richardsrl

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1. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

   richardsrl replied to dmclung's topic in Operating Room

   Hey guys, I wanted to throw my 2 cents worth in on this....I was an LPN for 22 years when I got my RN (Dec. 2006). I worked in my hospital for about 8 years at that time. Through HR, I had been...

2. 2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

   richardsrl replied to Nursonegreat's topic in Operating Room

   I work in an OR in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern KY area. I am pretty sure this has not gone on here. I just cannot imagine this is done anywhere. Like someone else said, what about HIV, Hep C,...

3. OR Nursing - what are your hours?

   richardsrl replied to k8dubcoran's topic in Operating Room

   I work 4 nine hour shifts (6am to 3:30pm) to total 36/week, Mon-Fri with days off alternating between Mon or Fri. It is an in-house Women's surgery center (we do scheduled C sections, hysterectomies,...

4. CNOR Exam help please!!!!

   richardsrl posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi everyone, I am strongly considering taking the CNOR exam after 10 years working in the OR. My Nurse Manager is really "encouraging" me. My issue is that I am only a GYN/OB scrub nurse (in-house...

5. Emergency C-Section

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

   I work in a LDRP/Women's OR setting. I am strictly in the OR. But in our hospital, an emergent C/S (as someone else said, Mom is put to sleep, no count, etc) is called a crash. An emergency, by our...

6. how to determine blood loss by weighing sponges

   richardsrl replied to nsgmjr's topic in Operating Room

   Another quick way is to just remember this: a typical 18in x 18in lap sponge holds 100mls of fluid soaking wet. A raytec holds 10mls. Blood loss is only an estimation (EBL = estimated blood loss)...

7. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

   richardsrl replied to dmclung's topic in Operating Room

   I work in a major hospital in the Northern KY/Greater Cincinnati (Ohio) area. I have almost 25 years nursing experience with 10 in the O.R. We get approx $32/hour. No call. We are considered...