LAM2010

LAM2010 BSN

O.R. Nursing - ENT, CTC, Vasc.

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  1. How do you know you belong in the OR?

    LAM2010 replied to sameasalways's topic in Operating Room

    Details and being able to speak up - it sounds like you have great skills as a med-surg nurse - so with your patient's safety your top priority, you shouldn't have a problem voicing what needs to be...

  2. OR nurse as a new grad

    LAM2010 replied to judycollingwell's topic in Operating Room

    i observed whenever i could in the OR when i was in school. when it came time for leadership clinicals in our last semester, we were allowed to make requests, and i was not embarrassed to put in all...

  3. Call hours

    LAM2010 replied to milian7's topic in Operating Room

    At the moment, we "regulars" are supposed to take call one weekend every four weeks (when I was hired they said it was once every 6 weeks, but at the moment that is not how it is). It is call for...

  4. O.R. orientation 6-9 mos. or 3 mos.?

    LAM2010 replied to LAM2010's topic in Operating Room

    Soooo, to update..... after a few weeks of no one approaching me about my "re-evaluation" after that 30-day extension.... I finally got the eval and I passed with "flying colors". Nothing but praises...

  5. why are OR's so cold

    LAM2010 replied to brownbook's topic in Operating Room

    Our CRNAs must have had a meeting on patient temps recently. In the last week they've been extra-attentive to their temps as they come out of the OR - apparently reports done show they're getting to...

  6. Want to get started in Informatics

    LAM2010 replied to joshuaha's topic in Nursing Informatics

    This is what I was just wondering, for myself - my OR is supposedly going to computers "soon". I thought that now would be a good time for me to see how the system gets implemented and possibly be a...

  7. O.R. orientation 6-9 mos. or 3 mos.?

    LAM2010 replied to LAM2010's topic in Operating Room

    Tomorrow I am approaching the team lead to remind her that my 30 days was up today. They've had me working cases without a preceptor for 3 1/2 weeks now - 2 days after that meeting. No one's...

  8. No wonder other specialties don't think OR is nursing!

    LAM2010 replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Operating Room

    Our students (LPNs) watch anything we do, almost. Except total hips. We do ortho cases, gyno cases, cystos, and general, and some vascular. I love having students in my room. I'm a new circulator...

  9. Eek, lost some nursing skills!

    LAM2010 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I graduated in Dec. '09 and in my clinicals in nursing school (4-year BSN program), I started some IVs and lots of priming, hook-ups, etc. Now that I am a circulator, I haven't started any IVs,...

  10. O.R. orientation 6-9 mos. or 3 mos.?

    LAM2010 replied to LAM2010's topic in Operating Room

    i understand that now-experienced OR nurses had next to no orientation - no nurses did - i am reminded of that at least once a week. not sure why the AORN position on orientation time, then, but,...

  11. Do Nurses Get Traffic Tickets?

    LAM2010 replied to rachelita's topic in General Nursing

    I might be slow on this one, but is this why people hang their stethoscopes on their rearview mirrors? (things that anyone can

  12. Eek, lost some nursing skills!

    LAM2010 replied to LAM2010's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks! :) I guess it is a new-grad type of thing to hate to lose the skills. But I do realize the OR has a whole different set of skills, I manage cases, prioritize,

  13. O.R. orientation 6-9 mos. or 3 mos.?

    LAM2010 replied to LAM2010's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks. :) This is a community hospital. So the staffing situation you mentioned does exist. And I haven't been given any other evaluations (daily, weekly, or otherwise) except this 30-day one....

  14. Preoperative antibiotics & medication safety

    LAM2010 replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    In my OR, the CRNA gets the antibiotic, hooks it up, and administers it (for same-day surgeries or inpatient). I believe it's kept in the PACU area. As the circulator I verify which one the surgeon...

  15. Wanting In The OR After Graduation

    LAM2010 replied to redraider1977's topic in Operating Room

    I did my last semester's clinicals in an OR, and that is the hospital that hired me into theirs. It is a rural hospital and they willingly hire new grads (although now they're not hiring anybody...

  16. New Graduate Offered Position in OR w/Concerns

    LAM2010 replied to whitedm83's topic in Operating Room

    I am a new grad who went straight to the OR. I haven't been there long enough to really know the job, and in fact I am feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment - I am now in my 4th week of being in...

  17. Why are leadership skills an important attribute of a Registered Nurse?

    LAM2010 replied to Hopeful2011's topic in General Nursing

    There is a lot of teamwork in nursing, and often, nurses manage care for a patient. So a nurse has to be a take-charge kind of person. If you aren't, you certainly learn to be :) A person may even...

  18. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    LAM2010 replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nashville TN. The hospitals seem to be paying new grads with the RN license about $18.00/hour to start, no matter what kind of hospital experience you have (I have zero, some were techs for years -...

  19. Last semester of the year ! But I do not want to be a nurse anymore

    LAM2010 replied to iamhere's topic in General Students

    In my last semester, I thought I didn't want to be a nurse. I knew I would be one, I just didn't have my heart in it anymore like I did for my intro semester and the first 6 weeks of my med-surg...

  20. What color are your school uniforms?

    LAM2010 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    All white, and ugly. Heavy material, an ugly shirt. And we had a blue and white patch on the jacket and shirt, so no bleaching. We could wear sneakers, they wanted them as white as possible. I...

  21. fourth year clinical placements; what has the most skills?

    LAM2010 replied to LR_C's topic in General Students

    I would think the ICU would give you a lot of experience. By the way - it's possible that you will not be an expert at things even after you graduate, but that is OK, they train you. Anyway, in my...

  22. Confidence as a nursing student?

    LAM2010 replied to JBMmom's topic in General Students

    I felt that way. I wasn't at all concerned about the school work. But didn't know if I'd be a good nurse. I reflected on all my past experiences where I've helped people, or where I was cared for...

  23. I need advice on building confidence.

    LAM2010 replied to busyallthetime's topic in General Students

    - Remind yourself constantly why you decided to be a nurse - Find an area you have a lot of interest in and try to get experiences there to remind yourself of where you can be working someday (e.g. --...

  24. Not a real nurse?

    LAM2010 replied to nrsman1's topic in Operating Room

    I haven't even started my circulator job yet - I am almost finished with the week-long facility orientation, and I think I still have to rotate to some other departments to get an understanding of how...

  25. Some Tips for Interview Questions? - by me or to me. ?

    LAM2010 replied to LAM2010's topic in Operating Room

    I am sorry, I hadn't checked back for the links to interview questions I found. But this post was true - not so much about skills at all. Mostly about what attracts me to the OR, how "committed" I...