Gottago

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1. Graduating nursing school but I just want to scrub

   Gottago replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Operating Room

   You don't have to become a RN to circulate or first assist. You could become a scrub, or surgical technician, and have the option of scrubbing, circulating, or even becoming a surgical first assist. If you are in a RN program, then you may want to co...

2. Ask an OR nurse (Questions about what we do or how to become one of us)

   Gottago replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

   Worked OR and PACU. Understand your bad image as glorified go-fear, and sometimes it is that, but there is often much more needing to be done, particularly in terms of setup that is not seen nor known by nurses who have not worked in the OR. I someti...

3. OR RN position for FNP or CRNA

   Gottago replied to alalani3's topic in Operating Room

   CRNA programs not requiring ICU/Critical Care...??? List them.

4. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

   Gottago replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

   Started the investigation, but welcome others to do the same. Here is a copy of my request which I just submitted to NPR: I am looking for a copy of an interview Terry Gross did with a female scientist who was in charge of making the flu vaccine. Thi...

5. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

   Gottago replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

   I have looked also on their website, but it doesn't seem to have shows from that far back, which is not surprising since the Internet was not as developed then as today. I have often thought of writing NPR to see if they have copies of past shows. I ...

6. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

   Gottago replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

   Heard an interview back in 1990's, probably 1994, on the NPR radio show, Fresh Air with Terry Gross. She was interviewing the scientist from the CDC who was in charge of making the flu vaccine. Interview was insightful. CDC explained how the flu vacc...

7. OR RN position for FNP or CRNA

   Gottago replied to alalani3's topic in Operating Room

   Yep, Rose Queen is correct. Lots of good points.

8. Do you follow the AANA-ASA statement re: Safe Admin of Propofol?

   Gottago posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   "Whenever propofol is used for sedation/anesthesia, it should be administered only by persons trained in the administration of general anesthesia, who are NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY INVOLVED in these surgical or diagnostic procedures...failure to follow thes...

9. Moderate Sedation-Propofol

   Gottago replied to Gottago's topic in CRNA

   Thank you.

10. What's the most propofol you seen administered during an endo procedure?

    Gottago posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    What's the most propofol you have seen administered during an endoscopic procedure? Not wanting to discuss who administered the dose: doctor, CRNA, nurse, etc. Discussion of average dose for various endoscopic procedures are certainly welcome, but mo...

11. Moderate Sedation-Propofol

    Gottago replied to Gottago's topic in CRNA

    Thank you for your response. I should have not termed the sedation as moderate sedation, but rather MAC, since I do forget CRNAs don't provide moderate sedation (think I read due to insurance reimbursement). I did read an article in Gastrointestinal ...

12. Moderate Sedation-Propofol

    Gottago posted a topic in CRNA

    I have never read a standard regarding maximum dosage of propofol for moderate sedation. I've read mean dosages, and policies regarding such average dosages, specifically for endoscopic procedures, but I have never read anything regarding a max dose ...

13. Code Blue in OR

    Gottago posted a topic in CRNA

    While a patient is in the OR, and the patient becomes a code blue, who pushes IV meds in your facility, CRNA or Circulator?

14. Lost suture/instrument...

    Gottago posted a topic in Operating Room

    When a suture or instrument has been lost (cannot be accounted for after the final count), who is responsible, scrub or circulator (the focus of this question is solely based upon a lost item, not an incorrect count when someone forgot to add an item...

15. OR/Perioperative Nursing Info Please

    Gottago replied to Gottago's topic in Government

    Thanks for the clarification. I've done some more reading, and it looks like you were interested in some of the same questions awhile back...such as OR opportunities, first assist, etc., if you don't mind me asking...did you join the service as an OR...