ShariDCST

ShariDCST

CST in general surgery, LDRs, & podiatry

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  1. What's the easiest job in the operating room?

    ShariDCST replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    I have not circulated as a primary - legally I cannot - but I have second-circulated a lot and I do know what's involved because I work very closely with my circulator when I do that, and I know what...

  2. What's the easiest job in the operating room?

    ShariDCST replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    that depends on numerous factors - who the first assistant is, how good they are at their job, the caliber of the surgeon they are working with, the difficulty of the procedure at the time, the...

  3. Suture help

    ShariDCST replied to Apollonia's topic in Operating Room

    it was my pleasure entirely - i hope it will be helpful. have a wonderful day!

  4. Suture help

    ShariDCST replied to Apollonia's topic in Operating Room

    if you're asking about needles only - there are two basic kinds - sh types are round through the cross-section and atraumatic to "friable" tissues like inside the bowel, and working inside the...

  5. Suture help

    ShariDCST replied to Apollonia's topic in Operating Room

    there are some pretty good references available online that discuss and describe various sutures, needles, selection, qualities, characteristics and so on. one of them i found on wikipedia, and it's...

  6. Is it me?

    ShariDCST replied to keepitreal's topic in Operating Room

    here's some more information for you to look at - it sounds like they wrote this with your facility as an example! http://www.minurses.org/news/mn2008/0506mn/0506mn_lateralviolence.pdf heck - just...

  7. Is it me?

    ShariDCST replied to keepitreal's topic in Operating Room

    this sounds like hell on earth - i can't blame you one bit for being frustrated, confused and angry. i think at this point, the next thing i would be signing would be a letter of resignation. and, as...

  8. Learning to scrub..help...

    ShariDCST replied to MereSanity's topic in Operating Room

    Check out the website for The Association of Surgical Technologists - www.ast.org. They have a wealth of information available in the form of books, study guides, DVDs - one in particular covers the...

  9. breaking sterility question

    ShariDCST replied to penny77's topic in Operating Room

    cost containment is not on the top of my list of my worries whether i'm opening a case, or scrubbed in during one. now, i don't mean i don't pay attention to the obvious things, like not throwing out...

  10. R U Serious.Signing Out for lunch...

    ShariDCST replied to TopazChick81's topic in Operating Room

    honey - i've been in the work force a long long time - and i can tell you this about it - i thought of this years ago - "i have worked in many, many places - the only thing that changes are the names...

  11. R U Serious.Signing Out for lunch...

    ShariDCST replied to TopazChick81's topic in Operating Room

    as long as you are being paid an hourly wage - no matter what kind of professional you are - then you punch a time clock of some kind to account for your time at work. this is how they calculate your...

  12. Does this make sense to you?

    ShariDCST replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    seems to me your anesthesia staff should be speaking to the medical board/"powers that be" about inept surgeons who cannot/will not operate efficiently and routinely subject their patients to...

  13. LPN v ST v RN

    ShariDCST replied to Quiara's topic in Operating Room

    if you are truly fascinated by the surgical tech profession, then may i recommend that you visit the website for our professional organization, www.ast.org ? it will give you a good bit of information...

  14. Tying gowns after the spin card has dropped

    ShariDCST replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    backs of gowns are never considered sterile anyway, so it shouldn't make any difference as far as that's

  15. Gowning others--best place to put hands?

    ShariDCST replied to lilla_fjaril's topic in Operating Room

    first - it sounds like your preceptor needs to slow down, and show you how it's done properly. if she can do it not really thinking about it, then she needs to scrub in with you, if she's not already,...

  16. Surgical internship

    ShariDCST replied to aprilr's topic in Operating Room

    yep - make sure you eat some breakfast before going in - never go on an empty stomach, even if you have to grab some cheese crackers out of a vending machine - put something in your stomach. but try...

  17. Sequence of passing instruments

    ShariDCST replied to NewRN35's topic in Operating Room

    basics - the tougher the tissues they are working on, the heavier the instrument needed. for instance, you wouldn't hand up metz scissors to cut skin, or use heavy mayos on peritoneum. the shallower...

  18. Cases during 11pm to 7am

    ShariDCST replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    how could i have forgotten this one...........well, let's just say this about it - one roman meal bread bag, and an aerosol can of that foam "crack filler" insulation stuff (aptly named in this...

  19. Cases during 11pm to 7am

    ShariDCST replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    i've been called back to do emergency open gall bladder removal at 2 in the morning because the patient let his gallstones go so long they eroded through the sac and fell all into his abdominal cavity...

  20. Scrub Tech Clinicals starting...nervous!!!

    ShariDCST replied to TiggerBelly's topic in Operating Room

    congratulations!! i remember feeling exactly like you are right now on my first day of clinicals 17 years ago. but - we spent a good bit of the first couple of days on orientation to the facility, and...

  21. What is your OR Time OUT consist of??

    ShariDCST replied to mooneyes65's topic in Operating Room

    heehee - awesome! we have something in common! my version of that was to always tell them that i had failed to throw a blade before i scrubbed in, look sheepish (as much as possible in a cap, mask and...

  22. Nurse tech advice??

    ShariDCST replied to mimimartina's topic in Operating Room

    gotta give folks a chance to get here, read your post and write a response. there wasn't that much time between the first post and the second. a little patience sometimes goes a long way. have a good...

  23. Dating in the O.R???

    ShariDCST replied to galenanurse's topic in Operating Room

    i have yet to understand why two women would want to fight each other over a man who's obviously not interested in being monogamous to anyone. :icon_roll it goes on all the time - in all levels of...

  24. How to handle an abusive surgeon?

    ShariDCST replied to aquarius1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i noticed one thing regarding the situation described by the original poster, and the answers provided. the op is located in the uk, and the answers given so far are from nurses in the us and one from...

  25. Dating in the O.R???

    ShariDCST replied to galenanurse's topic in Operating Room

    my first job out of cst school 15 years ago was in a small community hospital or in a nearby town. one of the anesthesiologists, a particularly handsome and charismatic spaniard, was married to the or...