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  1. Can I do this??

    linda2097 replied to LUVtxNursing's topic in Operating Room

    Also, before the patient enters the room, put the bovie pad on top of your prep tray so you won't forget to use

  2. Can I do this??

    linda2097 replied to LUVtxNursing's topic in Operating Room

    Practice at home. I'm not kidding. Visualize the whole case step by step at home on an imaginary patient. As you imagine, say each step out loud so it burns into your memory. Do it over and over...

  3. What do you like about being an OR nurse??

    linda2097 replied to usnwbama's topic in Operating Room

    PROS: 1. You have only one patient at a time. 2. No family is allowed in the O.R. 3. Patients are sedated or unconscious so you don't have difficult patients. 4. Very few code browns. 5. You almost...

  4. hey buddy...pls help me...

    linda2097 replied to telle's topic in Operating Room

    To make it simple, don't touch

  5. hey buddy...pls help me...

    linda2097 replied to telle's topic in Operating Room

    There's a good chance that you will just be watching. Many circulators don't want you to do anything in their room but watch. I'm not trying to sound

  6. Breaking in to new OR

    linda2097 replied to PAORNURSE's topic in Operating Room

    Oh, and the next time you move to a new town, don't sign up for full-time until after you know that the O.R. is good place to work. Work per diem first. It is easy to switch from per-diem to...

  7. Free CEUs

    linda2097 replied to shaomai's topic in Operating Room

    Here ya go.....

  8. Open Heart Team??

    linda2097 replied to TracyB,RN's topic in Operating Room

    I used to circulate CABG's. Cons: 1. Hearts can be a tense working environment. 2. You usually have to take a lot of call. 3. Sometimes it hard to get breaks if there are a shortage of heart...

  9. Breaking in to new OR

    linda2097 replied to PAORNURSE's topic in Operating Room

    In addition to your current job, start working per diem at another hospital to see which hospital is better. If you like the new hospital better, work full-time there and quit your current job....

  10. gowning off the back table

    linda2097 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Scrub nurses and techs at my facility gown and glove on the back table instead of gowning off a gown wrapper that is on an unsterile table. Should I tell my boss to forbid gowning off the back

  11. Applying to OR/Advise me

    linda2097 replied to grnmtngirl's topic in Operating Room

    O.R. nursing is very stressful. It is often as stressful as ICU. There's also a TON of things to learn in the O.R. Most nurses from other floors do not realize this. There are tons of...

  12. Poll: Do you like taking call?

    linda2097 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Do you like taking call or would you give it to someone else if someone else wanted

  13. Oncology or Orthopedic OR?

    linda2097 replied to relentlessrunner's topic in Operating Room

    Ortho surgery is very similar to wood shop except that the wood is

  14. Do most OR's use scrub tech's?

    linda2097 replied to galenanurse's topic in Operating Room

    Most hospitals are letting techs do most of the scrubbing because they are paid less. If you want to scrub, your facility is awesome. Scrubbing will make you a better circulator because you will...

  15. OR Pet peeves

    linda2097 replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

    Quite possibly the funniest surgery-related story I have ever heard. What did she say next?..... "I don't know if it's sterile but it doesn't look

  16. Vocera goodies...

    linda2097 replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    Looks like a workplace walkie talkie....

  17. "MY doctor/service"

    linda2097 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Techs should be better at scrubbing than are nurses simply because they scrub full-time. Most nurses scrub part-time or never. But most techs do not realize how demanding is circulating. I know an...

  18. gowning off the back table

    linda2097 replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    That was

  19. gowning off the back table

    linda2097 replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    You're being defensive. I have been civil. Debating technique is not

  20. gowning off the back table

    linda2097 replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    There are lots of nursing habits that are not mentioned in policy. Just because policy doesn't forbid something doesn't mean you should do it. For example, there is no policy about wiping your own...

  21. "MY doctor/service"

    linda2097 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Lots of people like routine. It's much less stressful than doing something different

  22. gowning off the back table

    linda2097 replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    I respect your experience, but let me ask you this...... Do you have a problem with sales reps reaching over the back table to point at instruments? During a total hip arthroplasty, would you have a...

  23. "MY doctor/service"

    linda2097 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    I know what you mean. I dislike it when nurses are nice to surgeons who are arrogant. Being nice to them reinforces their bad behavior. If every nurse stood their ground and was tough toward...

  24. OR Nurse Liability?

    linda2097 replied to PureLifeRN's topic in Operating Room

    Nurses do get sued. Get your own liability insurance in case your hospital chooses not to cover you. It costs only $100 a year. If you make a mistake during surgery, the surgeon will blame

  25. gowning off the back table

    linda2097 replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Question: Is it acceptable for the first person to scrub for an orthopedic procedure to gown and glove at the sterile back table? Answer: The scrub person should don a sterile gown and gloves from a...