TallBlondie replied to sp1nter's topic in Operating Room
I actually love doing amputations. I think it is sad when they are done but I find them to be quite interesting. Cataracts can be a hassle though, unless you treat it like a game, we are lucky in our OR the eye gtts are put in while the patient is in...
TallBlondie replied to RacheloneRN's topic in Operating Room
Listen to WitchyRN! All are very useful tips. I would suggest going back through the threads and reading them because your question comes up often. Since OR training isn't really taught in nursing school anymore it can seem foreign when you get in th...
Maybe you could train to work in a different department while you stay in the OR some of the time. One of the things that would be wise to keep is your OR experience. Not many other hospitals will train you to work in the OR and may not hire you to w...
TallBlondie replied to HeatherB,CST's topic in Operating Room
Don't cut your hair! Plus you can always pull it back in a clip and "fluff" it between cases until it dries. If I wash my hair in the morning my hair will stay wet all day like yours but I think it takes quite a while before you really have a problem...
TallBlondie replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room
I am with Marie, I LOVE call. However, my first night on buddy call was a doozie as well. It was a 23 hour day, after my regular shift was done we had a TFN, 2 c-sections, a lap appy, a post-tonsillar bleed and 2 eye cases!! One was a "ruptured globe...
TallBlondie replied to heartincalif's topic in Operating Room
I will have been working in the OR for exactly one year this month and I can honestly say that after six months you will have the "idea of circulating" down pat, however, everyday is still a learning experience and people who have been working for 30...
TallBlondie replied to Chilly_hands's topic in Operating Room
We have this new rule as well and change can be difficult at first but time and habit can make it happen. One thing I do for the most non-compliant docs is to run the chart over to wherever the surgeon is (surgeon's lounge, pacu with his last patient...
TallBlondie replied to pamc217's topic in Operating Room
My advice is: NEVER let any surgeon see you cry! It can be very hard because there are a lot of doctors who get off on knowing that they have the ability to "break" a nurse, but I don't think it is just surgeons. There are a lot of people in general ...
As a somewhat-new nurse I would just like to say that I appreciate what experienced nurse have done for the profession. Not only have they turned nursing into more than just a 'job', they have molded it into an art. It is because of nurses with many ...
I work in an operating room that has just begun a major cost-cutting initiative that is driving us nuts. At first it started with management asking us to clock in and out within a certain range (as not to accidentally accrue overtime pay) and then pr...
Hello All! I live in Sylva, NC and work at Haywood Regional Medical Center in Waynesville. I have been working there fresh out of nursing school since October 2006 in the OR and loving it. I will be trying to get my foot back in nursing school for cl...
TallBlondie replied to redraccoon's topic in Operating Room
Go to EBAY! They have thousands of styles and you can buy patterns. Some vendors will even let you ship them fabric and will send you back a hat. I am terrible with a sewing machine so ebay has been wonderful for me. Try cutethingsonly
TallBlondie replied to ORSmurf's topic in Operating Room
I dealt with this topic in my OR by posting a cartoon that I developed on the fridge in the locker room. The first frame has a nurse filling out paperwork looking at the scrub and thinking to herself "Gosh, I wish I were a scrub. All you do is stand ...
TallBlondie replied to lenjoy03's topic in Operating Room
Listen to TracyB! Yes, you will still have to clean poop, or WORSE! I felt the same way but my drive to be in the OR was more intense than my disdain for dirty diapers on adult patients. You will get patients with MRSA (which can smell much worse tha...
TallBlondie replied to Maggie in NC's topic in North Carolina
As of 2007 Region A Nursing Consortium is still going. Though they have had problems in the past maybe these schools will work our something for each individual school before jumping ship. RANC is a great program but it is hard to keep 3 separate sch...
TallBlondie replied to Jocelyn's topic in Operating Room
Fun to work in but you lose a few skills and gain others, just like any other environment. Love it but it isn't for everyone. People who work in the OR KNOW they were meant for the OR.
TallBlondie replied to Southernurse's topic in North Carolina
I work @ Haywood Regional. If you are willing to travel 25 miles East you can work at Mission Hospitals (there are 2 right across the street from each other. 35 miles east of Haywood is Park Ridge And In Sylva which is 25 miles west there is Harris R...
TallBlondie replied to regglynn's topic in Operating Room
I had a special "circulating apron" made so now I can carry everything! I have a couple of 'holster' for pens & scissors and shallow pouches for things like tape and wipes. I don't know if this will ever catch on but I still love mine and mainly ...