fracturenurse

fracturenurse

2 years school nurse, 15 in the OR!

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  1. Axillary rolls

    fracturenurse replied to shaomai's topic in Operating Room

    I like the stockinette idea. We had a axillary gel roll for each room and they all got thrown away. I guess they got mixed up in the laundry and they didn't know what they were. We kept wrapping...

  2. recapping saline bottles?

    fracturenurse replied to lynswim's topic in Operating Room

    Good lord, no! You don't recap the saline bottle. They have developed quite a bad practice there. I do like the above post after it is on the field, I give the scrub a syringe and they give me...

  3. surgeons

    fracturenurse replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in Operating Room

    Most surgeons I work with don't make fun of the patients... Having said that, comments are made. Stuff like, "she needs to lose weight, he has terrible teeth, when was the last time they cleaned...

  4. Where have you found missing countable items?

    fracturenurse replied to IdahoGrad's topic in Operating Room

    Let's see... Raytec will cause a problem if they get real bloody, they get tucked in the folds of our kickbucket which is lined with a red bag. You really have to look for them. Laps thrown away...

  5. Disorganized OR

    fracturenurse replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    Hey, this is a great idea! I'm going to suggest this asap. We found a few of ours up on the floor. Nobody ever took them out and they went up with the patient. The floor nurses had no idea what...

  6. Disorganized OR

    fracturenurse replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    I'm with you, looking for stuff drives me crazy. In my OR, you can find the beachchair positioner, but half the parts are missing. You can find the McGuire hip positioner but only half of it. The...

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

    fracturenurse replied to cornpoohRN's topic in Operating Room

    Scrub tech no, but reps yes...Ours seem to think they run the room they are in. Sometimes they just show up in other rooms to chat with a nurse, or to ass kiss the surgeon. I had one that showed up in...

  8. Need help with rude surgeon

    fracturenurse replied to ghostRN's topic in Operating Room

    I know...I worked at this current hospital and there are some surgeons who still won't talk to me. One surgeon drives me nuts, you have to be int he under 30 age group and super cute in order for...

  9. Walking Patients to the OR

    fracturenurse replied to CanadianOR-RN's topic in Operating Room

    When I worked in a surgery center we did it all the time. Patients didn't seem to mind. It was a SUPER short walk though. Now that I work at a hospital, they ride in the stretcher after getting a...

  10. Disposable safety straps on the OR table

    fracturenurse replied to pstar001's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah, we switched to the disposable BP cuffs in the OR as well. Single use only, one per patient, right? Nope, we are supposed to wrap it in a 1010 when prepping so we don't get betadine on it so we...

  11. What made you interested in OR nursing?

    fracturenurse replied to MaddieSN's topic in Operating Room

    Not sure, I knew it when I was in nursing school, and never quit until I got

  12. Were You Born With A Strong Stomache?

    fracturenurse replied to cakegirl's topic in Operating Room

    I think it just doesn't bother me...Ugh, you should have smelled the I & D we did yesterday, I almost passed out but muddled through. You will too

  13. Administering Propofol

    fracturenurse replied to Whatthe?'s topic in Operating Room

    Argo is right...Not in our scope of practice. She needs to stop that

  14. Things you've seen in the O.R that made your teeth crinch?

    fracturenurse replied to RNman09's topic in Operating Room

    Oh yeah, we pulled a mag lite out of a guy, not a little mag lite, a big cop mag lite. Said he was trying to "push" his hemorrhoids back in??? Seriously??? Ended up with a bowel resection and a...

  15. Things you've seen in the O.R that made your teeth crinch?

    fracturenurse replied to RNman09's topic in Operating Room

    A urologist who was being inappropriate with a young girl... The CRNA and me had to write him up, turn him in to the Chief of Surgery and go before their peer review board at the hospital. He was a...

  16. Periop101 Program

    fracturenurse replied to Nurse Rachet 21's topic in Operating Room

    I did Periop 101 in 1997 I believe. It's through the AORN and we had a big manual. We had to buy an Alexander's and a AORN standards book. We had classes and hands on as well. I read a lot out of...

  17. BSN required to become an RNFA?

    fracturenurse replied to ib4au's topic in Operating Room

    OK, I have two good friends who are RNFA's. One has her BSN, one doesn't. You do not need your CRNFA to bill for services unless you are working with Medicare/Medicaid. They have a billing company...

  18. BSN required to become an RNFA?

    fracturenurse replied to ib4au's topic in Operating Room

    Sounds like it's that particular job wants you to have a BSN. Most RNFA's complete a RNFA program, you don't have to have a BSN. None of our RNFA's have a BSN. You definitely have to have...

  19. Contaminated back table

    fracturenurse replied to nrsman1's topic in Operating Room

    OK, the other day I was opening a case and I contaminated the suture I threw on the table. I tore it down and started over. If it's the middle of the case and something gets contaminated, it just...

  20. Question about working in an ortho office and OR.

    fracturenurse replied to srm1181's topic in Orthopedic

    I agree with the earlier post. Try the OR first and make sure you like it. We are a crazy bunch. If you want to work for an orthopod, you might look into becoming a RNFA. You will have to go to...

  21. alternative solutions for a vaginal prep

    fracturenurse replied to suzelle's topic in Operating Room

    We called the AORN over this and our local woman's hospital. They said they are using Chlorhexadine at this time. AORN suggested this as well in the interim. It's upsetting because it CLEARLY says...

  22. What do you love about the OR? & what do you hate?

    fracturenurse replied to blueberry21's topic in Operating Room

    I love the fact that you don't have to deal with families all day long like on the floor. I love learning new things all the time. I hate the different personalities that work in the OR. We work...

  23. Want to move to the OR

    fracturenurse replied to HeatwaveRN's topic in Operating Room

    Actually, we are looking for nurses that have experience, not new grads. We have found that new grads tend to leave once they finish the internship. Nurses with some experience seem to learn easier...

  24. Steris Machines Shut Down

    fracturenurse replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    We are still using them too. You can go to the Steris website and read the letter from the FDA. You can still use them, but you are supposed to be showing that you are working toward an

  25. Why do you put up with the abuse?

    fracturenurse replied to lilla_fjaril's topic in Operating Room

    I trained in a place like yours. During my internship one of the nurses who was learning with me would cry daily. Her preceptor was the biggest b**tch I have ever seen in my life. To this day, I'm...