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I have been in the theatres for years and this is a bit embarrassing to ask but I'll ask anyway. In Australia, we gowns like . So my question goes, is the back of the gown sterile?Some people tell me that it is, others tell it isn't I am not sure i...

Thanks for the replies guys. Clarified this with the theatre educator and told me that the back of the gown is unsterile. That would contradict what the orthopaedic surgeon told me. LOL. thanks

Hi guys, I will be having an over the phone panel interview in one big city hospital and another one over Skype interview in also a big city hospital. It would be for a theatre position. I'm scared and getting nervous about it. I migt let nervousness...

And why would you want to waste another 4 years of your life to study nursing again? Please don't. Im a Filipino nurse in Australia. I graduated in 2007 gained some experience and migrated here with those experience. I have worked with several Filip...

I'm an agency nurse and I never ran out of shifts (orthopedic scrub/scout) my suggestion is , do your job prOperly and make a strong impression on the staff, that way they will request to have you instead of another agency nurse. I have noticed some ...

A little background about me. I am an Australian RN and have been working in the operating room for 4-5 years. My specialty is orthopaedics- specifically hip and knee joints. The surgeons I work with are very nice, patient and lovely. However there ...

A little background about me. I am an Australian RN and have been working in the operating room for 4-5 years. My specialty is orthopaedics- specifically hip and knee joints. The surgeons I work with are very nice, patient and lovely. However there ...

Thanks for the suggestion thenightnurse456. I will take your suggestion on a higher level, I will document using my iPhone as a recording device. I will put it in my scrub shirt pocket just before i scrub(or put it somewhere in the operating room whe...

as the previous poster said, you cant be fussy on which hospital to apply. At the moment australia is oversupplied of RNs. I was sponsored by a hospital and since then they have stopped sponsoring and started hiring new grads. If your very keen in a...

Aussie RN here, I work in a religious hospital and thus gets tax breaks as it is not a for profit organization. However the managers push us for a quick changeover. we average 5-10 minutes change over time for joints.

I envy you OP! Obviously you have tons of money to support your education here. As an international student in Australia, it can be very expensive. Anyway, may I know why your doing this? if you're already a nurse in the philippines, then why not do ...

i was offered a job as a military nurse. but before that i have to survive the rigorous 8 month training! so what do you think? should i pursue it? during the 8 month long training we are not allowed to leave the camp's premises or even allowed to h...

Im a bit confused about the fluids used in urology. if the patient is having a cystoscopy, which fluid is ideal? and why? if patient is having a surgery above the bladder, which fluid is ideal? and why? if patient is having a long urological procedur...

thank you for sharing. Have you tried searching online for nurses who blogs? I was looking for one the other day but I havent found a nurse specifically blogging for the operating room environment.

OMG ScrubRNwannabe! Your story is really, really depressing. It really paints a horrible portrait in the operating room. Let me tell you my story. I’m a registered nurse from a different country and migrated to the down under. Prior going to Austr...

Hi there! I just had my OR interview with the Nurse Unit Manager. I also had heaps of interviews with other hospitals. They have different types of questions but it all boils down to certain topics such as: 1. Teamwork - what are the characterist...

OMG this is so funny!

thank you for your post it is very helpful!

from masiagere 3. how is physician / nurse interaction in the icu ? (in my hospital it is very much a partnership, very respectful and unlike a lot of other floors in the hospital) where i work, we have a great working environment, all our members ...

hey shasha025, there are tons of info over the net for you. you can start by clicking this link. sometimes i wish people would not be lazy and expect forum members just to go out of their way to feed them some info.

i have no idea about how to do it in new zealand. i can help you with australia though. - what are some options for me in terms of visa? there are many visa options for nurses. you can apply for a working holiday visa or have an employer sponsored...

OMG orthopedic implants those are expensive! LOLZ ... anyway, can somehow help me with my query? where can i find a link about flipping stuff in the theatre? ive done a google search, unfortunately all turned out not helpful

ideally, flipping instruments is not recommended, according to our operating room standards. But i see a lot of people practice it. We flip many things such as sutures, gloves etc... but i just cant learn the technique. Im having a hard time learning...

Thank you for th reply. I'm done with the interviews. Both of them asked about conflict, teamwork and clinical scenarios. There was no technical questions such as what is the first layer of bla bla

Oh that's sad...I've been nursing for almost 3 years, and whenever I encounter newbies on the floor, I'll be glad to teach them on how to do things, but I have to tell them that they must have a small notebook and pen with them so that they can jot d...