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  1. Help with the life of a surgical consent!

    BloodNGuts replied to lostpinesornurse's topic in Operating Room

    Our surgical consents are worded such that they are only good on the actual date indicated on the consent. If the surgery is canceled and rescheduled for another day, we would need a consent for that...

  2. Surgeons "go ahead" problem ?

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

    We never transport a patient into the OR until we see the whites of the surgeon's eyes. Even if we receive a call from the parking lot, we still do not transport until the surgeon is physically in...

  3. Disposable safety straps on the OR table

    BloodNGuts replied to pstar001's topic in Operating Room

    You are not being too stringent. Hospitals are nasty little germ factories. The straps should be single use only as the manufacturer

  4. Working with new circulators

    BloodNGuts replied to Sammy25's topic in Operating Room

    It really does get easier. One day you will look back when everything is old hat and say, "why was my head so full when it all seems so easy now". It's a lot to learn, it truly is. The stress of...

  5. Working with new circulators

    BloodNGuts replied to Sammy25's topic in Operating Room

    Amen!!! After over 8 years of experience in the OR I still have trouble understanding scrubs when they mumble. It is critical that we support our newbies. I have seen more quality, caring nurses...

  6. Wacko RN - Write Up vs. Direct Report

    BloodNGuts replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of the reason for this nurses bizarre behavior, she is obviously a potential threat to the safety of the patients she cares for. Management needs to be informed of this immediately. We...

  7. Use of Clean Exam Gloves

    BloodNGuts posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an OR nurse and have been recently advised by my management that it is no longer acceptable practice to wear clean exam gloves while transporting patients to and from surgery. Management has also...

  8. Use of Clean Exam Gloves

    BloodNGuts replied to BloodNGuts's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your responses. According to my facility, this has been the practice in health care for years. Glad to know I'm not the only one that didn't

  9. Looking for opinions here on an *older* RN's habits

    BloodNGuts replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    As nurses, we have every right to protect ourselves. Patients come to acute care settings because they are sick. They know and understand that they are not in a hotel. The "older" nurse you were...