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  1. Inflatable mattresses for home use to prevent bed sores

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the replies. My plan is to buy an aerobed mattress and put it on top of his current regular mattress. I don't live with him and he is stubborn. He won't turn on his side if he...

  2. LPN's in the OR

    mikethern replied to Comanche_1's topic in Operating Room

    >> Not that know of. If you want to work in the O.R., either become a scrub tech or an RN. Some O.R.'s requires scrub techs to graduate from a scrub tech course (usually about a year long.)...

  3. Do you put on sterile gloves?

    mikethern replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    >> Yes by all means do so. Most O.R.'s have sacred cows. As long as it does not harm the patient, do what the other nurses do in order to fit in. Other totally unnecessary sacred cows: Wearing...

  4. Do you put on sterile gloves?

    mikethern replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    >> It kills MOST of those microbes. Not all. You cannot sterilize skin without killing the skin. Think of it this way. After the prep is done, the unsterile skin underneath the betadine is...

  5. Stick it out in the OR or not?

    mikethern replied to Chloe07's topic in Operating Room

    My first year in the operating room was the most stressful year of my life. What you are going through is totally normal. Knowledge is power. If you want to make your job easier, read...

  6. Do you put on sterile gloves?

    mikethern replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    >> undraped prepped skin is not a sterile field. >> you do not use sterile technique when you mark the skin with a marker to confirm correct site. you also do not use sterile technique...

  7. Do you put on sterile gloves?

    mikethern replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    In reality, you don't have to wear sterile gloves when using ANY kind of prep solution because once your prep sponge touches the patient's skin, it is no longer sterile. Of course, most people wear...

  8. Any good advice for a circulator orientee?!

    mikethern replied to luckyduck7's topic in Operating Room

    Don't be surprised if some coworkers start acting mean to you after the "honeymoon period" of you being brand new. All operating rooms have coworkers who love to pick on newbies and talk down to...

  9. Switch to OR nursing

    mikethern replied to CaliRN29's topic in Operating Room

    Although OR nursing is much different than floor nursing, most nurses do not realize how tough is OR nursing. There is SO MUCH to learn. It takes at least a couple years to really know what you are...

  10. What does an acute psych night shift nurse do?

    mikethern posted a topic in Psychiatric

    There is an opening for a RN for night shift at an acute psych mental health hospital. What would an RN be doing during this shift? What kind of diagnoses would I

  11. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    mikethern replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Do what I do. Work part time. I don't enjoy nursing but the money is too good to pass up. I'm good at my job but there's no sense in working full time since I don't enjoy

  12. Surgery centers vs. hospital O.R.'s

    mikethern posted a topic in Operating Room

    Has anyone here worked at both ambulatory surgery centers and hospital operating rooms? If so, here are some questions? Is circulating harder at surgery centers because the cases are shorter which...