ShariDCST

ShariDCST

CST in general surgery, LDRs, & podiatry

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  1. Know it all scrub techs

    ShariDCST replied to rbs105's topic in Operating Room

    As a CST, I am appalled at the behavior you relate. Secondly, I am sad that such behavior is allowed to proliferate, and would like to offer my personal apology for their egotistical tirades and...

  2. How long for orientation?

    ShariDCST replied to RNBelle's topic in Operating Room

    it's also tax deductible next year when you file, if you itemize.

  3. Nursing student in outpatient surgery unit

    ShariDCST replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Operating Room

    yes! i highly recommend you read the "sticky" on this website/section entitled "so, you're observing in the operating room." it's a wealth of information, and even if none of it make sense to you...

  4. Radical Nephrectomy

    ShariDCST replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Operating Room

    my brother (43) just underwent one of these about 2 months ago, and did fine. it seems his kidney was damaged beyond repair due to stenosis of the ureter at the kidney pelvis, it had been that way for...

  5. OR nurses - how long to get used to the smell?

    ShariDCST replied to newlpn08's topic in General Nursing

    i was right there with you my very first observation in an operating room about 17 years ago! they were removing a sebaceous cyst from the back of this man's neck, and used the bovie a lot. i had...

  6. Offered a Position

    ShariDCST replied to NathanDH's topic in Operating Room

    strictly imho - go with your gut. it rarely lets you

  7. Are these any websites that explain how to circulate specific cases?

    ShariDCST replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    strictly imho - so much about circulating cases is facility- and case-specific, even physician-specific as to what you do, when and how, it'd be hard to make too many generalizations about how it's...

  8. New Grad in CA needs Advice

    ShariDCST replied to NewGrad08CA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    well - that's always a possibility. but - there are some truly scary individuals out there who manage to make it through schools of all kinds are are the most inept, ignorant, clueless people, as well...

  9. New Grad in CA needs Advice

    ShariDCST replied to NewGrad08CA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    btw.. what is mp?? i'm so used to hearing managing partner from my husbands position that i can't for the life of me place it?? in this case "mp" stands for military police - he said something earlier...

  10. New Grad in CA needs Advice

    ShariDCST replied to NewGrad08CA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    here's a thought - i had it earlier, but was away from the computer at the time..........:typing don't you have to go through a rather extensive interview process plus a psych eval to work in...

  11. New Grad in CA needs Advice

    ShariDCST replied to NewGrad08CA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks! i thought it was spot on - i tried not to leave anything out, but i'm sure i did someplace! i think maybe the "c" word applies here - as in clueless!!! i think probably my favorite part was...

  12. New Grad in CA needs Advice

    ShariDCST replied to NewGrad08CA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    just for the sake of clarity - to whom would that response be

  13. New Grad in CA needs Advice

    ShariDCST replied to NewGrad08CA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    as a cst with 15 years under my belt, if you think working in the ors is an opportunity to "kick back and let the surgeons do all the work" - boy, do i have news for you. it ain't happening in any or...

  14. I missed a call in!

    ShariDCST replied to lmd's topic in Operating Room

    i don't know about the technology "down under" but there have been past issues here in the us with people going to malls and other very large, metal framed, enclosed public areas, and not being able...

  15. New Grad in CA needs Advice

    ShariDCST replied to NewGrad08CA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i'm a little curious - what is it about nursing that attracted you to begin

  16. Should we stay sterile or not?

    ShariDCST replied to gnom's topic in Operating Room

    in a case like that, it's always been my personal practice to stay sterile until the patient is either declared stable, or has left the room, or both. it depends on the specific situation - but for...

  17. What Is An OR Tech?!

    ShariDCST replied to Batman24's topic in Operating Room

    flaming isn't necessary, and i hope nobody takes up the flame thrower on this one. it seems each person has a different perspective of what gets done, who does it, and what is more important, based on...

  18. Foley Balloon Test

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

    guess it boils down to this - no matter what you do, don't do, think about doing, think about not doing, or forget to do - nothing is foolproof, and everything carries a certain amount of risk. i...

  19. Should I call, or not?

    ShariDCST replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    nope - it's not too late. as long as they haven't filled the position yet, there's always time. and since it's been less than a week since your interview, i doubt they have offered it to anyone yet....

  20. Should I call, or not?

    ShariDCST replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    if hr told you two weeks, believe them. there's no way for you to know, unless they told you outright, how many others they would be inteviewing for the same position. plus, hr is probably dealing...

  21. When do you count ?

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

    i don't understand all the "head games," "power plays," "who rules the roost" and other forms of childrens' games that i've been reading between the original question and the replies that followed....

  22. Belly Button Gunk

    ShariDCST replied to Squaw's topic in Operating Room

    i've seen a couple where a potato crop could have easily been

  23. Policies for masks in the OR

    ShariDCST replied to maritimegirl's topic in Operating Room

    i have retrieved flashed instruments in the past from an autoclave located in the sterile core - but i never touched the outside of it to do so. it would never be considered an option to actually open...

  24. Policies for masks in the OR

    ShariDCST replied to maritimegirl's topic in Operating Room

    one thing nobody else has mentioned, and maybe because it's just too obvious to note, but a patient wearing a mask could possibly make the anesthesiologist's job of intubating that patient more of a...

  25. Low-back pain in a 4hr case...

    ShariDCST replied to mcknis's topic in Operating Room

    without mentioning brand names, for fear of supporting one over another - those self-heating wraps that go around your lower back - or even the stick-on kind - will help with the shivers two ways. one...