JLynnOR

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1. recyclling in the OR

   JLynnOR replied to soon2bRST's topic in Operating Room

   Hey--hugely valid concern. Glad that I saw this post!! My hospital system began a recycling program several years ago and has won awards for it. Legacy Health System in Portland, OR. I've worked at three hospitals throughout the system--two of the OR...

2. Do I have the wrong personality???!!!

   JLynnOR replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Operating Room

   I'm a nice person, too and I had similar feelings when I started in the OR 7 years ago. And I did gain a lot of assertiveness that now is second-nature to me (I love how the OR shattered my "fear" of doctors). I absolutely hated the culture of "horiz...

3. Nurse practioner in operating room

   JLynnOR replied to gobejo's topic in NP

   I've seen both ACNP and FNP--mostly FNP. There are more FNP programs scattered across the nation, so that has some bearing on the prevalence of FNPs. I've heard (or read on this board?) that ACNP's don't necessarily have the Peds training in their pr...

4. New to Trauma--any tips?

   JLynnOR replied to JLynnOR's topic in Operating Room

   You guys are awesome. Thanks so much for the encouragement and tips.

5. Getting into neurosurgery

   JLynnOR replied to bridgfor428's topic in Neuro

   Your best bet would be to ask this in the Operating Room Nursing section under Specialty Nursing. Usually nurses in the OR have to do a little of everything, even if neuro is your passion. The other thing would be to go to NP school and then work for...

6. Nurse practioner in operating room

   JLynnOR replied to gobejo's topic in NP

   I currently work in surgery, and am in FNP school. I've worked with several NP's who work for surgeons, assisting MD in OR and seeing patients in clinic, etc. It's not as common for NPs to fill this role as PAs--if you've had work experience in a sur...

7. "Circulating is so easy"

   JLynnOR replied to ORSmurf's topic in Operating Room

   My immediate reaction to the thread title was "Ooh, those is fightin' words!" I've hearded nurses who should know better say equally insensitive and false things about scrubbing. (I often like scrubbing more, but that doesn't make it any less challen...

8. Code of Ethics

   JLynnOR replied to btlrcthy's topic in Operating Room

   Depending on how long you have for the assignment, the term "sterile conscience" is applied to the individual staff member's desire to protect the patient from harm by making sure that things are always sterile. You can read about this, I believe, in...

9. Now I'm REALLY psyched!

   JLynnOR replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

   Wait a minute--you were in podiatry already? (Reading is fundamental) You're not new to sterile technique in the OR setting, so you've got such an edge. My words of pre-encouragement are still applicable to you. The other reflective part of my littl...

10. Now I'm REALLY psyched!

    JLynnOR replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    Remember this a couple of months from now: It is grueling to start any new specialty. Period. So when your current excitement (and desire to do always do a great job) clashes with the intenseness of being a newbie, DON'T GIVE UP. You sound totally ea...

11. New to Trauma--any tips?

    JLynnOR posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am an OR Nurse of 7 years, love it, wouldn't want anything other specialty within staff nursing (except that I'm in NP school). Love ortho, love fast paced stuff, and scrub pretty much everything but big vascular (working on that one now) or OH. I'...

12. Orthopedic NP?

    JLynnOR replied to AmyLouRN's topic in NP

    I know of one Ortho NP and one Neuro NP. Neither went through any specific training programs, although the Ortho one was an RNFA first. I, too, am interested in becoming an Ortho NP and was excited to learn a few wks ago about the UNC Ortho Residency...

13. OR nurses operating C-arm Fluoro?

    JLynnOR replied to peddler's topic in Operating Room

    I've worked in two states in which our OR owned mini C-arm machines run by the doctor. The nurses don't run the machine--as others have said, we just turn it on, get it ready to go, and print the pics at the end. For those of you who also do this, ar...

14. Spoiled Surgeons?

    JLynnOR replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    We have two scrubs for Total Hips and Knees (this is in addition to a PA, and somehow all hands manage to stay busy). Sometimes I'd really like to challenge some of the Ortho docs and ask them, "Have ya' ever heard of an Alvarado?" as they don't use ...

15. OR nursing.... "real nursing"

    JLynnOR replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    If not being a "real nurse" means cleaning "code browns" less than twice a year, count me in!! In all seriousness, the roles of all members of the interdisciplinary team are shifting and blurring all of the time. Just because people in other roles ca...