jackandjill123

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  1. Losing and Finding Identity in High-Stakes Surgery

    @Sirl - can we get her to write more great content!?!? What a
  2. Losing and Finding Identity in High-Stakes Surgery

    Wow wow wow! This girl is a phenomenal writer. Her message is clear and her willingness to expose her vulnerabilities brings humanity to our tough profession. I love her writing style and her two...
  3. Engagement Rings in the O.R.

    I recently got engaged. Looking for any recommendations on how to keep my devotion to my fiancee close to me, but still be able to plunge my hands into two sets of gloves (6's over 6.5's LOL). Does...
  4. Interested in CVOR nursing

    Hi - I took it upon myself to make a guide that really tries to outline what it takes to get into CVOR and more importantly, what it takes to thrive. I have been so disappointed when very talented OR...
  5. Help getting in OR

    Hey there - my friend will be opening her state-of-the-art plastic & reconstructive surgery practice in Dallas in September. She is looking for a scrub nurse who she can train from the ground up...
  6. Shock Trauma OR Offer!

    This is all coming so fast. I was recently offered a chance to scrub on our open-heart team full-time. I had interviewed at Shock Trauma at UMMC a while back, but never heard back, so figured (as...
  7. Surgical Missions (?)

    Hello all - I was recently asked to participate as a scrub nurse on a Cardiothoracic Surgery mission in Tripoli, Libya. I've always dreamed of doing something like this, but i certainly have pause....
  8. Futile ressusitation

    Hi amzyRN - I think this is an excellent discussion topic and one that we all seem to go through all-too-often. I just finished my perioperative nursing residency and spend 3-4 weeks at an L1 trauma...
  9. Perioperative new grad residencies

    Hi there - always happy to lend the insights I've picked up along the way of becoming a perioperative scrub nurse. I am so inspired by your dedication to further your education. I hope to follow....
  10. Circulating vs. Scrubbing

    I think some of this depends on specialty. For example, my institution only has RNs as scrubs on the cardiac, open vascular, and complex neuro cases. Not sure that it was ever written as rule, but...
  11. OR nurses, was it your calling?

    I love O.R. nursing - about 3 years in now (new grad BSN that did a perioperative residency). I was groomed early on to scrub our high-acuity cases (CT, Trauma (open - mostly damage control ex-laps),...
  12. Glasses with masks

    A lot of nurses on our service have started wearing the full length face shields. They are the ones with the foam padding and the strap on top. The benefit it that the shield isn't attached to the...
  13. Perioperative new grad residencies

    Hi Kelly - I did the 'Nursing Residency - Perioperative Track' at Dartmouth-Hitchcock right out of school. It's a 9-month program and I will say, one of the best things I ever did! It's definitely...
  14. Cardiac Team - Pros / Cons

    Anybody with Cardiac Scrub Experience? I was recently offered a role on our high-risk cardiac team as a scrub. Our CT team is very 'defined' and does not have practitioners (especially nurses)...
  15. Operative Disimpaction - PPE

    We took patient back in 4 days later and unfortunately, he expired