KayceeCA

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  1. Do you miss patient contact?

    KayceeCA replied to Irene joy's topic in Operating Room

    One of my favorite things about OR nursing is the fact that I have one patient at a time, and during that time my entire focus is on that patient. I'm lucky in that I am able to almost always build a...

  2. Flashing

    KayceeCA replied to Sammy25's topic in Operating Room

    Sounds like your facility has adopted the same philosophy as ours. We are not supposed to flash anything unless it's an absolute emergency - the instrument or set is needed for a case that is...

  3. New RN dreams of going to OR

    KayceeCA replied to Guest296136's topic in Operating Room

    I went straight to the OR from nursing school because I knew that was where I wanted to be. I worked as a nurse extern in the OR while I was in nursing school, so I knew OR nursing was what I wanted...

  4. 12 hour Shifts?

    KayceeCA replied to Guest296136's topic in Operating Room

    I did 12 hour shifts in the OR for a few years because of family needs, but it was rough. Now I do 8 hour shifts, and it's so much better. It sounds great to just work 3 days a week, and it really is...

  5. Back pain and body fatigue in OR versus Med-surg

    KayceeCA replied to applesRN's topic in Operating Room

    I've never worked med-surg, I went straight to the OR from nursing school. But I can tell you that I'm 46 years old, I go to the gym 5 days a week, I'm in excellent health and physical condition, and...

  6. Cases during 11pm to 7am

    KayceeCA replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Transected aorta - yeah, I take heart call.

  7. Do you still do timeouts during emergency cases?

    KayceeCA replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, unless its a crashing through the doors coding on the table case, we still do time outs in emergencies, and we still mark the operative site. It's probably even more important then, when everyone...

  8. recommend going STRAIGHT to OR (residency)?

    KayceeCA replied to FaLaLa134's topic in Operating Room

    I went straight to the OR from nursing school and I've never regretted it. Sure, I couldn't go to a med/surg floor or ICU now and feel comfortable, but I don't want to to do that anyway. I worked as a...

  9. count sheets

    KayceeCA replied to joeshaf's topic in Operating Room

    This is just my opinion, as a nurse who usually circulates and scrubs on occasion. I feel it's my responsibility to make sure nothing is left inside my patient. Period. I don't care about...

  10. Why did you pick OR/Periop nursing?

    KayceeCA replied to Mac06's topic in Operating Room

    I knew when I went to nursing school that I wanted to be an OR nurse. I've always been fascinated by surgery, and I thought it would be a great job for me. I almost quit nursing school my first year...

  11. Poll: Does your O.R. have RN's working 11pm-7am?

    KayceeCA replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Same

  12. Oh well, I tried..........

    KayceeCA replied to CathRN's topic in Operating Room

    I'm so sorry this happened to you. Unfortunately, there are some ORs where such behavior is tolerated. I can tell that it isn't everywhere though. I've worked in four ORs, and only one has allowed...

  13. Asked to stay late with call team w/out call team pay

    KayceeCA replied to mooneyes65's topic in Operating Room

    No, this doesn't happen in other OR's, or at least it shouldn't. I hope that you will all stand up and demand a second (or third) call team with call pay rather than being forced into this situation....

  14. Does your OR have an educator?

    KayceeCA replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, we have two educators. The last three OR's where I worked had 1 educator each. None of them ever gave breaks or worked in the rooms. With the exception of the educator that taught my...

  15. Scrub hat pattern?

    KayceeCA replied to redraccoon's topic in Operating Room

    I ordered scrub caps from Sparking Earth after reading about them on this site (it might have even been a post by Snowshooz, I'm not sure) and I absolutely love them! In fact, I just placed my third...

  16. Foley Balloon Test

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

    Here's my experience, and my opinion based on it. After all, that's really all any of us have to go by, isn't it? I was taught to test the balloon, and no one (including urologists I worked with...

  17. Open Heart Team??

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

    I'm a heart nurse. I worked as a nurse extern in the OR when I was in nursing school, and from the first time I stepped into a heart room, I knew that was what I wanted to do. I completed a 6 month...

  18. CVOR or CCU(CVICU)?

    KayceeCA replied to ncube's topic in Operating Room

    I'm a CVOR. I worked as a nurse extern in the OR when I was in nursing school and I knew before I graduated that I wanted to do hearts. The first hospital where I worked didn't have much of an...

  19. Out of OR procedure count question

    KayceeCA replied to elizabells's topic in Operating Room

    At the last place I worked, the OR staff would go to the NICU for similar procedures. A scrub and circulator from the OR would go with the surgeon or fellow, and we would set up a field similar to the...

  20. O.R. Internship Interview - Help, please!

    KayceeCA replied to Lizzie9397's topic in Operating Room

    Congratulations!! Being yourself during the interview process is always the best thing to do. Now you know they think the real you will make a good OR nurse, not some image you presented just to get...

  21. Surgical Caps!

    KayceeCA replied to NiteRocker's topic in Operating Room

    I was just looking at the Sparkling Earth website, and they have some new caps that are made for people with bangs. I don't know if you have bangs or not, but the design of these look like what we...

  22. No such thing as minor surgery!!!

    KayceeCA replied to 68RN's topic in Operating Room

    You are so right. Anyone who works in the OR learns this lesson sooner or later. For me, it was a few months into my OR career. I was working in the "major" OR, as we called it, where we did the big...

  23. Terrified in the OR

    KayceeCA replied to laneyRN's topic in Operating Room

    Amen! Most people have no idea how much difference a good anesthesiologist can make, especially when things go

  24. Favorite specialty and why?

    KayceeCA replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    From my first day in the OR, my favorite has been hearts. I got away from them for a while and even worked in an outpatient surgery center at my last job. But now that I'm preparing to go back to work...

  25. Placement of nerve monitoring electrodes

    KayceeCA replied to littleds's topic in Operating Room

    At the hospital where I circulated spine cases (a teaching hospital) the surgical residents placed the electrodes. I definitely would not place them without proper