rn_jr

thanks for responding, I personally will count "all" small things over for Closing and again for Final. However, I sometimes have a hard time with the scrub tech who questions me and usually gives me an attitude. I just feel better doing it, but then I was starting to question if perhaps I was doing too much....

yes, laparoscopic, for closing I'll count only small things. But for final I was wondering what people usually count. In addition for cases such as spines, or other cases where instruments may not be counted for closing and final counts. Do you count "all" small things for closing and again for Final count?

How does your OR determine who works a Holiday? Our dept is revisiting how we decide who gets holidays/vacation days off and I'm looking for some input and perhaps a more fair way so that the same people are not getting the same holidays/vacation every year.

What do you count for Closing & Final Count on Lap. type cases? Do count all small stuff for Closing and do you recount "all" small stuff for final or do you just count suture?