karebear74

Anytime!! good luck to you!!

Well my opinion is peds IS more intense...it can go either way really fast, from the very beginning of induction to the minute of waking up but I will tell you I love it personally would not ever do adults. I also have to say that I believe some docs just have that bad attitude because we have good ones and we have bad ones as far as their attitude and I have just learned to deal with it my way. Good luck on your decision it was not a hard one for me....peds all the way!!

We have those #s on Synthes and S & M they are not tracked implants but we document those 305.XXX #s with a description of the implant..plate etc. Basically it is to cover our butts and later if we need to remove screws etc we have everything about it in our previous documents.

I also agree with the 2 above me it is TOTAL TQ time! But with our TQs we have to reset it each time we deflate or it messes up. We just add all the times and as far as our documenting we do the same thing as Squirrel. Its your license not the techs.

I know it is just a term one of the dr's used to speak of placing the instrument in his hand and I just continued to use it. Thank you

In my area ST's are not utilized in the OR anymore. Only small towns it appears use them. We have one St left and when she retires we will hire no more. The legality of it all is really getting strong. Even though ST's are good at what they do some are not always that efficient and it is the RN's license on the line. We hire all the time and some love it some don't but again they are all nurses. New and long time workers.

Honestly as I sit and read all of these comments I see that our OR is just about the same. We have cliques and we have lazy butts and we have all of that. But when it comes to working in the room, we work together one way or the other because it turns out that we are all for the patient. As for no breaks...there has been a couple of times, but for the most part they attempt as much as they can. we have 15 OR rooms and it can become overwhelming for all. I at first hated my job hated being in the OR , but then I got to thinking...I love being a nurse and absolutely love the patients. (pediatric) And I really do try to be a positive thinker. So I ignore everything else. My manager is not the best either..its like she is floating on a cloud somewhere and has no idea what is really going on. Oh well I don't need her. I do however utilize my educater when it comes to problems she is awesome. I do remember working on the floor and let me tell you that is even worse. I think pretty much where ever you go in life even if it is not nursing people have problems. I have worked outside of nursing and it was even worse too. Don't give up none of you the world needs great nurses and so do OUR patients. REMEMBER....that IS what it is all about. (hope this helps some) :)

Thank you very much and yes I learned today what a pulse evac was and the bug juice...we don't call it that but but we do use it. Again thank you to all for your patience and caring words. I am sure I will enjoy this site as I have learned alot thus far.

Oh and sorry may not have worked with this yet...pulse evac?? Bug Juice??

Oh my gosh! Thank you. I am at a loss of words right now...which is not usual. But I am sure I have a ton of questions, just drew a blank at the moment. Is there somewhere I can find out how to pass instruments to the drs correctly? Or is that just an experience thing? I know some of them how..slap it in so they can feel without looking away, but like others that they would hold differently..can't think of one off bat, maybe like drill or pin cutters...? I know there are more but anyhow.

I started in the OR about a year and half ago. Was circulating and doing pretty good at it. My preceptors though were rough at first and really didn't explain why we do what we do and just made me do it. So I know what to do in the OR as a circulator and my eval states I am really good at it. Then the Ortho team wanted me to join and start scrubbing with them. I was really nervous and still am. Still in orientation with it. And again new preceptor to me but same old stuff. She tells me what to do and sometimes not even how to do it but I don't understand why or blah everything. I have asked alot of questions and feel as if I am the stupid one. I just am one of those types that needs to know why and how and put it all together. For instance I have been in scrub orientation for 2 months now and just learned that the wearing of a surgical mask is only trully good for one hour before bacteria and the such invade. No one ever told me that. And as I scrub no one explained to me there are special ways to place instruments into dr. hands....until one of the dr's kinda got upset with me cause I handed her an instrument "the wrong" way. I can't expect the drs to explain to me my job or the residents. But my preceptor just says place it hard so they feel it. I am beginning to wonder if she knows the right way. Can I get any help?? Any place or book or explanation of how to do my job as a circulator/scrub would be great. We are a great team but I don't like how they teach. Thank you if you can help.