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  1. Belly-button snafu

    ewattsjt replied to New2ER's topic in Operating Room

    Unfortunately you can only clean it until you think you have gotten everything and as Marie said, use a hemostat on the big stuff. (sick) As shodobe stated, most of the time they just ask for betadine...

  2. gowning off the back table

    ewattsjt replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Poor technique is exactly that. If you see nothing wrong with it, that is your choice. The authors of all the books on the operating room, sterile technique, etc.. have made the articles using...

  3. Poll: Do you like taking call?

    ewattsjt replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    I live outside the call area so I have to be at the facility when on call---so I give all of it that I can to anyone who will

  4. absolute power in the O/R corrupts absolutely...

    ewattsjt replied to hand2cut's topic in Operating Room

    Your preceptor should have stepped in and stopped the novice from getting on your case. Most techs even from an excellent program need about a year of experience before they should be precepting...

  5. gowning off the back table

    ewattsjt replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    The first place you should look is in your facility’s policies. This issue is addressed in some and it would look better if you are enforcing facility policy instead of making your boss to forbid...

  6. Anyone leave the OR and come back?

    ewattsjt replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Looking to see what one is doing for the next day occurs at my facility too. It is made worse by charge sometimes giving into the moans. It seems to be a common thing. If you are looking for another...

  7. Operating X-Ray

    ewattsjt replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    You need to check state laws. I just learned during an in-service this week that ENTs are not allowed to operate a C-arm for balloon septoplasty in CA. So not even some surgeons are allowed by law to...

  8. Post op teaching for spinal fusion surgery

    ewattsjt replied to ken143's topic in Operating Room

    discharge and post op instructions should be a facility/surgeon’s area of what is expected. it should include the typical instructions that all discharges have including wound care, activity...

  9. Can you place something unsterile on top of sterile if wrapped?

    ewattsjt replied to hotdog19d's topic in Operating Room

    Your facility should have a

  10. Can you place something unsterile on top of sterile if wrapped?

    ewattsjt replied to hotdog19d's topic in Operating Room

    The information you are looking for is published by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). The AAMI produces recommended practices for sterilization and storage and are...

  11. Basic question about counting

    ewattsjt replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    If an item is still missing, yes, take an x-ray. The point of grouping is to give you somewhere to look first instead of x-raying the patient then find that it was passed off or something like that....

  12. Basic question about counting

    ewattsjt replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    I don’t know who came up with the way we count but I can say that it makes it easier if a doc is needy to go by instrument groups. If they need more sutures or something that makes one defer from...

  13. Disinfecting cuffs?

    ewattsjt replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    same as jenny

  14. I Broke the Sterile Field Today

    ewattsjt replied to StarlightRN's topic in Operating Room

    scrubby is right. something like that is no big deal and sometimes happens. the main thing about breaks is that you recognize a break when it occurs so it can be corrected. sometimes even the surgeon...

  15. Prices of surgical items...

    ewattsjt replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    our materials manager does all our ordering and knows the pricing. some facilities like ours get discounts on packs. ie. you may get a pack with bronch pictures and aseptos that you most always throw...

  16. Cloth hats in the OR

    ewattsjt replied to ann1978's topic in Operating Room

    My facility recently underwent some changes with regard to cloth hats. At first they were allowed but the chief of surgery had a fit because a male anesthesiologist with long hair would wear the skull...

  17. Traveling CST'S

    ewattsjt replied to TALK-OF-MIAMI's topic in Operating Room

    see my other post about joining the ast discussion forum. i don’t think that you need advice asap. agencies typically do not hire unless you have a year or two of experience. it is a goal you may...

  18. Jewelry in the OR - MisInformation

    ewattsjt replied to sandiegojames's topic in Operating Room

    Witchy, we typically agree in many of our posts but I have to disagree with this one. There isn’t a difference between receiving blood products and having jewelry removed when it comes to honoring...

  19. OR oreintation and contracts??

    ewattsjt replied to idahonative's topic in Operating Room

    From what I have read about from others, contracts with set time frames are not unusual. Paying back moving expenses if you leave within 6mths to a year is not unheard of either. I have also seen...

  20. Typical OR RN schedule?

    ewattsjt replied to Wicked Wahine's topic in Operating Room

    We have 8hr-10hr and 12 hr

  21. Quick OR question?

    ewattsjt replied to thegreatone28's topic in Operating Room

    I have been requested not to be in the OR because of being a male on several occasions. Not too much lately. I do understand religious beliefs and I wouldn’t want to work on a female co-worker again...

  22. Pregnant Workers in the OR

    ewattsjt replied to babaz's topic in Operating Room

    My facility does not assign the pregnant women to rooms using cement. They do sometimes have to be in rooms using x-ray. My facility provides a maternity gown. As mentioned before, you can sometimes...

  23. How does your hospital handle this?

    ewattsjt replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in Operating Room

    Working in the health care field was the first time I have ran into this pay system. At first I thought it would be bad. I always knew how much time I could take off up front. I was shocked that my...

  24. How does your hospital handle this?

    ewattsjt replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in Operating Room

    Same as

  25. Jewelry in the OR - MisInformation

    ewattsjt replied to sandiegojames's topic in Operating Room

    here is why some like the all or nothing theory: valley lab is going to say their product is the best and can not ever accidently burn someone unless it is used incorrectly. however, if you look at...