Probably a dumb question from a nursing student

[cmars555]

Hi! I'm a nursing student currently doing my final focus in the OR. I have been there about two months now and have so far been only in Ortho, mostly doing total hips and knees, much to the chagrin of many physicians. It's a very steep learning curve and I feel like a fool often, but I'm beginning to get the hang of things. My question however pertains to getting fat and blood on my gloves, which makes them super slippery, which causes me to take a second to pick up the instruments, which adds to the glares i get by the people who are not happy about having a student in ortho. Does anyone have a trick for decreasing the slipperiness of my gloves? I try to clean them off but once the fat gets on them it takes awhile to get it off. I did warn you this might be a stupid question! Any advice would be very appreciated. Thank you for your time.

C.

[Marvie]

It NOT legal! Period! The unliscenced people present pose a risk to patient safety.

[wooh, BSN, RN]

It NOT legal! Period! The unliscenced people present pose a risk to patient safety.

Perhaps where you are it is illegal (which is scary), but obviously not where the OP or petiteOPrn are at.

[Avonlea]

WOW!  First, if there are student nurses, scrub techs, medical students,,any of them practicing in an institution, or even just observing procedures, THE PATIENT CONSENT FORMS INCLUDE THIS INFO . IN ALL INSTANCES. If you arent aware of that, read over the consent forms. You will be surprised. LEGALLY, any facility/institution who provides this service connected with teaching institutions ALWAYS HAS THIS LEGAL CONSENT included in the paperwork that the patient signs.

NOW, how far  that facility lets the teaching progress, how much involvement is allowed, is up to each facility and their own policy and procedure, and dependent upon the experience the facility has agreed to provide for the medical institution they have the agreement with for training. 

And Marvie, a student is not working "under the license of the RN or Doctor".  They are working under the liability of the hospital, and the institution they came from. Because the hospital is the one who is allowing the students to participate, and its under their licensing and accreditation by Joint Commission and others, along with their Liability Insurance that covers them. I cannot imagine where you got the idea that the RN's and Dr's would be responsible, as they are not the ones who consent to have students in the facility. The institution has made that decision, not them. 

It is a great thing for students to be exposed in the O.R., howsomever, scrubbing in and getting close is CLOSE ENOUGH. they are not qualified, certified, or licensed to progress past "OBSERVATION".  It is not legal, ethical or professional practice to let a student participate in surgical procedures .