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  1. Failed CNOR

    brewerpaul replied to zippster's topic in Operating Room

    Sorry, I'm not a veteran but only a newbie with 6 months OR experience. I've lived long enough to give you this advice though-- keep at it! If CNOR is worth it to you, try again, and try again if...

  2. will i be ok

    brewerpaul replied to debbieuk's topic in Operating Room

    By telling you 12 weeks, your surgeon may be playing it safe. Bone healing is normally (roughly) 6-8 weeks. That's for a "regular" fracture. Many other factors enter play though.. your age, weight,...

  3. Would working in a small plastic surgery office be easy?

    brewerpaul replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Plastics patients (not all)can be very vain and overly fussy, which can make them difficult if they don't get "perfect" results. Even healthy seeming people can have Hep, HIV and a host other nasties....

  4. OR nurse training

    brewerpaul replied to kdmcook's topic in Operating Room

    I came to the OR as a new grad, but after 30 years as a podiatrist so my case is a bit different and I think I picked things up faster since I already knew about surgical asepsis, many instruments,...

  5. 2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

    brewerpaul replied to Nursonegreat's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah, we have two rooms for cysto and on some days the Doc hops back and forth from room to room when he has quick cases one after the other. But we do each room with a separate crew, and by the

  6. Learning to circulate

    brewerpaul replied to anononurse's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah, it can be scary at first and there's SO much to learn. I always say it's like drinking from a fire hose. But, I LOVE working in the OR. Every case is different. By all means give it a try,...

  7. OR Nursing - what are your hours?

    brewerpaul replied to k8dubcoran's topic in Operating Room

    I do Mon-Fri, 7A-3P plus call. I love this

  8. 2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

    brewerpaul replied to Nursonegreat's topic in Operating Room

    Hey this is a GREAT idea, which I think could be used for other types of surgery too. How about 2 or 3 Vag hysters in the same room (almost typed woom ;-) ). Ooh, maybe two CABG-- they could share...

  9. Cloth surgical hats

    brewerpaul replied to Mourkoth's topic in Operating Room

    Our OR allows both paper and cloth. Obviously, cloth hats need to be kept clean. We all wear identical blue scrubs supplied by the OR, so having wild and crazy hats is a nice touch of

  10. What would you do ?

    brewerpaul replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

    I think you did just the right thing. It IS your license on the line and more importantly, it's the safety of your patient that's at stake. Granted, an ankle ORIF is not all that critical, but...

  11. Are these books worth the $$$

    brewerpaul replied to justjenny's topic in Operating Room

    Alexander's is terrific. Note that you can find used copies,maybe an edition or two old, at greatly reduced prices. Try Half.com or amazon.com . Granted there are changes in intruments and...

  12. When to bring a patient into the OR...

    brewerpaul posted a topic in Operating Room

    I found out last evening at our perioperative holiday party that one of my favorite CRNAs will be leaving. The anesthesia group that she works for (the group is hired by the hospital, not individual...

  13. Call during blizzards?

    brewerpaul posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm a 6 month OR newbie so I haven't run up against this yet. I'm not on call this weekend, but if I was, there's NO WAY I could get to the OR this morning due to heavy snow/sleet/freezing rain. What...

  14. When to bring a patient into the OR...

    brewerpaul replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    It's a small community hospital, but not MD run. It's run by a Catholic

  15. A Good First Impression

    brewerpaul replied to EvaJ's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with what Akor has said. You will be amazed at how much new stuff comes at you. Accept the fact that you simply can't absorb it all at once. It's like trying to drink out of a fire hose!...

  16. So I want to be in the OR

    brewerpaul replied to Silverdaisyd's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, OR is TOTALLY different! When I started as a new grad back in June, my hospital gave me the option of doing 3 weeks on a surgical floor so I could get a feel for what the patients go through once...

  17. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery

    brewerpaul replied to bridgfor428's topic in Operating Room

    It's a terrific, but expensive book. Find out what the latest edition is then go to half.com or amazon.com and buy a used copy of an earlier edition-- you'll save a fortune and not all that much will...

  18. How are your Senior Nurses treated

    brewerpaul replied to callbabe's topic in Operating Room

    yeah, same here. i just started my first nursing job in the or 6 months ago. even though i'm 57, i'm a newbie as far as seniority

  19. Mobile phones in theatre

    brewerpaul replied to Scrubby's topic in Operating Room

    Hasn't she heard of an answering service? Why not quietly put her phone on silent ring? ;-) Remind her that interrupting your count or other OR activities poses a danger to her patient! How would...

  20. contaminating myself

    brewerpaul replied to pamc217's topic in Operating Room

    Be patient with yourself: you're trying to change a lifetime of habits such as scratching your nose, adjusting your clothing, etc. It'll

  21. Beards in the OR?

    brewerpaul posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm a circulating nurse and am thinking of growing a beard again, at least for the winter. I keep it trimmed pretty short, and may limit it to a goatee. Should this be a problem? One of our...

  22. Do OR nurses do any type of patient care?

    brewerpaul replied to MikeyJ's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah, what Witchy said.. In our OR, RNs also do conscious sedation on local anesthetic cases including close monitoring of vitals. Even on local cases without CS, the RNs monitor vitals since there's...

  23. question from a surgical patient

    brewerpaul replied to AilanMedici's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, the pre and post op teaching is done on you as noted above. Part of the reason for mentioning it in the chart is to protect the hospital: if you ever came back with problems and said "Well,...

  24. Beards in the OR?

    brewerpaul replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    One of our top surgeons showed up for a case on Friday with the beginnings of his "winter beard" so I guess that answers my

  25. or shoes

    brewerpaul replied to coconutt's topic in Operating Room

    See if your OR will allow Crocs or similar shoes (the Airwalk ones from Payless Shoes are nearly as good and half the price). Add a pair of these: http://superfeet.com/store/ (the Easy Fit variety). I...