EricG

Read the following clearly and without bias please! You must report to your facilities corporate compliance people/ line if you choose not to follow immediate chain of command for whatever reason. DO THE RIGHT THING FOR all those involved! You will c...

Oddly enough, Most, if not all of my dating in the recent past has been GYN patients from cases that I circulate. Does this seem like a problem? I've looked at it from all angles and can't find an issue! GOD NO!!!!!!!, lol My wife may just kill me fo...

LOL, YES, we all know it is wrong what she did. It's been stated in every single reply. What nobody is addressing is the fact that papergirl is a STUDENT and should just keep her focus on herself and her own development. Making comments to "jane, Dic...

I'm probably going to get chastised for this comment, but my advice would be to continue on with nursing school and let Jane get herself into trouble at her place of employment. If by chance you end up working with her after you finish school and get...

Absolutely. It can be fatal. I don't recall how long ago, but it was fairly recent that a woman participating in a radio station contest for a video game died from drinking a huge amount of water. Try THIS LINK

We are using ChloraPrep (2% Chlorhexidine and 70% alcohol) which is basically a paint type prep for everything that doesn't involve mucosal membranes (still using betadine and hibiclens on gyn and butt cases). Pretty quick IMO. Its implementation h...

Probably more like 7% I would guess?

back pocket: mini trauma shears waistline: pen and ID badge That's it..........

I think the above sums up the entire situation. Sure, it makes for a great controversial post, but let's have the whole picture and not what you heard from a few rooms away. There are too many variables and unknowns to even utter the words "criminal ...

If you weren't in the room and not a part of the OR team, I would advise against conjuring up any conspiracy theories that could come back to affect you in some regard. It could be as simple as the surgeon didn't want to close the abdomen post-code w...

If neuro is easy for you, anything "south" will be surprisingly simple. Running bowel and looking for bleeders isn't much different than an ex-lap s/p perf aside from a bit of increased urgency. You're going to do a great job....

I'm going to have to disagree to some extent on the PCA. In Jan I had a single level fusion and was on a dilaudid pca post -op. It worked, but sucked. To maintain pain control I was essentially forced to stay awake all night to hit that button every ...

My sentiments exactly..... :)

My first year as a circulator I never scrubbed. Didn't really care to either. The last year I have scrubbed/assisted as many cases as I have circulated! I love assisting and would choose it over circulating now given the opportunity. Guess it's time ...

psalm 55, If you happen to run across that info I would love to see it. At my past facility, we didn't use scd's and teds nearl as much as the facility I am at now does. For cystos on 35 yr old low risk pts? C'mon..... I am trying to touch base with ...

debbieuk, You left out a couple very important attributes of a circulator. We are the patients advocate during procedures. We are responsible for the safety of our patient, not just "support" for the rest of the OR team. I just felt the need to add ...

I have accepted a permanent position in the Cary branch OR. (and psyched as hell, lol:D) I have a couple questions that I feel are best answered by current employees rather than HR. PLEASE pm me if you are willing to take less than 5 minutes to answe...

I hada DUI on my record from 1989 and it was a non-issue. Period. I think it will depend on how recent it was.......

Hey all, I am moving to Raleigh the first week of Dec. I am coming from a university-affiliated level one trauma center in Jacksonville, Fl (UF & Shands Jacksonville) where I was the Urology Team Coordinator/Leader (OR). I just was offered and ac...

Find out who the OR nurse manager or director is and try to contact them directly with a resume. You will be pleasantly surprised, I am certain........

wow, they were great at what they "knew" and got fired for what they didn't? Interesting..... While I have no clue whatsoever what the reason is they were let go for, I doubt it was the "one trick pony" deal, lol. I mean, c'mon, if they were great at...

Any day I am here and my service has cases scheduled, it's what I circulate and with the same tech. Our attendings demand it. Having set teams may breed a few "one trick ponies" but you also end up with continuity and cohesive teams within each servi...

Hi! Well, it looks like I am moving to the Raliegh/Durham area in a couple months due to my wife getting a promotion that cannot be passed up. I'm approaching my year anniversary as a circulator, have completed the AORN Periop 101 certificate progra...

Looking for some insight, recommendations, impressions, etc of the Hospitals and the OR's in the area. I am coming from a university-affiliated level 1 trauma center. Oh yeah, I'm a circulator. :)

Holly Springs is a nice growing area as well if you don't mind a little driving depending on where you want to work. Unfortunately, it appears that Duke is low on the pay scale compared to the other area hospitals. Def much less than WakeMed. There i...