ShariDCST

ShariDCST

CST in general surgery, LDRs, & podiatry

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  1. gowning off the back table

    ShariDCST replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    all that being said - thank you ewattsjt - gowning off the back table is considered poor technique, as it requires you to approach, touch and remove an item from a sterile back table before you are...

  2. Post op teaching for spinal fusion surgery

    ShariDCST replied to ken143's topic in Operating Room

    i had a spinal fusion done 9 years ago, at 42, and the smoking issue is usually addressed by the surgeon preop, and the patient is instructed (or should be) to stop smoking all together before the...

  3. Help please need a book on instruments

    ShariDCST replied to ChrisRN08's topic in Operating Room

    the website that was suggested is a good one. they have a lot of information about the instruments used in several different services. but it's a little difficult to carry with you! there are a couple...

  4. Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

    ShariDCST replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Nursing Humor

    ummm - not to be indelicate - but he doesn't have a lisp by any chance, does he?

  5. "No self- respecting nurse"

    ShariDCST replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    well - if she truly is a "scrub tech" then she was wrong on two counts. she's not a "nurse" of any kind, scrub or otherwise, and nobody in the hospital is "just" an anything.........shame on

  6. OR Pet peeves

    ShariDCST replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

    shame on them. speaking as a cst, i am embarassed to hear this. :nono:they need their knuckles rapped with a deaver retractor for such behavior. drumsticks

  7. OR Pet peeves

    ShariDCST replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

    i had a surgeon be extra "antsy" one day about getting his cases turned around, and we were working at tip-top speed with an or orderly to help with the process. he was standing at the door, tapping...

  8. Terrified in the OR

    ShariDCST replied to laneyRN's topic in Operating Room

    so, (not to cause a firestorm of controversy by any means), but to use that logic, then being licensed is no guarantee of being error-free. and if that is true, then being unlicensed - but perhaps...

  9. Disinfecting cuffs?

    ShariDCST replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    the facilities i have worked in used sterile, disposable pneumatic tourniquet cuffs, so disinfecting them was not an

  10. Just a vent....

    ShariDCST replied to Justme123's topic in Operating Room

    i wondered about the neuro guys - seems they have a particularly edgy case of "i'm god and you're just...." whatever it is you are. when i was on clinicals in cst school, i was doing my neuro...

  11. "No self- respecting nurse"

    ShariDCST replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    as a former "food service professional" myself - the first thing that comes to mind would be the phrase - "sorry - this is not my table!" impossible to put into effect of course, being at risk to the...

  12. trouble in OR land

    ShariDCST replied to nursing twin's topic in Operating Room

    i found the hearing thing happened to me to when i first set foot in the ors - it comes down to the fact that we do, more than we ever thought we did, rely on lipreading as part of actual hearing....

  13. Surgery hats are KILLING my hair!

    ShariDCST replied to Justme123's topic in Operating Room

    what exactly is "killing my hair"? is it falling out? if the biggest problem is at the hairline, a lot of folks experience this with the disposable bouffant caps with the elastic around the edge....

  14. Scrub Caps/bonnets

    ShariDCST replied to openheartmary's topic in Operating Room

    you might give these a try - http://www.surgicalscrubhats.com/servlet/the-template/about/page she's also on ebay and sells a pattern online that you can download once you pay for it. then there's -...

  15. Question about Books

    ShariDCST replied to kamperoo's topic in Operating Room

    you might want to check into this one - i recommend it highly. amazon.com usually has used copies or copies from other vendors listed with prices that vary quite a bit, from almost free to pretty...

  16. Great license plate...

    ShariDCST replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    not medical - but clever nonetheless. my husband is a mechanic, and sent me a picture from his cellphone of the license plate on a late model corvette owned by an older gentleman -

  17. A personal post-op story ;-)

    ShariDCST replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    wow! good for you - both! i bet that's a "therapeutic maneuver" that no doctor is ever going to recommend - but what the heck? if it works for the two of you - you go!! rock

  18. I Broke the Sterile Field Today

    ShariDCST replied to StarlightRN's topic in Operating Room

    you do know of course that you are allowed one sterile field break in your career, and then you're toast, right? :wink2: not!! we make mistakes. it's a given - even - gasp! - yes, in medicine! the...

  19. New grad...OR vs. working the floor

    ShariDCST replied to KindredTrinity's topic in Operating Room

    consider where you think you want to be in one year - and in five years, and go where you feel the best fit. the higher sign-on bonuses are always a red flag to me - you have to wonder why they offer...

  20. RN Schools

    ShariDCST replied to TALK-OF-MIAMI's topic in Nursing Career

    you need to make sure first that the courses you took are actually college-level credit courses, and that they are transferable to other colleges. i went to a state vocational college before they...

  21. Traveling CST'S

    ShariDCST replied to TALK-OF-MIAMI's topic in Operating Room

    as the other poster mentioned, joining the ast discussion forum is probably one of your best resources for the information you seek. the other one would be joining ast as a student member, and getting...

  22. Cst

    ShariDCST replied to TALK-OF-MIAMI's topic in Operating Room

    there are several rns that are on this board who were csts at one time. personally, i only know one - but i know there are many out there - i just don't happen to be personally acquainted with them....

  23. Exercises in the OR??

    ShariDCST replied to oldcop's topic in Operating Room

    as the previous responder mentioned, not sure why you're standing still for so long unless you are scrubbed in. my circulators generally earned that title from constant circulating around the room...

  24. Cst

    ShariDCST replied to TALK-OF-MIAMI's topic in Operating Room

    ast provides a study guide - for purchase of course - as well as an online review for the exam. some daily review of all the information you have covered is probably the best way to go about it, as...

  25. Skirts in the OR

    ShariDCST replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in Operating Room

    i live in an area where there are some conservative religious sects - old german baptist, mennonite, some of the apostolic groups and so on, and some of the young ladies belonging to them have...