OR_RN

OR_RN has 8 years experience and specializes in Operating Room.

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1. Blood Forgotten in Coolers After Case Completion

   OR_RN replied to NurseBots's topic in Operating Room

   We have our service coordinator pick up a blood slip with the patient info from the circulating RN in the room and our request form completed with the number of units of blood we want in the room. We can order several units and only request 2 RBCs to...

2. Scope of practice in the OR, am I the only one that sees a problem with this?

   OR_RN replied to jamiebell's topic in General Nursing

   I think someone mentioned this before, but have you tried contacting the CST governing body? Not sure who that is in your state. You could anonymously ask for their policies for scope of practice so you have it in writing. Its really diffic...

3. Scope of practice in the OR, am I the only one that sees a problem with this?

   OR_RN replied to jamiebell's topic in General Nursing

   It would be like you performing surgery and no one asking why. There is a surgeon there for a reason - they have the training to do so and it is in their scope to perform the procedure after years of training. For a CST to perform surgery (suture, cu...

4. Scope of practice in the OR, am I the only one that sees a problem with this?

   OR_RN replied to jamiebell's topic in General Nursing

   I think that was an amendment, but I think this is the current bill passed. I could be reading it incorrectly, but it says "passed" https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2561

5. Scope of practice in the OR, am I the only one that sees a problem with this?

   OR_RN replied to jamiebell's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in California. As far as I know, they are the only people on the team working under the RN's direct supervision in the OR. I've attached the current California CST laws for you to look over. It specifies their scope of practice, but does not...

6. Scope of practice in the OR, am I the only one that sees a problem with this?

   OR_RN replied to jamiebell's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure what state you're practicing in, but this would be of concern to me as a circulating RN. The scrub tech works under the RN license in my state. If something were to happen it would be the RN license on the line for the scrub tech working...

7. Compounding Medications

   OR_RN replied to OR_RN's topic in Safety

   Since this is a sensitive topic, I'd rather not share the exact specifics at this time.

8. Compounding Medications

   OR_RN replied to OR_RN's topic in Safety

   Thank you for your reply. As this is an ongoing issue, I will keep you all updated as things progress. I am absolutely not willing to risk patient safety or my license.

9. Compounding Medications

   OR_RN replied to OR_RN's topic in Safety

   Your pharmacy sounds amazing! Haha It's like pulling teeth to have them compound any medications for us. Thank you for your advice. I believe pharmacy is also responsible for this especially given the BRN states we are not allowed to do this under ou...

10. Compounding Medications

    OR_RN posted a topic in Safety

    For the last few months we have had pre-compounded medications on back order and are now being asked to compound the medications ourselves with high risk meds, like Epi. According to the board of registered nursing in CA, nurses are not allowed to do...

11. Confirmed allergic reaction to surgical mask

    OR_RN replied to askater112's topic in COVID

    As an OR nurse, I can tell you that not all surgical masks are the same. I've had similar breathing issues recently and find the cheap blue ear-looped masks are the worst. There must be some chemical in the fibers too that we are reacting to. Our fa...