ORNurse1

ORNurse1 has 7+ years experience and specializes in OR.

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1. FST Experience

   ORNurse1 replied to williams84's topic in Government

   Williams84, I was commissioned 2 1/2 years ago, however I was in a MSU as a 66H that was a few miles from my home. I got promoted out so I had to find a unit that had a 66E open and the closets was 157 miles from home. I have been in the OR for almos...

2. FST Experience

   ORNurse1 replied to williams84's topic in Government

   I just recently transferred into a FST unit, what should I expect, learn and know as the only 66E?

3. Wrong site surgery - how to prevent

   ORNurse1 replied to Sunnyday2235's topic in Operating Room

   Currently we started the WHO version of patient safety checklist. There is a preop portion which includes: h&p, consent, marking, labs, blood products, images, antibiotics, DVT prophalaxis, and implants. Then there is an anesthesia checklist: air...

4. New to OR - is misery, frustration, and anger typical?

   ORNurse1 replied to msancheeze's topic in Operating Room

   It sounds bad. I had a similar experience so I keep a index card book and for each case and surgeon I made my own preference cards with hints and drs preferences including nusic they like it helps in the long run and something you can pass on to newe...

5. OR RN's recovering their own patients in a small, rural hospital

   ORNurse1 replied to wilbur1's topic in Operating Room

   I worked in a small rural hospital as an OR tech where the nurse recovEred their own patients after surgery. We did not have any major surgeries even on call the nurse recovered the patient as long as there was another person present. From there I we...

6. Surg Tech turned RN?

   ORNurse1 replied to StudentMnc's topic in Operating Room

   I was a scrub tech for 12 years before I went to school for my ADN. It made my job a lot easier to circulate because I already knew what was happening on the field. I also can tell when the scrub person is missing items needed for the surgery so I ha...

7. time out boards

   ORNurse1 replied to darlaaaa's topic in Operating Room

   We use a regular dry erase board and made labels to place on them. We fill it out with all the time out information before bringing a pt. into the OR. We also have bright orange towels on the mayo stands that say TIME OUT. They are removed once the t...

8. OR nursing in Chicago

   ORNurse1 replied to pcscholf's topic in Illinois

   I am currently an OR nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in chicago. I transitioned from an OR tech to Nurse last year and they gave me 1 year nursing experience for every two I had as a tech which came out to seven years, so my starting pay was at 29.46 an...

9. New Grad wanting OR job: Suggestions?

   ORNurse1 replied to Acouda's topic in Operating Room

   There are many hospitals that will hire new nurses into the OR usually this is do to short staffing. Most prefer experienced nurses but you should apply and see what happens. The hospital I am at now would not hire new grads in the OR until recently ...