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  1. counting instruments laparoscopic assisted mini laparotomy

    lockheart678 replied to scrubs12's topic in Operating Room

    I do those laparoscopic assisted bowel cases all the time and we always count all of our instruments. If they can stick their hand in that gel port, then they can get an instrument in there as well....

  2. Words of Advice? Recently accepted into OR training program

    lockheart678 replied to Jess.RN's topic in Operating Room

    If you can look at the schedule for the next day to see what you're going to be doing ahead of time, go home and research the procedures. While you're in the OR, any time you don't understand...

  3. New grads: Any difficulties landing a position in O.R

    lockheart678 replied to nique281's topic in Operating Room

    Most hospitals are going to prefer their employees to have a BSN, but it shouldn't stop you from getting a job. Did you like the hospital where you worked in the OR as a tech? Try getting a nursing...

  4. Pre-op interview help!

    lockheart678 replied to idahostudent2011's topic in Operating Room

    I agree, memorizing all of the questions you need to ask in the interview makes life so much easier, and when you have it all down, you will appear more confident. Make yourself a list in the order...

  5. Surgical Technologists Taking Over Nursing Roles?

    lockheart678 replied to techraider77's topic in Operating Room

    Where I work, we are really short on RNs and have more STs in the OR than RNs. Due to the shortage, when we have new RNs training, they don't get any kind of scrubbing experience. I only got a couple...

  6. circulator OR, new grad, too fast paced?

    lockheart678 replied to dontcallmeamurse's topic in Operating Room

    Don't give up just yet. The OR really does have a huge learning curve, and you've only just begun. Believe it or not, one day (even if it is a year from now), you will have that moment where it...

  7. Why all the haters?

    lockheart678 replied to UVAnurse9's topic in Operating Room

    I had a clinical instructor in nursing school who told us that when it comes to the OR, you either love it or you hate it. It seems that most of the people I went to school with really did hate it...

  8. Do doctors and nurses hate each other?

    lockheart678 replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Most of the doctors I work with actually realize that we do so much for them, and they appreciate all of the hard work that we do. We do occasionally get new residents who have a cocky attitude and...

  9. OR Specialty With Most Call

    lockheart678 replied to redraider1977's topic in Operating Room

    Your best bet will be to ask people who work in that OR now. Every hospital is going to be different, and then you'll have your busy times and your slow times. Where I'm located, we're getting into...

  10. Question for OR nurses, regarding standing up for yourself.

    lockheart678 replied to Java_Wench's topic in Operating Room

    Developing a thick skin is very important in the OR. When things start to go downhill and the doctors start yelling, you have to remember that it's the situation they're yelling about, not necessarily...

  11. OR Specialty With Most Call

    lockheart678 replied to redraider1977's topic in Operating Room

    I work in a level 1 trauma center and we do more ortho trauma and belly cases than anything else. We also get quite a few cranis, but not as many as the other two

  12. how do new nurses survive in the OR?

    lockheart678 replied to shuubie's topic in Operating Room

    I found it really helpful to make a checklist of everything that needs to be done when first setting up the room in the morning and also from the time the patient gets to the room until the procedure...

  13. Following up with patients?

    lockheart678 replied to linguine's topic in Operating Room

    I usually work with the same surgeons all the time, so I occasionally have the same patient for multiple surgeries. It's really interesting when the patient comes back a year later. Even though we see...

  14. Breaking In

    lockheart678 replied to SkipBeat's topic in Operating Room

    I started in the OR as a student, but my hospital is a teaching hospital and they are willing to hire new grads and nurses with no OR experience. If you live near any teaching hospitals, maybe you...

  15. Got to see whats it's like for the patient!

    lockheart678 replied to suanna's topic in Operating Room

    I wish healthcare professionals would become more aware of this kind of stuff. I can't even think about how many times I've seen this happen. They need to realize, just because they do this stuff...

  16. OR manager working a room

    lockheart678 replied to NurseLumpia's topic in Operating Room

    The people in my OR think the same exact thing. How can you be a manager of a unit and not know how to the job that the staff members do? We used to be so short staffed that our manager at the time...

  17. Chloraprep

    lockheart678 replied to Mr. & Mrs. RN's topic in Operating Room

    If she is so concerned about staff not applying it correctly, why not just have an inservice on it? In my OR, almost every surgeon uses Chloraprep. We have been inserviced on it countless times so...

  18. Asking someone to leave your room during a case...

    lockheart678 replied to cornpoohRN's topic in Operating Room

    I once had to make an announcement in a trauma for anyone who was not needed in the case to leave the room because there were probably 20 people in there (most of them standing around getting in the...

  19. do you prefer long or short surgeries?

    lockheart678 replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Operating Room

    I usually prefer long cases because I do more of the big, long surgeries, so that is what I am better at. Occasionally I like getting a day where I'm doing a bunch of short cases instead though so I...

  20. OR Pet peeves

    lockheart678 replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

    I've got a few more as well. How about when a medical student walks into the room and asks what they should do with their gown and gloves. Well, what do you think you should do with them? When a...

  21. Something I've noticed about OR nurses...

    lockheart678 replied to keira30's topic in Operating Room

    I went straight to the OR after graduation, so my only experience on the floor is through clinicals, but i have to say that I absolutely love only having one patient at a time, no call lights, always...

  22. Break room and refrigerators

    lockheart678 replied to nursinadream's topic in Operating Room

    We have signs posted that the fridge will be cleaned out once a week, but it never happens. They are disgusting. It is so bad that even the freezers stink, and I'm still trying to figure out what can...

  23. Computer Pre-Charting

    lockheart678 replied to ashifer22's topic in Operating Room

    I know a lot of people I work with pre-chart, but when I was on orientation, one of the nurses I worked with told me never to do that because it would look bad if that chart ever ended up in court....

  24. Will I ever get it?

    lockheart678 replied to oscar6802's topic in Operating Room

    Give it some time and you will get more comfortable. I've been doing it on my own for about 6 months now and I haven't had that moment where everything just totally comes together that I've heard so...

  25. Burned out with nowhere to go

    lockheart678 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I've been an RN for about 9 months now, and I went straight to the OR out of graduation. I was very excited about it because I knew that's all I wanted to do. I started circulating on my own about 5...