suz1320

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1. Turnover Time

   suz1320 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi, The big focus on turnover time is not always the best for the pt. We are a small staff doing open heart cases.20-25 minutes is average for our group.BUT the patient is brought in before the room...

2. Open Heart Nurses...I need your help! (we need prep recommendations)

   suz1320 replied to MereSanity's topic in Operating Room

   We use Actiprep, which is Ethyl Alcohol 73% w/w and we use for all areas.We have great zero infection rate for sternal

3. 2009 On-Call Pay Scales

   suz1320 replied to openheartmary's topic in Operating Room

   Hi, Looking for feedback on call pay.We get $2.50 hr plus the time and half.The kicker is we are a small group so we end up taking a week at a time.So in a nutshell everyother weekend we are on house...

4. Electrical safety in operating Room

   suz1320 replied to chiquilina's topic in Operating Room

   Hi, I have a quick question and would love feedback.When you have bovie pad cords that hang on the floor or near it,I have seen towels placed over the cords.Is it acceptable?What does the AORN...