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  1. OR to Labor and Delivery

    sugarik13 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I started OR nursing as a new grad in December '12. I was torn between the OR and L&D, but was only given the opportunity to interview for OR, even though both units were hiring (it was because I...

  2. Jehovah's Witness and Blood Refusal in OR

    sugarik13 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hey! Last week I circulated with another nurse (I am still on orientation). We had a patient who was a Jehovah's Witness, so along with a signed surgical consent there was a signed refusal for blood....

  3. OR Etiquette

    sugarik13 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I started in the OR 14 months ago and have been off orientation since July. Since I am not a permanent member of any surgical specialty (I give breaks, then take over a room from someone at the end of...

  4. Problems with PPE

    sugarik13 replied to melc0305's topic in Operating Room

    Just try the many different ones around the OR. Once you find the style and material you like you will get used to the feeling of wearing it. Don't tie it too tightly around your head and neck...

  5. Jehovah's Witness and Blood Refusal in OR

    sugarik13 replied to sugarik13's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks everyone. I did confirm with my nurse educator and she told me blood should NOT have been ordered. Just want to clear up any confusion...there was not any confusion about the consent or an...

  6. Intra-Op Handoff Communication

    sugarik13 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am 6 months into my first job as a new grad OR nurse. My CNS has me doing research on how to improve handoffs during surgery...scrub to scrub, rn to rn at breaks and end of shift, NOT OR to PACU. I...

  7. OR to L&D?

    sugarik13 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I started OR nursing as a new grad in December '12. I was torn between the OR and L&D, but was only given the opportunity to interview for OR, even though both units were hiring (it was because I...

  8. Single moms, daycare and day shift

    sugarik13 replied to HelenaHandbasket's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with other posts. Do you have an older neighbor with grown kids who could come over for 1-2 hrs in the morning, feed kids and help get them ready and put them on a bus or drive them? A local...

  9. OR to L&D?

    sugarik13 replied to sugarik13's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for your reply. I actually am in a teaching hospital. Level 1 trauma university hospital with attached nursing and medical schools. Good or

  10. OR to Labor and Delivery

    sugarik13 replied to sugarik13's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for your reply. While I like the OR, I have always felt a certain amount of apprehension in accepting the position (the only one offered to me as a new grad). I always thought it would be...

  11. 8 vs 12 hours shifts

    sugarik13 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Can anyone tell me why most hospitals have trended away from 12 hour OR shifts in favor of 8 hour shifts? All of the hospitals in my area hire for 8's (usually M-F with a wknd rotation about every 4-6...

  12. To become an OR Nurse...

    sugarik13 replied to Ednach's topic in Operating Room

    I am a new grad with a BSN and landed my first job in the OR. My advice is this...consider the very real possibility of NOT into a BSN program right away. They are VERY competitive. Have a back-up...

  13. OR newbie needs advice

    sugarik13 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am new to the OR. I have taken initiative and asked to put in foleys on my patients when I am circulating if they are ordered. Usually the nurse I am circulating with (a different one each time as I...

  14. OR newbie needs advice

    sugarik13 replied to sugarik13's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for the comments. I am not sure how to go about advocating for myself and asking for a regular preceptor, which I think would be good for me. I don't know how it would be received because I...

  15. OR newbie needs advice

    sugarik13 replied to sugarik13's topic in Operating Room

    Not trying to be mean, but please don't to tell me what I learned in nursing school, since you were not there with me. I did learn sterile technique in nursing school. And I learned how to use sterile...

  16. Prepping and other questions

    sugarik13 replied to fracturenurse's topic in Operating Room

    I am new to the OR but I can spot bad practice a mile away. I was told yesterday by the circulator I was working with that I should tuck my scrub shirt into my pants because of "skin sloughing" only...

  17. New OR Nurse and feeling overwhelmed...

    sugarik13 replied to astrn's topic in Operating Room

    Heard that many times. It's a cop-out from someone who either doesn't know how to teach, or is a lousy teacher. I have found, BY FAR, the best nurses to learn from (and the ones with the best...

  18. New OR Nurse and feeling overwhelmed...

    sugarik13 replied to astrn's topic in Operating Room

    I am a new grad who landed an OR position in a Level 1 trauma teaching hospital with 20+ ORs running at any given time. I too am overwhelmed and having trouble adjusting to the attitudes I encounter...