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  1. Orientation question!!!!!

    mikethern replied to luckyduck7's topic in Operating Room

    A surg tech is the same thing as a scrub tech is the same thing as an O.R. tech. A certified surg tech is a scrub tech who passed an exam to be certified. A CVOR tech specializes in heart surgery....

  2. Applying for OR Job

    mikethern replied to Mandya22's topic in Operating Room

    http://www.aorn.org/about/periopnursing.htm Click "about AORN" Then click "What is Perioperative

  3. Applying for OR Job

    mikethern replied to Mandya22's topic in Operating Room

    Also, make sure to smile a lot and never say ANYTHING negative. For example, never say that your last job was awful or that you don't like floor nursing. Always put a positive spin on any question...

  4. Who is at fault?

    mikethern replied to KristinWW's topic in Operating Room

    You're absolutely right, but a staff nurse has no control over who leads them. There are differences between operating rooms regarding working

  5. Jackson tables

    mikethern posted a topic in Operating Room

    Has anyone ever heard of a carbon fiber jackson table actually breaking? We had a heavy patient on one today and it flexed a lot which made me

  6. Your Opinion?

    mikethern replied to charliesmom's topic in Operating Room

    I work with 2 RN's who came from the ED. They both have adapted to the O.R. very well. Look at it this way; if new grads can learn the O.R., you will have a big advantage as an experienced ED

  7. Who is at fault?

    mikethern replied to KristinWW's topic in Operating Room

    Start working at the new place per diem while you continue to work at your other place. Then, a month later, ask your new boss if you can work full time. By then, she won't care why you are leaving...

  8. Orientation question!!!!!

    mikethern replied to luckyduck7's topic in Operating Room

    Just do your best and expect to be stressed out for the next couple of years. Study, study, study all you can about surgery. Take notes at the end of each day to reflect on what you have learned. As...

  9. daVinci robotic surgery

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    Half of my retirement funds are invested in ISRG, the company that makes the davinci robot, so I hope you're

  10. pregnant and nervous...

    mikethern replied to Lasoniamacaroni's topic in Operating Room

    Here's an article that indicates level of radiation per procedure. ...

  11. pregnant and nervous...

    mikethern replied to Lasoniamacaroni's topic in Operating Room

    Here's a more optimistic article, but I think it assumes that you got only one x-ray...

  12. pregnant and nervous...

    mikethern replied to Lasoniamacaroni's topic in Operating Room

    I would assume it depends on whether or not you turned your back to the radiation while wearing lead. I always face the radiation. I will even walk backwards to leave the room so I keep facing the...

  13. 2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

    mikethern replied to Nursonegreat's topic in Operating Room

    >> What will the surgeons request next? Surgeries in the parking lot? How about the cafeteria? There's lots of room in

  14. 2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

    mikethern replied to Nursonegreat's topic in Operating Room

    This kind of stuff happens in Army tent hospitals, but I would not tolerate it in a civilian hospital. If one patient has hepatitis, HIV, or MRSA, I would not want to be the patient next to him with...

  15. starting in OR this Feb, what specialty would you suggest?

    mikethern replied to qtRN's topic in Operating Room

    I recommend starting with the basics: general surgery. You'll learn all the basic instruments and routines many of which are used in all types of

  16. Do you put on sterile gloves?

    mikethern replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    It doesn't make sense to wear sterile gloves during a prep if you don't wear a sterile gown. A circulator's forearm is dirtier than exam

  17. Do you put on sterile gloves?

    mikethern replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    nevermind

  18. Do you put on sterile gloves?

    mikethern replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    >> I read an article that stated that switching blades had no affect on infection rates. If you insist on switching blades, then why don't you use Ioban on every case? Your gloves and...

  19. dreaming of OR traveling

    mikethern replied to arianaRN's topic in Operating Room

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  20. dreaming of OR traveling

    mikethern replied to arianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    >> Almost all travel nurse agencies have plenty of OR positions. >> I completed 3 different assignments. Out of these 9 months, I only scrubbed about 3 days. If you apply for a travel...

  21. Stick it out in the OR or not?

    mikethern replied to Chloe07's topic in Operating Room

    >> I disagree. Smaller O.R.'s often do not have first assistants, which means if you scrub, you will often have to first assist and scrub at the same time which is very difficult for a new...

  22. Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    mikethern replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Realize that these days, more people in general are impolite. Lots of people do not have manners. Lots of people never say please or thank you. Often in public, when I hold a door open for a...

  23. Inflatable mattresses for home use to prevent bed sores

    mikethern posted a topic in General Nursing

    My friend has terminal cancer. He spends all day at home in bed. He is not able to lay on his sides so he lays flat all day. I am thinking of buying him one of those $100 inflatable air mattresses...

  24. Inflatable mattresses for home use to prevent bed sores

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    >> Actually, the mattress has a hand-held control that inflates and deflates electrically. I told him to deflate to make getting in and out of bed easier. Then inflate when he is on the...

  25. LPN's in the OR

    mikethern replied to Comanche_1's topic in Operating Room

    >> No, those people clean and sterilize instruments. They make less money than OR techs. OR techs are the ones who wears a sterile gown and gloves and hands instruments to the surgeon during...