ORoxyO

ORoxyO

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  1. Best shoes for OR nursing

    ORoxyO replied to RickyRescueRN's topic in Operating Room

    It really depends on your feet. For me, the best I have found is my wide new balance 1540v2 shoes with Dr scholls inserts. Anything else is pure pain after a long day. I swear by them so much that my...

  2. OR orientation general question

    ORoxyO replied to fawnsternurse's topic in Operating Room

    Usually 6-9 months around here. I recently resigned as OR educator at a facility that started enforcing a max of 16 weeks at a busy trauma center doing all specialties. Then these people were...

  3. As seen on TV

    ORoxyO replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I love when they have life threatening injuries, have dramatic surgery, nobody knows if they will live or not, but then wake right up out of anesthesia and talk to cops/ family like they just took a...

  4. No one to talk to about nursing... Am I crazy?

    ORoxyO replied to EdenAndEve's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe there's a future in nursing education for

  5. Four Year Contract for Free School?

    ORoxyO replied to nursekayla82005's topic in General Nursing

    I let my hospital pay for my rn-bsn with a 3 year commitment. But, I got to stay in the department that I loved. Until...we were bought out by a for-profit company and things changed dramatically....

  6. documenting lot numbers

    ORoxyO replied to susansew's topic in Operating Room

    Same

  7. Accused of not giving dilaudid

    ORoxyO replied to KMULL002's topic in General Nursing

    People make stuff up. It's irritating. Once had a patient freak out in the middle of the night claiming that I ate her sandwich. She made the charge nurse call my manager at home to report me because...

  8. Blazer to a nurse extern interview?

    ORoxyO replied to themurse133's topic in General Nursing

    It's always better to be over dressed rather than under

  9. Designer looking for ways to better assist Nurses

    ORoxyO replied to Hyotoko's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    We use hospital issued phones at work. We always say it'd be amazing if we could text on them. It's hard to always stop what you're doing to answer the phone. And, I think it's

  10. Night Shift & Eating

    ORoxyO replied to iheartnursing91's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the exact same place as you! Ate a meal midday yesterday and that was it. I was fine. I normally am not hungry at night but last night around 3am my stomach was growling so I did have a small...

  11. Do SRNA/CRNAs have to participate in elective abortions and sterilizations?

    ORoxyO replied to udmgraduate's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I worked at a Catholic hospital and we did not perform those procedures at all. Only a D&C if the fetus was already dead or an ectopic which places the mother's life at jeopardy. If you work/do...

  12. Best things to ask for in designing an OR room as a staff nurse?

    ORoxyO replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    Many, many electric outlets! Phones at both ends of the room. I prefer a desk with a desktop computer. Mobile computers are nice but not as stable in my experience. Right now we have printers in all...

  13. FNP as a First Assist?

    ORoxyO replied to eg1014's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have worked with many NPs and PAs that are first assists in the OR. Both large hospitals and outpatient centers. They either work directly for a particular surgeon or cover the needs of the...

  14. How do you feel about B's?

    ORoxyO replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    I was totally going to say C's get degrees so you're just

  15. You either love it or you don't....

    ORoxyO replied to 2short2RN's topic in Operating Room

    I have worked in several ORs in different hospital systems. I've seen it all, and have felt the same way. I can't stand dealing with giant man babies or being treated like the biggest dumbass for not...

  16. How many prerequisites Did you take at once?

    ORoxyO replied to ChristinaVL's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depends on you. I took nutrition, psych, micro, a&p 1 during one semester while working full time. No probs. Then a&p 2 the next

  17. Neonatologist

    ORoxyO replied to Millshel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OP, the same day you posted this, you posted about wanting to do an RN program. Now you say you are doing it. So what is

  18. Do Not Resuscitate Order for suicidal patient

    ORoxyO replied to mep726's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just to throw it out there- my facility does let a patient decide to up hold their DNR in surgery if they fill out a form and discuss it with both surgeon and MDA. All parties sign to the agreement....

  19. Perioperative RN intern salary

    ORoxyO replied to guest833402's topic in Operating Room

    Our interns are paid like any other nurse. Goes by years licensed. Pretty sure it's been the same every where I have

  20. OR travel nurses

    ORoxyO replied to guest655229's topic in Travel

    We've had many travellers with a year or so exp. Some do great, some struggle. I would guess with your background you'd be just fine. Everyone is short staffed in my area so I'm sure they'd snatch you...

  21. Hovermatt Policy

    ORoxyO replied to KarskiRN's topic in Operating Room

    If the patient is immobile we will have it on the pre-op bed so we can use it to transfer to the OR table. If the patient can move over themselves we place it on the OR table and have them hop on....

  22. How to get into the PACU as a new grad?

    ORoxyO replied to al3x117's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals I've worked at require ICU experience. These are trauma centers

  23. RN or Surgical Tech?

    ORoxyO replied to BabyTurtle2k11's topic in General Nursing

    Go for the RN. Nothing wrong with being a ST, but there's nowhere to go from there. As an RN, you can scrub or circulate and get much better pay. As an RN you can also move up the ladder one day if...

  24. OR nurses pls comment

    ORoxyO replied to Lac1527's topic in Operating Room

    I worked as a nurse tech on a floor during school for 18 months in the same hospital system which is how I landed and interview. Pretty sure that helped anyway! Best parts- sleeping patients, minimal...

  25. A little off topic...

    ORoxyO replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    I don't think it's that crazy. I used to wear full leather new balance and appreciated the coverage. I switched to more breathable shoes to get more air to my feet and sometimes fluids do drip...