more suited to someone just out of school? There is SO much we do not even dream about in school that is rea...
Thanks for all the input! Our OR census is unusually high for this time of year, and we are having a hard time keeping up. We have an average of 25-30 cases a day. Wow, right? Supervisors who are only supposed to circulate in a dire need are ste...
I work in a 20 room OR as a circulator. When I got hired, I had to wait almost a month for the position I would fill to be approved, etc, by management. Ok. I can live with that. NOW, though, we have had 2 nurses quit, one got let go, one transfe...
No, the Drs are explaining the procedure, etc., and obtaining the pt's consent. When the pt comes to pre-op holding or day surgery we have to verify understanding of the consent, signatures, and ask if there are any questions about the procedure (in...
AAALLLLL of these things are things the area supervisor and I discussed, and she thought it ok to use "whoever" works on the unit. Part of the reason she told me this, I think, is because she is the most fluent of the 3 nurses there and I had to use...
Thanks for your reply!! Let me add some information on my problem. When prepping to go to the OR, I have to verify signatures, understanding, ask for questions, etc, some things not on the consent proper. We have the phone in service, but being in ...
I seem to remember the discussion being along the lines that an unlicensed person may or may not understand the terms and concepts used, and therefore may incorrectly (however slightly) "mis"translate... What holds up in court, I guess?
I don't speak Spanish well at all (yet) and work in an OR, where consents are our bread and butter. We have a LOT of Spanish speaking patients, and I run into a language barrier from time to time. The area supervisor tells me to just use a secretar...