NewNursy20

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1. Minilaparotomy and Counts

   NewNursy20 posted a topic in Operating Room

   When performing a minilaparotomy along with robot or laparoscopic assistance (such as when doing a colon resection or colostomy), are instruments to be counted out or not since it is only used to take...

2. Counts for Vaginal Hysterectomy

   NewNursy20 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Question: do your hospitals do full instrument counts for total lady partsl hysterectomies? Or do you only count sponges and sharps (needles, bovie tips, hypos, blades, etc.)? I've never done one and...

3. New Nurse Call

   NewNursy20 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi all, I'm a new OR circulating nurse in a small 4 room hospital. I come off of buddy call in April. I've been on buddy call for a few months, but we weren't ever called in very much. What are some...

4. Hemostatic Implants

   NewNursy20 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi all, here's a question I've pondered for a couple of months that maybe one of you can help me out with. When a surgeon asks for Surgicel powder for a procedure, it does not count as an implant...

5. Buddy call?

   NewNursy20 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi all, I'm a new nurse working in the OR. It's my first job out of nursing school and I've been taking buddy call for a few months now. I'm just curious, how long were any of you on buddy call before...