MereSanity

MereSanity

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  1. University of Michigan Flint RN-BSN

    MereSanity posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Anyone familiar with this program? I am signed up for FHCHS but have not yet taken any classes. I am just trying to feel other programs out and find the best one for me. If anyone has any info it...

  2. How long does it take to love your OR job????

    MereSanity replied to divokevan's topic in Operating Room

    It took me a year before I felt like I wasn't a total moron. Give it time (unless you dread it everyday then it may not be your cup of tea)...I love it though! P.S. I am very laid back and I think...

  3. Best Thing About The OR?

    MereSanity replied to redraider1977's topic in Operating Room

    The whole idea of floor nursing bores me. I love the fast pace. I love the camaraderie. It's the only thing I ever wanted to do when I became a nurse. I had to work the floor for 6 months before I...

  4. chloaprep & open fractures??

    MereSanity replied to Kingbandit's topic in Operating Room

    I would have done the same thing. It's her license on the line. Dr's don't know

  5. Is OR nursing too specialized to move to other fields if forced (layoffs etc)

    MereSanity replied to SnowStar4's topic in Operating Room

    In my hospital all other departments had lay offs but not the OR...it takes too long to train an OR nurse...If I had to work the floor (please God no!) I would need to get acclimated but it would only...

  6. Will there always be an RN in the OR?

    MereSanity replied to ruralgirl08's topic in Operating Room

    I don't know. The national surgical technologist association is trying to get RN's OUT of the OR stating they are specifically trained for the OR while we are not (while we are specifically trained...

  7. Qualities of a good nurse circulator

    MereSanity replied to youngestof6's topic in Operating Room

    Ability to multi task (able to do at least 100 things at a time while under enormous amounts of stress). Be a good listener (you need to hear what they need on the field when 100 other things are...

  8. How many Ortho TKA/THA cases per shift

    MereSanity replied to Unit's topic in Operating Room

    We easily do 5 or so Ortho cases in an 8 hour shift (in one room)...however some of our surgeons will do "swing rooms" where they will go back and forth (the NP or PA will close while the Dr goes to...

  9. Start OR in a couple days

    MereSanity replied to nrsman1's topic in Operating Room

    There is a lot to learn in the OR and it was (and still is at times) scary. Everyone says this (but it's true)...it took me a year to actually feel like I wasn't a moron. Things started to fall into...

  10. Checking wrapped trays and instruments

    MereSanity replied to WarmBlanket's topic in Operating Room

    I believe our weight limit is 25 lbs. We also look at the blue wrapper before sets go on the back table...of course the peel packs we examine before we open. We got away from the metal trays (or...

  11. Technicare Alert--now what??

    MereSanity replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    So does anyone have a name of another product yet? I would really appreciate some

  12. Leech therapy

    MereSanity replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen them used on re-attached limbs to help reestablish blood flow in the limb. They also use maggots in hard to heal wounds...they eat only the dead tissue/flesh and then are removed. It...

  13. Cardboard and Meds Guidance Needed

    MereSanity replied to wilbur1's topic in Operating Room

    I guess cockroaches like to nest in corrugated (sp) cardboard and there is probably a fire hazard component also. No cardboard at all. Unpack supplies then break down the boxes and get rid of them....

  14. Beginning Periop course

    MereSanity replied to FlyOR's topic in Operating Room

    I have taken the peri-op course and thought it was great. However, I really think that it would not have been as useful to me if I hadn't also been working in the OR. Seeing/doing what I was...

  15. Learning to scrub..help...

    MereSanity posted a topic in Operating Room

    OK...I'm an RN that has worked in the OR for a year and a half (love it). Well, I finally think soon I am going to get some scrub instruction. I'm smart and all of that but I like to study up before...

  16. Learning to scrub..help...

    MereSanity replied to MereSanity's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for the great info! I am looking for a book/CD that I can learn from. I am also reviewing the instruments in my free time (lol). I have found a few good websites that have the instruments...

  17. Initial/Closing/Final Count

    MereSanity replied to rn_jr's topic in Operating Room

    It is the legal responsibility of the nurse to monitor the counts. If something is accidentally is left in a patient (or a scrub gets poked by a needle they did not keep track of) it is the nurses...

  18. Counting for organ harvest?

    MereSanity replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Another reason to count is for the safety of the scrubs/nurses. You don't want to poke or cut yourself on anything that you left behind. Patient safety AND OR staff safety is the reason we do...

  19. How much did Excelsior program cost you total? For those that have completed program

    MereSanity posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Just wondering. I am trying to add up the costs. I hear from some it should take $5000, and for others $7000, and for yet some others $12000! Well, what is it??? What did it average those of you...

  20. New grad...OR vs. working the floor

    MereSanity replied to KindredTrinity's topic in Operating Room

    Well, I work in the OR and I LOVE it. I worked for awhile on the floor and was bored out of my skull. The OR seems to work well for those with a bit of ADD. It's fast paced and deals with some...

  21. OR Music

    MereSanity replied to NiteRocker's topic in Operating Room

    We have satellite radio which is pretty good unless it's twangy country or elevator

  22. Prepping patient...need help...

    MereSanity posted a topic in Operating Room

    OK...does anyone have any websites with videos of patient preps? I would just like to watch a few and get a better technique going. Prepping is just my weak spot and I want to get better. Leg, arm,...

  23. pacer/defibrillators & cautery

    MereSanity replied to Booty Nurse's topic in Operating Room

    Go to Medtronic dot com and click on the "physicians/nurse" link. There a lot of info

  24. Need help creating policy for counting needles in eye surgery

    MereSanity replied to sharon03031956's topic in Operating Room

    I think in our OR we are counting them more for the safety of the scrubs and

  25. Loans And Credit

    MereSanity replied to curlysue82's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Student loans cannot be discharged thru bk...although student loans are a different kind of "debt"...you can get aid according to need, federal loans and scholarships both. If you have filed bk you...