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  1. How much fluid bolus before epidural on your unit?

    passionate replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a perioperative RN working within the walls of OB. I perhaps look at IVs a little differently when I see concentrated urine and try to infuse more fluid I am often told by OB nurses that they...

  2. How much fluid bolus before epidural on your unit?

    passionate replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Please speak to this inquiry: How much IV fluid do you run in for a scheduled Caesarean 0730 NPO since midnight? Do you see this patient as an OB pt. or as a surgical pt. or both? Thanks, this is a...

  3. My Dream: OR Nurse

    passionate replied to heaverboo's topic in Operating Room

    To become a CRNFA you will need your

  4. personal scrubs in OR

    passionate replied to scrubnurse's topic in Operating Room

    :uhoh3:I would hate to think of what I would be bringing into my home if I were to do my scrubs from the OR in my washer. I am often surprised that nurses in other depts. who do wear their own scrubs...

  5. 3rd week of orientation

    passionate replied to babynurse1976's topic in Operating Room

    I agree--be the best you can be whatever the rung of the ladder you find yourself on. I began as an OR housekeeper, then instrument tech, then SPD, the hospital trained ST, then RN. I paid attention,...

  6. Foreign trained OR nurse

    passionate replied to lowpitch06's topic in Operating Room

    My circulator today is a woman from the Philapines who received her OR training in Texas. We had a wonderful

  7. Witnessed a terrible death last night--pls help me...

    passionate replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    It is hard to remain clinical when your heart is squeezing. Remember your purpose--end of life with dignity. You aren't maliciously "snowing" these pts. in order to end their life. Follow the doctor's...

  8. My Dream: OR Nurse

    passionate replied to heaverboo's topic in Operating Room

    Hey Heaverboo--in re-reading your posting I just noticed something. You spelled "facinates" as "fasinates", get it? You are already thinking in terms of types of tissue--fascia. You are the OR of the...

  9. dress code for or personnel

    passionate replied to henrysnana's topic in Operating Room

    Wow. No specific dress code here. I know that we have to be clean. As I look back on my reasons for entering the OR I KNOW that I thought: "This is great...no 'real' clothes, no cute hair, THIS IS THE...

  10. Stupid question....

    passionate replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    That is a good trick. A very, very, lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnng time ago we had a general surgeon who would not give up on his non-disposable scrub brushes. One day the OR mgr. just took the whole unit off of...

  11. personal scrubs in OR

    passionate replied to scrubnurse's topic in Operating Room

    2007 AORN Standards, RP and G has a section addressing this. I have not worked in an OR that has gone to this drastic "money saving" measure however there are nurses who wear special OR "dresses" to...

  12. OR orientation questions

    passionate replied to Apollonia's topic in Operating Room

    Listen...Listen...Listen and take notes on those mentoring you. You will get a feel for the nurses that make the room flow. Let them know you are trying to get a feel for the OR and ask for their help...

  13. OR orientation questions

    passionate replied to Apollonia's topic in Operating Room

    Listen...Listen...Listen and take notes on those mentoring you. You will get a feel for the nurses that make the room flow. Let them know you are trying to get a feel for the OR and ask for their help...

  14. RE: training for OR registered nurses

    passionate replied to SiLveRNarZ's topic in Operating Room

    Look into your community college opportunities. In Oregon there are many "tech programs" that can be taken or audited. They include the duties of a circulator as well as scrub. Often your instituion...

  15. RE: training for OR registered nurses

    passionate replied to SiLveRNarZ's topic in Operating Room

    You may want to check a local community college in your area. Often there is a "scrub tech" program that you can either take or audit. It includes duties of the circulator in the programs in our area....

  16. Help, my first day in the OR

    passionate replied to pamc217's topic in Operating Room

    Congratulations. Be excited that you are in a perioperative rotation. This is not as common as one might think. You are fortunate to have this opportunity to see if OR nursing is for you!

  17. Apollo College

    passionate replied to remrimsgems's topic in General Nursing

    The first year of nursing provides you with the ability to take your LPN board regardless of what program (RN) you are in so if you can't get into a BSN program then what is the harm in taking this...

  18. I can't sleep!

    passionate replied to incublissRN's topic in General Nursing

    My life once sounded alot like yours--such a full plate and I kept waiting for it to calm down.then 911 happened, two days later my mother in law died in her sleep after a long battle with...

  19. I have trouble admitting that I will be a nurse

    passionate replied to flyingfish2u's topic in Male Nursing Students

    So, you sound like you want the job description of being a nurse without having to wear the title of "NURSE". Be honest, do you want to be a nurse with everything the scope of practice entails, the...

  20. Could I be in trouble? (New nurse)

    passionate replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    This would be a great pt. hx. question for a nursing board. When you read your post what do you think should have been done? You, not what others did or didn't do. What does your gut say? You may not...

  21. Advice Needed for Labor/Delivery

    passionate replied to Banks2307's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you have an OR in your OB unit, look into how surgery will affect your practice. Get to know that piece of the puzzle, it will be a real "pearl" to

  22. to tell or not to tell

    passionate replied to veegee's topic in General Nursing

    Make a formal report. The CDC should have a list of possible exposure risks and the stats. Don't keep this a secret. You didn't stick yourself on purpose it is a risk we all take while taking "care"...

  23. I can't sleep!

    passionate replied to incublissRN's topic in General Nursing

    Be honest--don't call in sick but rather state that coming into work would be a safety hazard due to sleep deprivation. Make an appt. ASAP with a professional that can give you some guidance. Make...

  24. Is it time to leave the OR?

    passionate replied to NurseRoRo's topic in Operating Room

    I work as a perioperative RN (circulating) in an OB dept. I am having a very hard time staying upbeat and challenged. I was brought in to precept but that really never got off the ground and the OB...

  25. What do you carry in your pockets?

    passionate replied to regglynn's topic in Operating Room

    black pen, scissor, tape, glasses, notebook