SavannahSheila

I have a bottle opener. The beer bottle type. It works perfectly and I get smiles from everyone who sees me use it. :wink2:

I have been a nurse for over 18 years. I have done work on the floors, units, dialysis and home health. I always wanted to try the OR since Nursing school. I was fortunate, at our hospital, to have an OR Residency for the Nurses. I would suggest you look around and see if a local hospital offers this program. The residency program is the way to go. They taught you for 6 months everything you need to function in the OR. Also, everyone says it will take 2 years to really feel comfortable in the OR setting. I agree with that. I have been in the OR for 9 years and don't have any plans to change. Good Luck.

May I make a suggestion? Check your hospital policy. Ours says not to inflate. If your hospital policy says not to inflate I suggest you do so. You will not get into hot water going by hospital policy. If the Doctor gets upset, ask him to change the hospital policy. I have put in hundreds by test inflation and dozens without test. I have seen no problems either way. So, go by your hospital policy.

I have had patients want a total head shave. They wanted the hair for a pillow. Also I had a patient who believed if a Voodoo person got her hair they could cast a spell. She said it must be burned. So you could add this to the list of why we give hair back.