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  1. Working with new circulators

    passionate replied to Sammy25's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for this reminder. I try to circulate and scrub as if it is with a new grad--I so remember being new and some of the setups I

  2. Disposable safety straps on the OR table

    passionate replied to pstar001's topic in Operating Room

    Like anything else--once it staes it is single use that is how it is intended to be used. Keep throwing them out, see how quickly the non-disposable strap re-appears. Or if that is too risky for you,...

  3. Surgeons "go ahead" problem ?

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

    The road to Hell is paved with good

  4. Surgeons "go ahead" problem ?

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

    I don't bring the patient into an operating room until I have seen the eyes of my surgeon. I did that once because anesthesia was having a cow and one of the surgeons was not in the arena when the...

  5. Surgical &/or Operating Room Nurse

    passionate replied to BERMY-dmg's topic in Operating Room

    You cannot be a nurse without completing a nursing program. If you are an LPN or surgical technician you still are not considered an OR nurse in my institution because LPN is not recognized in our OR...

  6. Scrub hat pattern?

    passionate replied to redraccoon's topic in Operating Room

    If you sew at all and have a "paper" hat from a place you have worked you can take it apart and make a pattern. The hat I patterned takes only 1/3 yd material , ties in the back and doesn't look like...

  7. Dating an OR Nurse

    passionate replied to truecrisis's topic in Operating Room

    Great to see you chime in!!! I love

  8. Now I'm REALLY psyched!

    passionate replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    Good for you!!! The OR is addictive! I hope you love it as much as I have for more than 30 years. I still look forward to each assignment and pt. I cannot think of a better way for me to bring home a...

  9. Looking for Comfy Shoes

    passionate replied to sg6307's topic in Operating Room

    I wear Dansko shoes or Z-Coils. I also always wear a full support hose (the real Rx kind), and have orthotics for days when I need the extra. I work long cases often and have found that anything to...

  10. any same day surgery experience?

    passionate replied to jlrose's topic in Operating Room

    oops, I meant fast paced but I guess it could be considered "face" paced too if you

  11. any same day surgery experience?

    passionate replied to jlrose's topic in Operating Room

    Outpatient, sameday surgery is face paced and depending on if it is for profit or not can sometimes seem like you are on a luge going backwards. It is a tight schedule but consistent. Usually a...

  12. Dating an OR Nurse

    passionate replied to truecrisis's topic in Operating Room

    I have been in the OR for 30+ years so I asked my pharmacist husband and here is his advise to you: Don't expect dinner on the table, ever Be prepared to be a good short-order cook and love it. Be a...

  13. My biggest mistake, EVER

    passionate replied to CIRQL8's topic in Operating Room

    My biggest mistake? Dropped the skull flap. That night I learned bone can be autoclaved. So, I guess it wasn't my worst mistake ever. That is probably yet to

  14. Code of Ethics

    passionate replied to btlrcthy's topic in Operating Room

    I would check with

  15. Circulating

    passionate replied to Great Potential's topic in Operating Room

    I was speaking to the "old" 5x7 preference card system. We wanted circulators to use pencil to make revision rather than ink. As far as ink--on charting we use ballpoint. No gel

  16. Heartbroken.....

    passionate replied to DesertRain's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am so sorry!!! Put your application in at all schools and just see what happens. If you are accepted somewhere else then you get to decide what is right for you, whether you want to go or not. What...

  17. Intubating during surgery?

    passionate replied to wannabesedated's topic in Operating Room

    Did you ask the anesthesia provider of

  18. Contrast Dye as a Medication

    passionate replied to dsr1957's topic in Operating Room

    Well, you can say "dye" you just cannot say "die"..confusing huh? Circulators pull the contrast medium re: preference for the case and based on pt. allergies. It is delievered to a sterile field into...

  19. Management Structure

    passionate replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    Mgr. Clinical Coordinator Lead RN/runs board Staff

  20. waking anesthestized patient

    passionate replied to akor's topic in Operating Room

    I agree. If the patient is anesthestized that is a reversal option. Not doing an emergent dissection is no option at

  21. What would you do?

    passionate replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Just thought--a loud bird doesn't get fed but becomes annoying. A smart bird knows where the "food" is and comes from. You have that figured out--you are a smart bird. Recently I read a quote on this...

  22. What would you do?

    passionate replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Currently I am only circulating. Enjoy scrubbing--I miss it so much. Look at your rotation as a gift and use it the way you want

  23. Question for OR RN's who work 7a-3p

    passionate replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    Breaks and lunch both in the same

  24. Help with the life of a surgical consent!

    passionate replied to lostpinesornurse's topic in Operating Room

    Consents have always been institution dependent in my practice. I go with that. What does joint commission

  25. Help! I may get fired!

    passionate replied to Siouxz2's topic in Operating Room

    I have to share a discussion I had today with a clinical coordinator of an OR who in the past was an interim coordinator of an OB dept. When she stepped into the OB arena she was bombarded by nurses...