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  1. Question

    mikethern replied to Otremba2's topic in Operating Room

    You can get either an associates degree or bachelors degree. I recommend getting a bachelors degree because it will allow you to go to grad school if you wish. It doesn't really matter which nursing...

  2. Question

    mikethern replied to Otremba2's topic in Operating Room

    If you want to wear a sterile gown and gloves and hand instruments to surgeons, you don't have to become a nurse. After high school, you can train for about a year to become a surgical technologist...

  3. Left the toxicity

    mikethern replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Compared to teaching hospitals, at community hospitals.... The cases are quicker because everyone knows what they are doing and time is money. Circulators help the anesthesiologist more, which gives...

  4. 4-hour shifts

    mikethern posted a topic in Operating Room

    Have you ever heard of part time nurses working only 4 hours a

  5. Wannabe OR nurse

    mikethern replied to mistiffy's topic in Operating Room

    RN's work full time in the operating room. PA's and NP's can work in the operating room a couple days a week, but usually spend most of their time outside the operating room. If you want to become...

  6. new nurse in the OR???

    mikethern replied to regglynn's topic in Operating Room

    Being an O.R. nurse is kinda like being a mechanic who works on people. It's very technical. You need to memorize techniques and equipment. It's a whole different animal than floor nursing. It...

  7. Do you put on sterile gloves?

    mikethern replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    It makes total sense to count instruments and other before a laparoscopy since you might open. You shouldn't have to count at the end of a say a percutaneous pinning for

  8. ob-gyn OR

    mikethern replied to murjall's topic in Operating Room

    Almost all operating room nurses have OBGYN surgery experience, but many hospitals perform C-sections at the L&D unit instead of the operating room. GYN surgery is similar to general surgery - not...

  9. Question about nurse and Surgical tech

    mikethern replied to cherryclassic's topic in Operating Room

    Central California has a low cost of living, but I do not recommend living here because our air is the most unhealthy air in the nation. Also, crime rates and gang activity are

  10. Question about nurse and Surgical tech

    mikethern replied to cherryclassic's topic in Operating Room

    actually, your math is off. 85% of your figure of $18.68 is only $15.88, which when added to $18.68 becomes $34.56 an hour. here in central california, rn's earn between $31 and $43 an

  11. Question about nurse and Surgical tech

    mikethern replied to cherryclassic's topic in Operating Room

    in my area of california, rn's earn 85% more than techs. in many cases, you don't even need schooling to become a tech. some operating rooms will train you on the job. a nursing degree takes more...

  12. Do you put on sterile gloves?

    mikethern replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    What do you

  13. Finished first week of orientation....

    mikethern replied to SandraDeeRN's topic in Operating Room

    You're right about O.R. nursing being completely different from floor nursing, but if you think O.R. nursing is slow-paced, then you have not tasted enough of it. Some days in the O.R. are easy. Some...

  14. LPN's in the OR

    mikethern replied to Comanche_1's topic in Operating Room

    Anyone can become a scrub tech. You don't have to be an LPN. Some operating rooms will even train people on the job to be a scrub tech. Most scrub techs are very good at what they

  15. Question about nurse and Surgical tech

    mikethern replied to cherryclassic's topic in Operating Room

    Scrub techs have about a year of training or are trained on the job. RN's spend at least 3 years in college to become an RN. RN's earn about twice as much as scrub techs. Scrub techs wear a sterile...

  16. What exactly is telephone triage?

    mikethern replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Telephone Triage

    What kind of nursing experience is required to do telephone triage from home? Do you need med surg

  17. Leaky urostomy bag

    mikethern posted a topic in General Nursing

    What are some reasons a urostomy bag leaks under the bag? What's the best technique for applying adhesive paste? My friend has terminal cancer and does not have the energy to get out of bed. His...

  18. How much do you enjoy your nursing job?

    mikethern posted a topic in General Nursing

    On a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 meaning you absolutely love your job, how much do you enjoy

  19. Orientation question!!!!!

    mikethern replied to luckyduck7's topic in Operating Room

    http://www.aorn.org/default.asp Click "about AORN", then click "what is perioperative

  20. Orientation question!!!!!

    mikethern replied to luckyduck7's topic in Operating Room

    Look on the bright side. Although catching a disease from a patient is rare, circulators have less chance of catching HIV or hepatitis than do scrub

  21. Applying for OR Job

    mikethern replied to Mandya22's topic in Operating Room

    Yes. Scrub nurses stand in one place but they get lunch breaks. RNFAs might not get a break until the case is over. A case can take all day sometimes. Circulators run around like chickens without...

  22. Advice for newbies in the OR

    mikethern replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    Some nurses and surgeons are very mean. Be prepared for

  23. I posted this in general discussion as well.

    mikethern replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in Operating Room

    >> In my opinion, floor nursing is much worse. O.R. nursing is decent compared to other types of nursing once you are experienced. Be strong. Do your best. Study surgery even at home. Expect...

  24. Orientation question!!!!!

    mikethern replied to luckyduck7's topic in Operating Room

    I hope you can find such a place. Unfortunately, I think the general trend is toward RN's circulating most of the time because it is cost effective to hire scrub techs to scrub. You could always try...

  25. Applying for OR Job

    mikethern replied to Mandya22's topic in Operating Room

    An RNFA is an easier job than circulating or scrubbing, yet it pays slightly more. You hold retractors, suture, suction, ream, drill, etc. Some O.R.s hire RNFA's. Some don't. At my facility there...