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Except for certain specialties and surgeons, like orthopedics. Our ortho docs like it to be as cold as possibly when they do procedures. We keep our ortho rooms at around 55-57F.

In my experience, it's typically the anesthesiologist who does, as they have ready access to the drugs in their cart. However, there were cases when a nurse will jump in and be the medications person if the anesthesiologist is busy maintaining the patient's airway. The beauty of working in the OR is that it is very much team-oriented. Your colleagues will help you if you need it. Of course, YMMV. ☺️

I was trained to do both, but was made to concentrate on circulating (my previous hospital hired STs). It really depends on my mood. Some days I prefer to do one over the other. However, I would really love to be trained to scrub further. ☺️

I was a telemetry nurse who moved over to Periop nursing. While it is important to know the different tools they use there, it's more important knowing where to get them when needed. Also, don't lose touch of the things you learned on the floor. For instance, I had to help run a code for a crashing patient on the table (patient, thankfully survived). Everyone else didn't really know what to do because they haven't done so in a long time. I was really glad for the telemetry experience under my belt. Lastly, be kind to everyone. It helps you get through the various personalities in the OR. :)

I am an experienced RN who started training in the OR as a perioperative nurse. I'm glad to say that even in my hospital (which is located far from the nearest big city), we follow AORN guidelines almost obsessively. I am sorry to hear about your experience and I concur with the rest of the group: protect your license and leave. Or you can take the road less travelled and be a bastion of OR safety. Best of luck!

+1 here. I was once told that you only learn 10% of the job in nursing school, and that number shrunk to 5% when I started precepting. As a student, I was open to learning from my nurses and was grateful for every opportunity to work with the patient (including making their beds and getting them ice chips). If the nurses see that you're willing to help out in any way you can (esp with the simplest tasks), then they will be more amenable to providing you with more opportunities. You always learn something new everyday, regardless of how many years of experience you have under your belt. :)

Sorry for the super late response. I got 75 q's.

Congratulations! Nursing school is like taking a sip of water out of a fire hydrant as my clinical instructor said. Learn what you can, observe and practice as much skills as you could. I was in the same boat as you two years ago when I started my ADN. It goes by really fast. Now, I'm starting BSN in August and the feelings are the same. So sit back and hold on tight. Get ready to grab it by the horns. :)

CSUF is an impacted campus, meaning they get more applications than the actual spots they have. So, the application requirements are more competitive compared to other campuses. I am not well-versed about the entry-level BSN, but I am more familiar with the RN to BSN option. Fullerton is a ranked campus in the CSU system (according to US News) and their nursing school is great. The facilities and equipment are up to date and the staff is wonderful. I would highly recommend that you schedule an appointment to see an adviser from the School of Nursing. They can provide you with comprehensive information, as well as answer any questions you may have. Not very specific I formation but I HTH nevertheless.

Thanks, lovepeacelove! I've heard about this from a friend and I guess that's the only way to get in. Maybe I'll have more luck next year when I'm done with my BSN. :)

Anyone?

Spoke with Ms. Monsein this morning, and she said that they are still going through apps and will probably do so for the next couple of months. The application period closed today, I noticed.

Goody86: thanks for the info. Are you applying locally or from out of state? Mine changed today and still no email, so I'm trying to make some formal deductions here so I hope you guys don't mind the questions. :)

I just off the phone with them and they said that if they haven't called yet, it's safe to assume that I don't get to move on. They received 600+ apps for 7 spots. Oh well, moving forward... :)

Congrats to everyone who got the interview emails! :) If I may ask, what does your application status say now that you've received the TalentMine email?