MsLeylaBar

MsLeylaBar

Med-Surg;Rehab;Gerontology; Now OR

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  1. Help with instruments

    MsLeylaBar replied to cp24001's topic in Operating Room

    There is a book called Instrumentation for the Operating Room by Shirley Brooks Tighe. It has a lot of pictures of the instruments. If you know anyone in the sterile processing department, they also...

  2. Moving patients

    MsLeylaBar replied to lockheart678's topic in Operating Room

    I've worked in both teaching and private hospitals and yes, I really prefer the teaching ones because there are plenty of help. Wherever you work, please don't compromise the patient's safety. I would...

  3. OR Pet peeves

    MsLeylaBar posted a topic in Operating Room

    Having worked in the OR for years, have you developed any pet peeve? Stuff co-workers do that bugs you...daily situations that irritate you? I'm really easy going most of the time but on a looong busy...

  4. Afraid to lose skills

    MsLeylaBar replied to Successfulalways's topic in Operating Room

    Here's a few threads about this- https://allnurses.com/operating-room-nursing/lose-nursing-skills-340492.html https://allnurses.com/canadian-nurses/need-advice-662985.html...

  5. Tele or MedSurg better for career to be in OR

    MsLeylaBar replied to monsterRN's topic in Operating Room

    There are no openings in the OR in your area? In my opinion, it's really okay to go into the OR right away and not waste your time in other specialties. If you wish to do other specialties first, it...

  6. Studied BSN in the Philippines for 2 yrs, wants to continue in the US

    MsLeylaBar replied to ishylovesyou's topic in Washington Nursing

    I don't know if your courses will be credited. Why don't you contact the community colleges around Seattle and ask. Getting into nursing school here is very competitive so you might not get in right...

  7. OR going Green?

    MsLeylaBar replied to mactheknife's topic in Operating Room

    The hospital will have to invest in supplying all kinds of bins. A green committee was established in our OR probably 2 years ago and these people initiated everything from tracking down how much the...

  8. cloth scrub hats in the OR

    MsLeylaBar replied to luv2scrub's topic in Operating Room

    I work in a pediatric OR so 75% of us nurses, surgeons and techs wear bright colored hats with all kinds of designs. The patients and families love our hats. I know there are some people who don't...

  9. Safety glasses for the OR

    MsLeylaBar replied to UVAnurse9's topic in Operating Room

    I buy my glasses from here, there's a variety to choose from and they are cheap.

  10. Leaving a job I love

    MsLeylaBar replied to eastcoastsun's topic in Operating Room

    I think you made the right decision. It is always a big plus if you know how to circulate or scrub many procedures especially that you are planning to become a travel nurse. That only makes you...

  11. Wrong site surgery - how to prevent

    MsLeylaBar replied to Sunnyday2235's topic in Operating Room

    We do timeouts in our facility the way GadgetRN said. The surgeon is responsible for initiating it. Everyone in the room stops and gather around the patient. We actually all introduce ourselves first...

  12. 6 weeks in and circulating own case?

    MsLeylaBar replied to SkipBeat's topic in Operating Room

    Is that their norm at that hospital? That is certainly going too fast. I would understand if there were just so short of staff that day that they would pull you out of orientation but that is so...

  13. why did you choose perioperative nursing?

    MsLeylaBar replied to rncoco's topic in Operating Room

    I wasn't planning on it. I was a nurse manager at an LTC-Rehab Unit and found an ad in the paper from the Level 1 Trauma Center in the city looking for experienced RN's who wanted to try OR nursing....

  14. What is the best shoes for the OR?

    MsLeylaBar replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in Operating Room

    Only thing that would help squeaking would be to wear shoe covers. I like fitflops. They are so comfortable. I use the goghs.

  15. Pediatric vs. Adult OR?

    MsLeylaBar replied to linguine's topic in Operating Room

    "They don't have to wear their patient ID bracelet" Wow, really? That's a safety issue. They are really allowed to get into the OR without it? I used to work in an adult OR but have been doing Peds...

  16. Need a job?

    MsLeylaBar posted a topic in Operating Room

    Our OR needs a couple of nurses, 1 year current experience needed though. Sorry new grads. Seattle

  17. Need a job?

    MsLeylaBar replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

    Msancheeze, I PM'd

  18. Need a job?

    MsLeylaBar replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

    Sorry, I can't seem to find any tab to delete the post. But yeah, I just want our staffing back to what it used to

  19. CNOR

    MsLeylaBar replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    Congratulations!!! Any tips? I'm thinking of taking the exam next year. What books did you

  20. thinking of switching from main to outpatient

    MsLeylaBar replied to Lasoniamacaroni's topic in Operating Room

    Just try it, maybe you will like it. I am used to big, long cases and that's the way I like it. When I was a travel nurse, one assigment was in a surgery center and my 1st day, I have never felt so...

  21. q's- end of shift relief, meal/break relief timing, inservice relief

    MsLeylaBar replied to scrubs12's topic in Operating Room

    Our OR morning huddle starts at 0700 so most of us come to work around 6:45-6:55 to change in the locker room. Same with the off shift staff, they come in ready to work at 0900 and 1100. We always...

  22. OR nurse as a new grad

    MsLeylaBar replied to judycollingwell's topic in Operating Room

    i have 3 questions: 1 - how to gain more experience in the or as a nursing student? my workplace has employed many new grads before in the or, most of them did like a 3 month clinical option on their...

  23. What is OR nursing like in the U.S.

    MsLeylaBar replied to Apollonia's topic in Operating Room

    A lot of US Hospitals utilize surgical technicians so they do the scrubbing. It really depends on what hospital you will be working at, and how many surgical techs they have. In my OR, the RN's only...

  24. Re-entry LPN OR possibilities???

    MsLeylaBar replied to DogWmn's topic in Operating Room

    I don't think OR's are hiring LPNS nowadays, not in my area anyway. In my OR, I know 3 LPNS but they have been working here for 20+ something years, one is working as a surgical tech so I'm guessing...

  25. Hospital vs. home laundered scrubs and caps

    MsLeylaBar replied to shaomai's topic in Operating Room

    Hospital provided and laundered scrubs for us. We are allowed to wear cloth hats and we don't have to wear bonnets over