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Ok. I have heard that vaseline or carmex being used on the patients lips or nose that is using oxygen can be combustable. Is is true. and if so is is evidenced based practice not to use it. And finally if it is combustable and dangerous, is there an ...

Are circulators allowed to have beard in the OR if they are kept neatly trimmed?

I was just wondering what you all thought about male nurses with beards. I was wanting to grow a beard neatly trimmed of course, you know close to the face, not a grizzley adams beard. would the beard appear slouchy unprofessional or what? I just don...

I was just wondering how common it was for circulators to recover their own patients whole on on?

"I hate to break it to you Batman, but I don't thing the silver goose is a new villan"

Malignant hyperthermia, mock codes, EKG rythms etc

This may sound silly but could it have been stomach contents that were aspirated

I was recently assigned the responsibility of revamping our PACU anesthesia orders, because our accrediting body says ours are written poorly. Ours currently read like 2-10mg morphine, titrate for relieve, 10-50mg morphine, and so on. They say we nee...

I was a circulator for a year and transferred to the PACU and have been ther for about six months and I love it. I have very little floor experience. Im sorry but in my opinion nursing is nursing. all the other details you will learn. wheather you le...

I was just curious what you all thought about an PACU nurse transferring to ED. I somehow got wrangled into a trauma code the other day, and I kinda liked the excitement. I have always worked best when I have to think right then, instead of thinking ...

Circulators where I work are required to recover their patients while on call!

I just got to thinking the other day. How many if any nurses go on to become a doctor, you know a full MD. And if so are nurses at an advatage in medical school. Just wondering what you all thought. Thanks

Rural girl where I work we are requires to cross train in the pacu, because when we are on call we recover out own patients

I have been in the OR for about a month and a half and cannot help but get the feeling every once in a while that I am not a real nurse I feel like all of my schooling went to waste and all my skilled are evaporating away. How do you get over this fe...

I was just wondering I am a new circulator and I am learning constantly and from a lot of people ( good practices and bad ones) j was curious what to do if your back table becomes contaminated, let's say by opening something that sligtly touches a f...

Thank you all very much. Oh and by the way I am very new, only had my RN for 1 1/2 months

I don't mean it in a bad way. But I guess I havnt had all those experiences yet.

Thank you all

I was just curious if any of you speed when you have to go in while on call. If there is a major emergency do you speed to get there, and if so if you get pulled over will the cop be understanding of your situation. Just curious.

I was just wondering. I took my test on thrusday, and saturday morning i used quick results which said I passed. but my name is not on the bon. I realized that it will probably be up monday but when monday seven am, 8, 12, 5. any idea guys. guess it ...

If our surgeons are in a fast working mood. we can do about 3-5

I was just wondering if you do you clipping for preps in the OR or in the pre-op area. Also does anyone know of any AORN standards for clipping as to where it should be done?

My guess would be just know your formulas and you should be fine.

Let us know how you did

How bad do you have to fail to fail with 75 questions on the NCLEX-RN?