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I have been a nurse for 4 1/2 years. I started on ICU for 2 years and transferred to open heart surgery. I love the OR. I am now the OR educator at my facility. I will tell you that it is a completely different type of nursing than what you have ...

I have been an OR nurse for 2.5 years. I work in Open Heart surgery and it is DEFINITELY NOT BORING!!!:redbeathe As stated above you have to think and make decisions on a dime. Every area in nursing has its ups and downs. Some days are slower tha...

You mentioned SCIP, just curious what are the SCIP guidelines on prepping? We have several SCIP guidelines we follow, but I haven't heard anything about prepping. We use Betadine solution and scrub single use bottles), as well as duraprep. If a pt...

We do not do a fluid balance on TUR's The only case I have had a surgeon request a fluid balance on is endometrial ablasion.

Stick with it and give yourself time to adjust :-) I have been in the OR for a little over 2 years now and it really does take a year to get into the swing of things and be confident in your abilities. One of these days things will just "click". Fo...

At my facility we get $3/hr standby plus 1.5 if we get called in. I am on the heart team and each person is on call 14 days of the month (every other weekend). We get paid a one hour minimum when we clock in call back. I am in Indiana.

We have some chloroprep that is tented so that you can see where you have prepped as opposed to the clear prep, but other than that I have never seen any other discoloration.

ooops there are 2 pages stage 4 ulcer trach or rectal tube

ooops there are two pages ...... I think I would have to go with stage 4 pressure ulcer trach or rectal tube

vomit definately trach or colostomy

We only wear masks in the actual room after sterile supplies are opened except for clean cases. I have been told the same thing about the patient not wearing mask because it is their germs. I have also heard that after about 15 minutes of wearing t...

One of the great things about nursing is that there are so many different specialty areas inside and outside of the hospital setting. If the hospital setting is not for you maybe you could consider home health care or being a school nurse, industria...

I have a question about prescription meds. I have about $600 worth prescription medication that I paid for out of pocket because insurance didn't cover it and now I can't take it. Does anyone have any ideas of how I can possibly get any of the mone...

First off read you policy, second refer to your drug book and if you are still uncertain or don't have time to look it up call your pharmacist that is what they are there for. No question it stupid especially when it comes to caring for your patient...

We have a RRT at our facility which includes an ICU nurse, Respiratory therapy, float nurse, and supervisor (if able). We have had it for about three years and I think that in the beginning the floors were unsure of when to utilize this team, but ov...

I was wondering if anyone can tell me whether or not micro needles (8-0, 7-0) can be seen on fluoroscopy or hard plate x-ray. I work in open heart surgery and often use SEVERAL micro needle. We currently count all needles, but I have been told that...

Yep that sucks!! However all part of the job. When I was orienting to ICU I was helping clean up a C-Diff patient and when we rolled her to her side and I started to clean she coughed and splattered me all across the chest with C- Diff poo. I'm su...

Thanks for the info. I will definitely check out the website. Our situation is that our surgeon uses A LOT of micro needles and has a tendency to throw them on the field or off the field if the tech isn't "fast enough" in getting them from him....

We count hypos, but I don't think everyone counts FRED....I do...I have always been told that "if the nurse wants it counted its counted, if the tech wants it counted its counted" So if you feel it is something that needs to be counted your tech sho...

I have worked in the OR for 2 years now and have had the opportunity to help train new employees and have students shadow as well. From my point of view that room is "my room" I am responsible for maintaining sterility and safety. I am "territoria...

Would there be any way to maybe annotate your name or initials into the documentation that way you know you documented it. We do that where I work. We have McKesson as well, but the program we have shows when changes were made and by whom.

I agree, I tuck the draw sheet under the patient and use gel pads or foam to protect the elbow and wrist. I also use sleds which slide under the mattress for two reasons 1) help keep the arm from slipping or coming untucked (especially on larger pat...

Thanks to all for the info and good luck, Lovablevn, on your first round of IVF!!

I was just wondering if anyone has heard of or undergone the procedure of ovarian diathermy aka "ovarian drilling". I am considering this procedure as treatment for PCOS, but wanted to get the opinion of my fellow medical professionals on the subjec...

Thank you for the info. I have another question if you don't mind...Did you have the ovarian drilling procedure done more than once?