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  1. help! Are surgical techs and RNs the same??

    Ferret replied to BernadetteRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    Whatcha pussyfooting with those little things? Something thick needs a heavy blade.. I was thinking a #23. Orthopaedic butcher cleavers... not vascular finesse :rotfl: And if anyone is going to hand...

  2. Count Procedures in OR - who does it?

    Ferret replied to oneillk1's topic in Operating Room

    It's not all McLeod's daughters country, my wife loves the show as well. I just spent six months in Tasmania looking for a way out of the unrelenting heat, I love a bit of snow... which is a rare...

  3. What is the difference?

    Ferret replied to Nutmeg5575's topic in Operating Room

    Med/surg nurses work on the wards, perioperative nurses work in the operating theatres. The nature of their roles are extremely different, and you'll have to see for yourself during your course to...

  4. help! Are surgical techs and RNs the same??

    Ferret replied to BernadetteRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    I took/take you as a friend. I was pointing out that you had weakened (undermined) or disagreed with my comments, which was ironic when you said you agreed with me 100%. It just triggered my sense of...

  5. Count Procedures in OR - who does it?

    Ferret replied to oneillk1's topic in Operating Room

    We do all of the above, although the scout counting in is not that worried about being the scout counting out in many hospitals. Our ACORN standards state that three nurses should be in the room at...

  6. help! Are surgical techs and RNs the same??

    Ferret replied to BernadetteRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Corvette Guy, I don't believe in quoting whole posts unless they are very short. Big posts that get repeated several times in forums just end up cluttering the thread up, when they obviously...

  7. Count Procedures in OR - who does it?

    Ferret replied to oneillk1's topic in Operating Room

    As promised, try How many RN's scrub? as well as What does "the circulator is in charge of the room" mean in your OR? and OR nursing QUESTIONS threads for more discussion. They're pretty cool...

  8. help! Are surgical techs and RNs the same??

    Ferret replied to BernadetteRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    Actually, in our roles as patient advocate, it is our role to challenge the surgeon about their decisions regarding patient safety if we disagree. They are not the "Captain of the Ship" any more,...

  9. Count Procedures in OR - who does it?

    Ferret replied to oneillk1's topic in Operating Room

    The scout nurse is our rough equivalent to your circulating nurse. They do the count, open the setups, act as patient advocates in assisting with positioning and ensuring that pressure area aid are...

  10. Count Procedures in OR - who does it?

    Ferret replied to oneillk1's topic in Operating Room

    In Australia the scrub and scout do it. It is preferred that tha same scout that started the count finish it, but not mandatory. How it is handled varies across hospitals, some hospitals are very...

  11. Tell me something GOOD!

    Ferret replied to MeggieRN's topic in Operating Room

    I love the look of relief on a consultant's face when they walk into the room and see someone thay recognise on their team. I love the teamwork, the close relationships between nurses, surgeons,...

  12. How to treat nurses correctly

    Ferret replied to aw6b6's topic in Operating Room

    Good humour and chocolate.... I remeber a particular list years ago that was busy, hectic, but the Surgeons and always kept in good humour and took it in turns to bring a couple of bars of chocolate...

  13. Can you keep up with fast pace?

    Ferret replied to Pam RN's topic in Operating Room

    In the Law components of the nursing degree in Australia, it is strongly stressed that "Contemporaneous Documentation" ie something written down as it happened or as soon as possible after is...

  14. can you wear a white crew neck tee shirt under your scrubs? AORN is not clear.

    Ferret replied to BernadetteRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    That's the same in all hospitals here in Australia that I've been in (5). Generally, your scrubs are far more likely to come in contact with patients, blood, and pathogens, then your hats, and are...

  15. I don't want to eat the young!!! Advice, please!!!

    Ferret replied to abbi77's topic in Operating Room

    I'd suggest that sweet chilli sauce might make her more palatable. Some people just don't get the whole ritual of sterility, others need calm and patient coaching, others need to consider an...

  16. can you wear a white crew neck tee shirt under your scrubs? AORN is not clear.

    Ferret replied to BernadetteRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    hah, no hospital that I know of has ever specified what typ of underwear you wear. If you get a short sleeved thermal underwear top, they should not be able to say anything about it, if they do, ask...

  17. Modesty Issues

    Ferret replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

    Actually, I had written a far longer post on the issue that got lost die to a computer glitch (or user error), and I couldn't remember the whole post, so that was something that I wrote inadvertantly,...

  18. First Names & "Professionalism"

    Ferret replied to porsch65's topic in Operating Room

    There's a name for senior nurses forcing newer nurses to propogate archaic mannerisms that have little or no relevance to the current setting. Horizontal violence. Nurses eat their young. What do you...

  19. Verbal Abuse in OR

    Ferret replied to nubes's topic in Operating Room

    There are really long posts on this issue if you look through this forum, like pages worth of discussion. But a short paraphrase is, abuse is abuse. Ask them to stop it, document all incidences, then...

  20. Modesty Issues

    Ferret replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

    And try not to notice if something comes up during

  21. Modesty Issues

    Ferret replied to ToryAdore's topic in Operating Room

    Where do I get the feeling that you switched from professional to innuendo somewhere in that post? I've been recently caring for a person who has had massive problems afeter someone failed to put his...

  22. burnout in the OR

    Ferret replied to cindybeth's topic in Operating Room

    Dear Kim, That is a terrible tale, I'm sorry for you to have suffered so. I've recently suffered a setback in my career that made me feel that things were hard for a while, but your story brought home...

  23. burnout in the OR

    Ferret replied to cindybeth's topic in Operating Room

    If you love the OR, but are fed up where you are, try somewhere else before giving up on the OR completely, as there are massive differences in attitudes in both management and surgical between...

  24. Vistied OR today!

    Ferret replied to KES's topic in Operating Room

    Operating Theatres are one of those things you either love or hate. If you love it, go for it, but focusing on the OR tends to make it hard to go back to the wards, as theatres require a very...

  25. Sacred cows that need to be laid to rest

    Ferret replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    Some people in the 5 Australian operating suites I've been in test the ballons, others do not. The manufacturer recommends not testing the baloons. The wire inside a size four embolectomy catheter is...