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  1. RNFA 'S

    crackerjack replied to CATHY RNFA's topic in Operating Room

    Boy does someone have a burr under their saddle! As an OR nurse I feel absolutely no need to "fight for my job" nor do I feel threatened by any CST/FA/ORT. We have totally different jobs and it...

  2. where do IV's get started?

    crackerjack replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Operating Room

    For us, IVs are started in pre-op holding by the nurses there. If they have one that's particularly challenging anesthesia will start it for them and sometimes will deal with an itty bitty 22g for...

  3. What nursing shoes do your recommend?

    crackerjack replied to XtineRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Z-coils all the way baby!! I wear mine all the time, work or not. I have flat feet and between the customization of the orthotic and some added arch support my feet are doing very well. In fact,...

  4. new CNOR

    crackerjack replied to MoosePond's topic in Operating Room

    Hey, congrats!!! :yelclap: It always feels wonderful to complete something. :mortarboard:Passing is something that goes well beyond wonderful hehehe Hope you enjoyed the good company and...

  5. OR nurse salary...

    crackerjack replied to Terpole's topic in Operating Room

    Depending on the geographical area, that's the starting wage for a new grad, regardless of area worked. In my area it's about a dollar higher than that and there is no pay differenc from one floor to...

  6. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    crackerjack replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    Working in the OR I've seen more than I care to of patients waking/moving on the table. For a patient to suddenly be moving and trying to come off the table, out of stirrups or whatever while the...

  7. Question about Perioperative and Anesthesia Software

    crackerjack replied to ORtechie's topic in Operating Room

    We're a teaching hospital that is still living in the dinosaur age. We are using the now extinct Meditech program that has so many stupid quirks that it is insane. It is used hospital wide with...

  8. Questions about patients with pacemakers

    crackerjack replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    In our facility we are to have a rep from the pacemaker mfr there for the procedure. As far as the ESU intereference, yes it can. From my periop class I remember that you are supposed to place the...

  9. Questions for potential employers

    crackerjack replied to MCHnurse's topic in Operating Room

    I asked questions about length of and type of orientation, flexibility in orientation if I felt I needed longer, call-frequency, amount, type, shifts, whether I would be in the main OR all the time or...

  10. Pacu report????

    crackerjack replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Where I work the PACU report preference varies by person. I watched what my preceptors were doing when it came to report and only one gave a detailed report, the rest wheeled the patient in and left...

  11. just hired for OR

    crackerjack replied to stackeyes's topic in Operating Room

    My employer hired me fresh out of nursing school. I oriented to the hospital then to various departments related to the OR (CS, charge desk, scheduling...) then attended AORN's Periop 101 course and...

  12. Wisconsin Nurse being charged with criminal neglect

    crackerjack replied to psalm_55's topic in General Nursing

    I think there is more to this picture that we aren't seeing. I haven't read all the posts and will but at about halfway through, I'm seeing the same things repeatedly so here is my perspective....

  13. Circulators

    crackerjack replied to StudentSandra's topic in Operating Room

    No doubt!!:trout: That's exactly why I detest working with a couple of our techs. Recently these same two folks spend half the case as well as breaks and lunches carping about the pay difference...

  14. Consents or Con - sense?

    crackerjack replied to inspir8tion's topic in Operating Room

    Ya, we have docs, MS, residents, anesthesiology and all sorts complaining about not getting in the room 'on time' as if it is the nurse's fault all of this wasn't filled out promptly so the almighty...

  15. What happens if you leave a sponge?

    crackerjack replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in Operating Room

    Here's a link to various sponges. Product Gallery : Pradeep Surgical Dressings Pvt.

  16. Circulators

    crackerjack replied to StudentSandra's topic in Operating Room

    Mercy this is one hotly debated topic! As an OR nurse I have some observations. I'm not an ST or CST nor am I OJT. I was formally trained in school along with clinicals in patient focused care, which...

  17. Circulators

    crackerjack replied to StudentSandra's topic in Operating Room

    Mercy this is one hotly debated topic! As an OR nurse I have some observations. I'm not an ST or CST nor am I OJT. I was trained in school along with clinicals in patient focused care, which is what...

  18. HESI Exam Poll (Please Respond)

    crackerjack replied to boomer1's topic in General Nursing

    May 2006, Tulsa Community College. I believe this is the same exam we were required to take mid-program and again as an exit exam. It did not affect our final grade but we were required to pass it...

  19. Consents When Under The Influence

    crackerjack replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, you are not being anal, you are being smart! Regarding the psych patient consents, I have to agree with a couple of the other posters about at least giving the patient the option of consenting....

  20. Cure for whiny negative nurses - PET PEEVE game. Always read first post before entry.

    crackerjack replied to UKRNinUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    Pet peeve: Docs who don't sign their consent and get pi$$y, or worse, when asked to make the effort of physically walking over and signing the darn thing like it's beneath them and zapping their...

  21. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    crackerjack replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sometimes my older set misses the jewelry humor and, if the right patient, I'll kinda twitch my eyebrow and ask again if they have any jewelry in any *special places*. That usually does the trick and...

  22. Questions Questions and More Questions

    crackerjack replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    And sometimes the 'little things' are things that *can't* be put on the preference card....OMG he's such a PITA, never wants anything the same way twice, I've changed his pref card 10 times this month...

  23. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    crackerjack replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have to

  24. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    crackerjack replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    In our hospital, the "official" meaning for a code brown is for our communication systems being down. You can imagine the uproar of laughter when hearing that on the overhead speakers! The entire...

  25. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    crackerjack replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Now she's my kinda gal!!!