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  1. Male OR Nurse

    brewerpaul replied to ib4au's topic in Operating Room

    I don't think I'd call it politics... some women simply don't want men looking at their private parts. Agree with it or not, it's their choice and we need to respect

  2. Male OR Nurse

    brewerpaul replied to ib4au's topic in Operating Room

    Another quick hijack... Thanks MamaCheese. If you're ever planning on coming to the Cohoes area, give me a

  3. Male OR Nurse

    brewerpaul replied to ib4au's topic in Operating Room

    I haven't had any problems as a male OR nurse. Since I started back in June, I've seen only two cases where a female patient requested females only in the room and the staff was adjusted accordingly....

  4. What should I want out of an OR position?

    brewerpaul replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in Operating Room

    "Good" for call depends on what you call good. If you're energetic, lots of call can be exciting and the extra money is certainly nice. I'm a 57 yr old OR newbie, and I really like call. I feel...

  5. Bair Huggers

    brewerpaul replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Operating Room

    Some of our anesthesia staff like the hose under the sheets trick which seems to work well . However, our OR admins claim that this circulates potentially bacteria laden lint and don't like the...

  6. OR Shadow Day

    brewerpaul replied to New2ER's topic in Operating Room

    Nice street clothes should be fine. Be yourself: you already got the job! Have

  7. call pay

    brewerpaul replied to callbabe's topic in Operating Room

    Man, I'm SO bummed out! My last call was last weekend. That was when we changed the clocks, so I instantly lost one hour of beeper time pay. I was gonna use that $2.00 to pay off my student loans......

  8. What do OR nurses do on a day to day basis?

    brewerpaul replied to chrisg0705's topic in Operating Room

    Why the heck would she be shocked? That's a perfectly excellent question! Ask again and tell her why you want to shadow. Time management is a biggie. Especially at the beginning and end of a case...

  9. I did it!

    brewerpaul replied to elizabells's topic in Operating Room

    Good luck! You might want to ask the OR if they'll let you shadow for a day in the OR. That will show your genuine interest and give you a chance to check it out beforehand. It will give the staff a...

  10. Radical Nephrectomy

    brewerpaul replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Operating Room

    This is a pretty major procedure which takes quite a long time. It is, however, very commonly done and patients do well with them. It's a two man job because there's a LOT of retracting,...

  11. Offered a Position

    brewerpaul replied to NathanDH's topic in Operating Room

    Ask both hospitals if they can arrange for you to shadow for a day. That'll give you a good feel for the type of people who work there, which can make ALL the difference in the world. Do they all...

  12. New Grad starting in OR

    brewerpaul replied to DLangston's topic in Operating Room

    I went almost directly to the OR upon graduation last May and have not regretted it for one minute. I say almost because the hospital gave me the option of working for several weeks on a post-op floor...

  13. call pay

    brewerpaul replied to callbabe's topic in Operating Room

    We get $2 per hour on the beeper regardless of the time on call, and time and a half with a three hour minumum-- Albany NY

  14. Preparing for OR preceptorship

    brewerpaul replied to Thegrudge101's topic in Operating Room

    I was being a tad facetious and hoping that others would chime in. Much of the sterile stuff is wrapped in blue wrappers so a good general rule is to stay away from blue areas. Watch how the nurses...

  15. Whats a "shadow" day like?

    brewerpaul replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Yup-- it's your chance to see if the job looks right for you. The interview part is their time to see if you're right for the job. If you've never been in an OR, be prepared to be a bit overwhelmed,...

  16. Preparing for OR preceptorship

    brewerpaul replied to Thegrudge101's topic in Operating Room

    If it's blue, don't touch

  17. Circulating Nurse... Stay in Room or Move between Rooms?

    brewerpaul replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in Operating Room

    I generally stay in one room for the whole day, but change from day to day. If my own cases are finished, I pull cases for the next day, stock idle rooms, or help out wherever I can be of assistance....

  18. Limit to the Number of People in the OR??

    brewerpaul replied to EvaJ's topic in Operating Room

    We don't have a limit, but ours is a small/medium community hospital so numbers are not usually a problem. One ortho surgeon is very strict about limiting people in his total joint cases for...

  19. RN Monitoring Vitals and Circulating at the same time?

    brewerpaul replied to inspir8tion's topic in Operating Room

    In our hospital, the circulator monitors vitals too on local-only cases eg lipoma excisions. If there's any conscious sedation, we have a separate nurse who does the sedation and vitals while another...

  20. I need advice from OR nurses

    brewerpaul replied to shoegalRN's topic in Operating Room

    If the hospital you're interested in will accept recent grads, and you love the OR that much, I'd say go for it. I don't really think that floor nursing time management skills translate much to the...

  21. Policies for masks in the OR

    brewerpaul replied to maritimegirl's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah, the "their own germs" explanation is what I've heard, but some of those germs might still be floating around in the room for the next case even with air filtration. This would be an interesting...

  22. Getting paid by the case

    brewerpaul replied to heather2084's topic in Operating Room

    Flat rate would most definitely suck for me today. Our schedule is very slow: in my room I have one 30 min cysto retro at 7:30, and another at 2:00. That's it, unless there have been

  23. Nervous About Weekends & Call

    brewerpaul replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Our smallish community hospital doesn't do big critical cases like triple A's. Our call cases are likely to be ruptured appendices, hip and other fractures, bowel resections, acute gallbladders (open...

  24. Policies for masks in the OR

    brewerpaul replied to maritimegirl's topic in Operating Room

    maybe the staff in their or is especially homely...just kidding!! same as the others, we just mask when there are open sterile supplies in the room. now that brings up another point.. we all wear...

  25. Is it bad etiquette to accept extra money from a coworker who wants you to take call?

    brewerpaul replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    In the interest of team spirit, I'd just trade calls, no money needed. That person will be more willing to do you a favor when you need it sometime. Just my