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  1. Surgery Complications with my Husband

    ewattsjt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Operating Room

    Sorry to hear about your husband. You also already know that we can not give opinions on matters such as that no matter what your intent is. Talk to your husband’s doc or even someone in surgery...

  2. Counting Policy

    ewattsjt replied to kmh2000's topic in Operating Room

    We use a separate sheet that goes in the patient record. It will be a couple of days to get you a copy because….YEAHHHH it’s the weekend! I will try to

  3. Hiatal Hernia Repair.

    ewattsjt replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in Operating Room

    We can not elaborate to patients as the care administered is based upon many criteria such as age, overall health, etc… only your doctor knows these details and has a planned route for your...

  4. RNFA 'S

    ewattsjt replied to CATHY RNFA's topic in Operating Room

    Although this is an older thread; I am responding only to the last post by jelorde37. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about being able to sit for a certification in surgical assisting. I...

  5. Surgeon's Preference Card

    ewattsjt replied to nubes's topic in Operating Room

    We are all computerized and our system is like the one poopsiebear describes. Our system is screwed up. It keeps reverting back to things of old (ie. we switched to US Surgical for suture about 3...

  6. Foley Balloon Test

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

    All our uro docs say not to inflate it because they have been practicing for xxx amount years and have never seen one fail. Within the same token, just a couple of years ago I saw one with a pin hole....

  7. How do you handle "true emergencies"?

    ewattsjt replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    At first, I could see both sides of the coin but when I really thought about it I came to the decision that you really shouldn’t speed to that type of emergency. Yes it is an emergency but if you...

  8. Policies for masks in the OR

    ewattsjt replied to maritimegirl's topic in Operating Room

    same as everyone else so far. i did clinicals at a facility where there was a sterile core behind the rooms that you would have to wear masks before entering. other than that, we only wear them when...

  9. Belly Button Gunk

    ewattsjt replied to Squaw's topic in Operating Room

    Mine is shined and polished like a new car LOL. I agree that anyone exposed to many laparoscopic cases would be inclined to never let their buttons

  10. Is it bad etiquette to accept extra money from a coworker who wants you to take call?

    ewattsjt replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    The idea is that if someone is sick or injured, the charge doesn’t have to find coverage; it simply reverts to the original person. Most people do not back out of the accepted call because they...

  11. Learning the Surgical Instruments

    ewattsjt replied to sandiegojames's topic in Operating Room

    great ideas!!! here is a link to some products for education sold through the ast (need adobe viewer) http://www.ast.org/pdf/oct07_store_spread.pdf here is a link with a search of amazon for surgical...

  12. When do you count ?

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

    I don’t think of it as being a matter of who rules the roost. Naturally the circulating nurse rules the roost. The hide the raytec was aimed at you but also a clear lack of patient

  13. When do you count ?

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

    correct but the “second circulator” may be a cst or cst, cfa as well as rn or crnfa. the main circulator (always rn) attends the patient and assists anesthesia while the second circulator gets...

  14. Getting paid by the case

    ewattsjt replied to heather2084's topic in Operating Room

    rushing through a case can only lead to mistakes. also don't forget about the docs that take forever on cases. lol do i get to select my room to stay away from them? am i to think it is ok that a...

  15. Learning the Surgical Instruments

    ewattsjt replied to sandiegojames's topic in Operating Room

    yes, if it is a surgical technology student, their core curriculum should require them to have at least one instrument guide. “surgical technology for the surgical technologist”, is also in the...

  16. Is it bad etiquette to accept extra money from a coworker who wants you to take call?

    ewattsjt replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    I see nothing wrong with it but it may be against facility policies and you would have to be careful about that. Also, my facility doesn’t care if people trade or give away call etc… but if the...

  17. When do you count ?

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

    Regardless of who is in charge, it should be reported at least verbally to the charge or manager. It is a clear danger when games are played concerning counts or anything else that can interfere with...

  18. will i be ok

    ewattsjt replied to debbieuk's topic in Operating Room

    I think it is something you will have to wait and see. I have had spinal fusions and lead usually doesn’t bother me. Having said that; sometimes when I have irritated my back…it’s a killer to...

  19. Patient Modesty

    ewattsjt replied to creinkent's topic in Operating Room

    When this thread was started there were several postings on some other forums and a couple of postings here in other threads that were locked. They were all patients wanting to have every aspect of...

  20. 'Scrubbing In' policy at your work

    ewattsjt replied to Scrubby's topic in Operating Room

    For my facility, it depends on the doc, what type of break, etc... Some of our docs do not allow for relief. If scrubbed in, you don't get a potty/coffee break unless you can fit one in between the...

  21. Policy and Procedure Question

    ewattsjt replied to premiern33's topic in Operating Room

    I am not aware of a rule outside of facility policy that states it in black and white either way. I can say that I would want the instruments first because of many reasons. One of which is that there...

  22. Scope of Practice

    ewattsjt replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    My last post was to imply that not only do you have to look up the law in regards to UAP as you stated, but you also have to find how that state interprets the law by looking at previously ruled...

  23. Scope of Practice

    ewattsjt replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    Just an example of Respondeat Superior and how it works in applied law as seen in some Tennessee Cases: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/433873_2 This really shows how some state court systems look...

  24. Turnover time between cases

    ewattsjt replied to lc4043's topic in Operating Room

    it really depends on the cases and how much help we get. sometimes housekeeping will pitch in and help and other times not. it is usually about 20-30 mins (quicker with the extra help) on generals and...

  25. Scope of Practice

    ewattsjt replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    It is outside the scope of practice for a CST or uncertified surgical technologist if they are staying a ST. CFAs and CSAs in most states fall in the category of midlevel card providers once they have...