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  1. You know you're an OR nurse if...

    FlyOR replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    You know you're an OR nurse when you hand people stuff that they murmur under their breath unintelligibly that they want. You know you're an OR nurse when you figure out you've created a "sterile...

  2. Advice from psych nurses

    FlyOR posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I haven't done any psych nursing since nursing school. At the time, I actually did very well at it, and it was a definite option, however, I decided it was too much like my previous job and I wanted...

  3. Advice from psych nurses

    FlyOR replied to FlyOR's topic in Psychiatric

    I thank you all very much. I feel a bit better about my struggles with this mess. I guess my "keep your mouth shut" policy is really the best one, amazing how that one always works. I will explore...

  4. Advice from psych nurses

    FlyOR replied to FlyOR's topic in Psychiatric

    Ahh. In this case, I am going to have to admit to not doing my homework. Jeepers, I know better! I guess I just thought that no one would come here and admit that they loathe a mentally fragile...

  5. Typical Orientation for PRN OR positions???

    FlyOR replied to DinoJack's topic in Operating Room

    Pick up the newest edition of Periop standards and read it cover to cover, almost everything about being an OR nurse is in there, and it will give you the knowledge as a base while you pick up the...

  6. Explain: Preload vs Afterload

    FlyOR replied to outside_child's topic in Cardiac

    Bravo! What a generous post Esme! I wish I had seen that when I was in anatomy! Just a suggestion, if you google "cardiac animations" or really any animations, you can get some good stuff....

  7. Prayer Before Surgery

    FlyOR replied to orscrubcutie1's topic in Operating Room

    You know, I have thought a lot about prayer when I am at work, mostly because I am doing the praying. Sometimes, I have been in cases that have been so dicey, that I have thought that one of the the...

  8. Best and Least Cases?

    FlyOR replied to It Takes Heart's topic in Operating Room

    LOVE Ortho! Great big femur fractures, drills, plates, screws, Jackson table and the satisfaction of "fixing"! Like General, but only at certain times. General surgeons can be mean...

  9. Pregnancy and work hours

    FlyOR replied to Ilovethe80s's topic in Operating Room

    Using the argument "you knew it when you took the job" applies only so far, and likening pregnancy to various diseases doesn't hold water. Pregnancy is a life event, not a disease. There are two...

  10. Pregnancy and work hours

    FlyOR replied to Ilovethe80s's topic in Operating Room

    Yup, these responses are pretty typical of what I have seen in nursing. I come from outside the healthcare industry and I have been pretty appalled by how it deals with pregnant workers, especially...

  11. attention: senior nurses

    FlyOR replied to nar-es's topic in Operating Room

    When I was in nursing school, I just kept repeating to myself "shut up and learn". I think that helped me in orientation. Nurses who teach tend to like to teach, but it can be pretty thankless when...

  12. Full time to PRN?

    FlyOR replied to Ilovethe80s's topic in Operating Room

    Rather than PRN can you switch to part-time? At least that way you might have it easier dealing with the mandatory OT. Also, try going out of the box, can you work a weekend day? One night and a...

  13. OR Oops

    FlyOR replied to 2001ORRN's topic in Operating Room

    I once pulled my sterile mayo over an undraped patient. Everyone has dumb moments. The fact that you realized it and immediately reported it says that you are where you should be. Sterile conscience...

  14. How to get yourself ready for a long day in the OR?

    FlyOR replied to Monica08's topic in Operating Room

    I don't know if this will help, but I treat a day in the OR like an athletic event. I make sure I go to bed early, prepare everything I need the night before and kind of block out life for those...

  15. RN in the OR?

    FlyOR replied to 2bDocOc's topic in Operating Room

    You've been given a lot of good answers, but as someone who is still relatively new to healthcare I see the circulating nurse in the OR as the minimum. Surgery is the cutting open of the human body....

  16. What to do with your rings when you scrub?

    FlyOR replied to AmyCardsNP's topic in Operating Room

    I only wear a wedding ring, but it means a lot to me, so I leave it at home. I've tried tying it to the string in my scrubs, only to almost throw it in the laundry machine. I've tried safety-pinning...

  17. PLEASE HELP

    FlyOR replied to nicenrse's topic in Operating Room

    Go back about twenty pages and start reading this OR board. Read all of the posts you can and then start formulating questions. New management thinking on the OR has a lot to do with error trapping,...

  18. Surgery Center...REALLY want this job

    FlyOR replied to achiocRN's topic in Operating Room

    I wish you the best with your interview. If I were you I would dedicate a good afternoon to reading at least fifty pages of this site. That is what I did prior to my OR interview and they were...

  19. removing gowns

    FlyOR replied to stephmj's topic in Operating Room

    I try to preserve my patient's modesty as much as possible, however untying the gown is necessary not only to prevent pressure from knots, but if there is a lot of positioning necessary as well as...

  20. frustrations

    FlyOR replied to cyncopia's topic in Operating Room

    Oh please. I am still googling stuff two years later. I know nurses with ten years that google stuff, nevermind pronouncing it. This surgeon is a twit. Are you at a teaching hospital? Because if...

  21. Unlicensed OR personnel

    FlyOR replied to CAORRN's topic in Operating Room

    Having 2 RNs in the room is a wonderful day. You always have an extra pair of hands and an extra active critical thinker. I find that RNs pitch in and get the work done efficiently and...

  22. Rant: Physician pagers!

    FlyOR replied to BridgetJones's topic in Operating Room

    Want that! Want

  23. How much OR experience do you need?

    FlyOR replied to FlyOR's topic in Operating Room

    I agree. My facility wants you to get certifications but really doesn't help you do it, nor do they pay for it. I have noticed that most OR jobs do usually state CNOR preferred etc. Given the state...

  24. How much OR experience do you need?

    FlyOR posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am very happy where I am, but out of curiousity, how much experience do you need as an OR nurse before you could change hospitals?

  25. anything you wish you were told in nursing school that you werent?

    FlyOR replied to karyan06's topic in General Nursing

    That the amount of liability for even small decisions is huge. That co-workers, doctors, everybody anywhere near something going bad will look for ways to blame you and not themselves. Corollary: NO...