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Talk to your strkyer instrument rep about the Neptune Bronze system. It's unpowered except for offload and is okay to use. It's lighter easier to transport and quieter.

So what kind of troubleshooting algorithim do you guys go through? Do you rely on someone else (Biomedical technician)? What tips do you have? Here's some of mine. Make sure it's plugged in both at the outlet and into the machine. Try turning it on ...

Work in an advanced practice ASC. We run lean so I clean my own or suite after cases. We use the beach chair position for most of our shoulder arthroscopy cases. Our current shoulder drapes do a **** poor job at capturing fluid which makes clean...

If I know them it's first name. If I don't it's Dr. So and So. I almost never address Attendings by the first name, even some I've worked with many years (Exception, is a few that are my age and that trained while I was working).

In my little surgical center I am the Radiology tech. Apparently the Doc's all had some learning annex coarse or something So we operate the machine under them. Our C-Arms are All digital and work much like a mini carm. The nurses do all the move...

One of the true heroes of the Nursing profession. Hospice nurses most go straight to heaven. Anyways thank all of you for your heartbreaking work, hopefully I don't need you guys too soon but when I do I know my loved ones will be in good hands.

Same here. I'm also anal about blotting and not rubbing. I don't spend a great deal of time scrubbing though I use all sponges. I think the money is in the paint (Unless you have gross contamination). The longer that Betadine stays on the skin t...

A nurse who scrubs is doing the exact same things that a Scrub Technician does. Nurses don't generally take on expanded duties when they scrub compared to a tech.

So I'm guessing the real issue isn't Fogging it's overheating. So here's some things that may or may not help. The obvious: If you normally wear an undershirt maybe go without and use an overcoat for when you get too cold. For the fogging try a m...

I have some advice which you probably already know but. Whatever you do, Don't look at your assignment if thats the kinda thing that will stress you outside of work. Look at whats right with your job rather than worrying about whats wrong. You ...

Goals. Understand the sterile field how to approach and work around it. Understand safe patient positioning in the following positions: Supine, Prone, Lateral Decubitus, High Fowler(Beach chair) and Jack Knife. (If used)Understand computerized...

Well for me if It's a typical vaginal prep say for a Hysteroscope I do it this way. We use just betadine prep sticks. With the first stick I prep the thighs then suprapubic area than vaginal vault followed down to the buttocks. With the secon...

Okay so You have 70 instruments in tray 1 and 30 instruments in tray 2, but your break person put 8 things in tray 2 that should be in tray 1 plus an additional set of stats were opened that throws your count off more. Now if these trays are broke ...

Ever run over a cable as you were moving a bed, CARM, Monitor tower? It's for ease of replacement. Before you had to have Biomed take the equipment or send it out to be repaired because of a cord problem. Truth is thats another common problem th...

I think it's ultimately why Nurses don't go into this field. Insecure Surgeons who think that if they're chosen few aren't in the room the have the right to behave badly. Wanna know why? Because certain peers and mentors teach them if they want ...

Do any of you guys heckle your surgeons? I'll usually say something to my Ortho Guys like " Do you need me to call the Gyn docs in here to help?" The other one and not to be sexist but: "Would you like me to call Dr[insert female staff surgeon]...

Mine is the same though we have a minumum 4 hour call back.

Pet peeves: call these personal Opening a case for me and not asking what should and should not be opened. People who don't take responsability for their mistakes (Especially while I'm getting the blame). The 3pm shift workers. This is the nurse/tec...

Surgeon's are professional players. They know how to play their Superiors it's how they get through Residency and medical school. He's playing the situation talking negative about Nursing to a Scrub tech. It's not that unusual. HE probably turned...

Not only, but winds up being a big fire hazard especially with alcohol based preps like Duraprep. So whaddya do when the surgeon is breathing down your neck. Either remind him why you wait, or get a towel from your scrub and very lightly pat the a...

Favorite service: Ortho/Sports medicine. Super fast past. Healthy patients for the most part. Get a mix of technical stuff and total joint stuff (Shoulder elbow). I'm not talking knee scopes all, day more complex knee reconstructions and shoulder...

The truth is there are certain skills you'll learn on the floor that you'll probably not learn in the O.R. On the other hand if you want to make O.R. a career, there are very little you can take from the floor and translate to the O.R. Find yoursel...

What are you guys using to preventing fluid going all over the floor during Arthroscopy cases (Especially Shoulder and Hip)? Our draping systems are woefully inadequate so inevitably I wind up cleaning up lake erie after every case. I use a Puddl...

Yeah We've got the fluid pouches and We use a Stryker Neptune fluid management device which holds 20 liters of fluid. We do the Arthro RCR, Bankart, Slap yada yada repairs and the pouches never really quite work completely. I've used the suction ma...

Yeah, been there done that, The problem with that is you wind up with 40 lbs bags of linen and the Linen people don't like that (Or 5 8lb bags etc...) Any others, Bring em on!