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  1. I feel like one of my teachers doesn't like

    ewattsjt replied to thenurse2b08's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If she is grading you in an unfair manner, you must be able to prove it. I agree with document everything. I do so even to this day because it is a traditional female job and some in upper management...

  2. Operating Room LPN's

    ewattsjt replied to mamamiah's topic in Operating Room

    I can only answer for the OR for my facility and its satellite facilities. This is one you probably won't want to hear. In the OR, their job description is the same as a CST with the exception that...

  3. scrub people who throw off all their raytecs?

    ewattsjt replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    in my facility, rays are counted regardless of where they are. both the circulator and scrub are to visualize the counted pieces. so no matter where they are, both have to count and see them (time...

  4. ACLS a requirement for RN's?

    ewattsjt replied to medic2bsn's topic in Operating Room

    i can only speak on the or itself in my facility; currently our rns who give conscious sedation are required to have current acls. there is also a clinical ladder program that requires it to advance...

  5. Some questions for the women

    ewattsjt replied to Satori77's topic in Operating Room

    my view is from that of a guy and from my facility only. hope you don't mind my answering. many of our nurses wear makeup. you will want the kind that doesn't wear off easily as your mask will be...

  6. count sheets

    ewattsjt replied to joeshaf's topic in Operating Room

    yes, as mike points out, only the circulator handles the count sheet. our facility makes it a part of the patient's record so it is placed with the rest of standard forms (without blood or other...

  7. count sheets

    ewattsjt replied to joeshaf's topic in Operating Room

    Ours are in the patient's

  8. I have a question about evacuation of patients

    ewattsjt replied to danporcun's topic in Operating Room

    this may not help because it specifically deals with fire ( you need to be an aorn member to download the resourse kit)...

  9. Surgical Fires Presentation

    ewattsjt replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

    try some of these if your are an AORN member (which you should be)

  10. I feel like one of my teachers doesn't like

    ewattsjt replied to thenurse2b08's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am just going to post what you already know. There isn't an easy solution to this problem. She can't fail you because she doesn't like a male becoming involved in a traditional female role. She has...

  11. Keyhole Surgery

    ewattsjt replied to danissa's topic in General Nursing

    Repost for some

  12. Keyhole Surgery

    ewattsjt replied to danissa's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if this is what you are speaking of but our docs were doing one that they called a key hole. It was where they did a colon resection and anastomosis laparoscopic but they make a small...

  13. Guys in Support Hose?

    ewattsjt replied to mcknis's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have not been hit on by gay men at work; regardless of what I wear. I am sometimes on long spine cases in surgery (some are the complete shift). Standing on the concrete floor kills your legs. So......

  14. Cath Lab Attendant -> CST -> CNOR

    ewattsjt replied to JaredCNA's topic in Operating Room

    I hate to sound this way but if your goal is to be an RN, do not use the others as stepping stones. Simply go to school for the RN to start with. I do not have cath lab experience so I'm out on that...

  15. So what is the best route to take?

    ewattsjt replied to davb's topic in Male Nursing Students

    i would think of doing the nurse externship. the allure of the money seems good, especially while going into debt for the nursing degree. one thing you must be careful of is not to get caught into a...

  16. New Grad in OR any advice

    ewattsjt replied to JbelRN83's topic in Operating Room

    one of the best do and don'ts is in the sticky at the top of the or page by marie_lpn. while its title is "soooo, you're observing the operating room (or)," it has information for any newbie to the...

  17. which job would you choose?

    ewattsjt replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Operating Room

    The ultimate decision is yours. No one knows you better than yourself. Here are the facts listed so you can see them from someone else's format. Our endoscopies are finished on time for the most...

  18. Please Help...Surg Tech Questions

    ewattsjt replied to JHFaith's topic in Operating Room

    there are different places you can email the site. you can send me a private message. i can not give his email here without his expressed permission. in case you didn’t know….another thing you...

  19. MALE Nurse, Female Police Officer, Female Dr.

    ewattsjt replied to likemike's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Oh one more thing, I may be showing my age on this one... This may be area specific but when women first started joining the police forces, they were referred to as female officers. The same goes for...

  20. MALE Nurse, Female Police Officer, Female Dr.

    ewattsjt replied to likemike's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Buck up and get used to it. When you enter a dominated profession there is going to be some things that will take some getting use to. Nursing is dominated by females. Until there are a sufficient...

  21. Are Techs And RN's equal in managements eyes?

    ewattsjt replied to Indigomune's topic in Operating Room

    i noticed that many posts are quoting law. remember that different states have different laws. (ie. only 37 states have laws protecting the circulator role). going to other countries make the...

  22. Not Happy With My OR

    ewattsjt replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Mike has given some great advice! You can finish the contract!!! It will make you a better nurse. When you do leave, it gives you additional OR experience. When you finish the contract and do leave,...

  23. Scrub vending machines

    ewattsjt replied to TracyB,RN's topic in Operating Room

    Mike, the vending machine where I was at did single parts not pairs. Each retrieved item was counted as one and each return was counted as one. I can see how returning them as a pair could trip up the...

  24. Bombed My Or Interview

    ewattsjt replied to LV_ORnurse's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with Paul, don't make excuses just thank them. If you are second or third choice, it may move you up. Don't loose faith because they may think you are just not a good fit for their facility....

  25. Any good advice for learning to scrub?

    ewattsjt replied to hotdog19d's topic in Operating Room

    great advice from everyone!!! i would also like to add that when counting whether on the initial or closing, do it at an appropriate time. the circulator can be busy with something important, like...