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ORoxyO

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  1. Nurses that don't work holidays?

    ORoxyO replied to kegardne's topic in General Students

    I work in the OR. No holidays or weekends at my facility

  2. OR nurse needs advice

    ORoxyO replied to _0Rrn's topic in Operating Room

    I would go back to California since you have the opportunity. From what I hear it's hard to get work out there and you never know what a good job will come along. You have to do what makes you happy....

  3. Help! What to wear to work when you use hospital scrubs

    ORoxyO replied to roma4204's topic in General Nursing

    I would check your hospital dress policy. We are not allowed to wear jeans, sweats, shorts, capris, or skirts without nylons! I just do casual khakis. Also wear a tank under my shirt because I like...

  4. RN to BSN programs

    ORoxyO replied to NurseKristi1981's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Two years ago when I was applying to schools Wayne did not offer an RN-BSN program. I don't think they have brought it back. Check out Eastern, rochester, detroit mercy, MSU, UM-Flint,

  5. OR nurses treating surgeons as gods

    ORoxyO replied to jennyblue's topic in Operating Room

    This is my least favorite part of the OR...the doc double standard. Our surgeons do ridiculous things and treat people like crap, but everyone looks the other way. If I ever said the stuff they say to...

  6. RN to BSN programs

    ORoxyO replied to NurseKristi1981's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I did mine through MSU. It was good but requires much more clinical/preceptor time than other programs. If I had realized how much I would have avoided the program. I still love MSU though

  7. 2 bovie pads for obese patients?

    ORoxyO replied to MereSanity's topic in Operating Room

    Never heard of it

  8. SOOOO HOT AT WORK!!

    ORoxyO replied to flyfarfaraway's topic in General Nursing

    I vote for the cooling vest/ice pack option. We use them in the OR and they are great. I can't imagine being pregnant or hot flashing at work...they already call me the human furnace

  9. RN to BSN or RNFA?

    ORoxyO replied to anustart's topic in Operating Room

    I would look at the job market for RNFA in your area. Your hospital needs one now but about when you will finish school? Are you there several RNFA positions in your hospital meaning that there will...

  10. Don't Want to be a Floor Nurse

    ORoxyO replied to Satori77's topic in Operating Room

    I knew from the beginning that I wanted the OR. I have absolutely no desire to work on a floor and never will. I did it as a nurse tech while in school, and gained invaluable experience and...

  11. Surgical Attire in Your OR

    ORoxyO replied to JoeTheRN's topic in Operating Room

    We just implemented this partially. We can still wear cloth caps but have to cover them with a disposable one. They no longer allow our own scrub jackets...but they haven't provided us with hospital...

  12. OR RN work schedule?

    ORoxyO replied to linguine's topic in Operating Room

    Depends on the day. Sometimes it flies by so quickly, and I don't know where the time went. Then there are slow cases that leave me counting the minutes. Either way, 12 hours does leave me starving...

  13. Back to school...or not?

    ORoxyO replied to Lilme04's topic in Operating Room

    Find a place that will hire you in the OR. Going to surg tech school would be a waste of time and money, and be a step down job-wise. You are much more limited in both pay and function as a

  14. Hospitals Training Surgical Technologists???

    ORoxyO replied to XJBluto's topic in Operating Room

    We still have some older grandfathered-in techs who where trained on the job but now we only hire certified techs with degrees. I haven't seen anything different in my

  15. Need Advice :/ My next move.

    ORoxyO replied to Sacul86's topic in Operating Room

    I would go for the Level I place. Don't waste your potential. You are young and energetic and can learn a great deal there. If you are bored already you probably won't make it very long where you are...

  16. ESU Pad Documentation - What is your policy?

    ORoxyO replied to lymac10's topic in Operating Room

    I have never worked at a place that documents the lot number. Just location placed and skin assessment of the

  17. Prepping with Chlorhexidine

    ORoxyO replied to CaliLvr000's topic in Operating Room

    I guess I should have read the instructions rather that go on what others tell me. Thanks for the

  18. Prepping with Chlorhexidine

    ORoxyO replied to CaliLvr000's topic in Operating Room

    When we use it we dilute with sterile water then give it a good scrub. No blotting or

  19. Patient complaints after being in stirrups

    ORoxyO replied to brownbook's topic in Operating Room

    Sounds like she got a

  20. Patient complaints after being in stirrups

    ORoxyO replied to brownbook's topic in Operating Room

    Never used stirrups for podiatry. For gyn, we make sure the patient is padded, in good alignment, and the legs are not being pulled but resting instead. Not sure if there are patients complaints...

  21. It really annoys me when nurses say they are going to go to med school...

    ORoxyO replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    You can get into med school with ANY Bachelors, as long as you take the appropriate prereqs. I know a very fine doctor who graduated with a degree in music. By the way, "premed" is not a degree or...

  22. I want to work in the OR

    ORoxyO replied to Anniehow's topic in Operating Room

    Look at the larger, urban, teaching hospitals. Those are the ones that will hire newbies to the OR in my area. They are all rough places to work around here but you learn a ton and can move on when...

  23. Nursing School Patient Loads

    ORoxyO replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    In my ADN program we worked from 2 up to 4-5 pts each but were allowed to use the techs for vitals in the final rotation. We also did not have access to the Pyxis which really made for some long med...

  24. Recommend OR Nursing?

    ORoxyO replied to MrWarmHearted's topic in Operating Room

    I love OR Nursing. It's very different from other floors specialties though so if you haven't you should do a shadow day or two to make sure you know what you are getting in to. The future looks good,...

  25. Iodine Prep with a shellfish allergy?

    ORoxyO replied to cjg10RN's topic in Operating Room

    I'm not sure about oral procedures. It's been a while, but I'm pretty sure when I've done tonsils etc we didn't use any prep at all. What kind of oral procedures are you doing? Exidine is pretty...