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  1. Best shoes for OR??

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

    Here is a link to some preferences on shoes

  2. Can someone give me a run down on being a Surgical Tech?

    ewattsjt replied to MooCow67's topic in Operating Room

    first, let’s clarify the roles in surgery. rns can do most of it except being the surgeon. they can first assist, second assist, scrub, circulate and with additional training they can anesthetize...

  3. Need Surgical Tech Info

    ewattsjt replied to TiggerBelly's topic in Operating Room

    Being a surgical tech is not for everyone. Some people love it and others love nursing. It is a personal preference. My problem with someone doing the surgical tech program as a stepping stone into...

  4. Jewelry in the OR

    ewattsjt replied to quetepye's topic in Operating Room

    Both reasons are great ones. The idea behind the taping of jewelry is to break the electric current should the metal touch a better ground than what the pad is. When you really look at this reasoning,...

  5. OR Music

    ewattsjt replied to NiteRocker's topic in Operating Room

    Our docs use either ipods or internet radio. Most will agree to play different music as long as you do not play what they do not like. Ie. one will not allow country to be played, one will not allow...

  6. do u really need a foley?

    ewattsjt replied to felixfelix's topic in Operating Room

    About the same as mcmike55

  7. Count Sheet Questions...

    ewattsjt replied to EvaJ's topic in Operating Room

    fred is an acronym meaning fog reduction and elimination device. policies with counts vary from facility to facility. my facility does not use scratch pads anymore. we do count hypos but not freds. i...

  8. Patients say the funniest things...

    ewattsjt replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    I have had several people in endo who were having a double scope to say, “If I wake up with a funny taste in my mouth, I will know you went in the wrong end first.” For those not familiar with...

  9. Versed

    ewattsjt replied to OncallRN's topic in Operating Room

    For starters, you already know that any medical condition should not be dismissed. We get all kinds of latex allergy patients that are wearing underwear (the band contains latex). We have to treat...

  10. Know it all scrub techs

    ewattsjt replied to rbs105's topic in Operating Room

    my facility operates the same way that zerby's does. the hospital employee who will be assisting the surgeon, be it cst, rn, cfa or lpn or whatever, will "second circulate". they are not allowed to...

  11. Can't do TOP

    ewattsjt replied to spiritNursehealer's topic in Operating Room

    I have not had to be in on TOPs or DCAs and would probably find employment elsewhere before being mandated to do so. Patients have their rights but I also have mine. If my employer would not respect...

  12. Pay for carring the beeper

    ewattsjt replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Operating Room

    central indiana-non profit 6 ors, 2 endoscopy $2 for carrying the beeper, 4 hr min. pay for call in. t1/2 sat., dbl time sun--24 hr weekday staffing so no weekday call no specialty pay. (specialties...

  13. Cost of RNFA programs (NIFA)

    ewattsjt replied to heather2084's topic in Operating Room

    there has only been one nurse at my facility that went through nifa for rnfa and she is working towards getting the hours for the crnfa. she did not seem to have any problems. i just want to point out...

  14. Cost of RNFA programs (NIFA)

    ewattsjt replied to heather2084's topic in Operating Room

    most schools only give prices for a year that are still subject to change so what it was for others may not be for you. another thing you have to consider is what rn degree you have-this is copied...

  15. New spin on an old question

    ewattsjt replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    sorry, i almost forgot. some states have registered surgical technologists, so the state does a check before

  16. New spin on an old question

    ewattsjt replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    The schools that are reputable require it before admission into any allied health care position and most facilities require it as a condition of hire as well. Even if they could manage to get into a...

  17. Need Surgical Tech Info

    ewattsjt replied to TiggerBelly's topic in Operating Room

    As TakeTwoAsprins points out; surgical technology is a specialty. I would never want to steer someone away from what they really want. If you want to go to nursing, you should get on the wait list and...

  18. skin prep

    ewattsjt replied to matakamoo's topic in Operating Room

    We have recently started using the ChlorPrep too. We have gone back to DuraPrep when using Ioban sticky drapes because of the ChlorPrep not allowing it to stick for long. We also have switched from...

  19. Going back to the OR

    ewattsjt replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with IsseyM. You will be fine. The only pointers that I can give are the ones you already know because you have already been there; done that. Just a reminder; remember not to compare (I.e....

  20. Favorite specialty and why?

    ewattsjt replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    I love spine and gyn. It sounds like weird choices at first but let me explain. I had a back injury while young. I developed osteomyelitis and was in and out of the hospitals a lot. A few surgeries...

  21. Male OR Nurse

    ewattsjt replied to ib4au's topic in Operating Room

    What I was referring to was not the patient’s request (which should be honored if possible) but rather if it could not be granted (which has happened)—then it is politics that some should be...

  22. Male OR Nurse

    ewattsjt replied to ib4au's topic in Operating Room

    This is just another note. I also would never want to be in a room that the patient requested an all female staff. There is too much politics for me in that

  23. Child Restraint During Induction ?

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

    As a patient it is easy to see only one side of the issue just as it is for a parent who works in the OR. I have been in and out of hospitals most my life (not for a chronic disease but for injuries...

  24. Male OR Nurse

    ewattsjt replied to ib4au's topic in Operating Room

    The only thing that I have run into is that the facility where I work will sometimes grant requests from female patients for no males in the room. No big deal. They don’t double up the staff; they...

  25. Good OR orientation programs.

    ewattsjt replied to blacksea pebble's topic in Operating Room

    I live in central IN and most facilities around me will train OR nurses. The Med/Surg experience is always preferred but not required. Most training is like a 6mth orientation, not a program. Weather...