RickyRescueRN BSN, RN

ICU, Trauma, CCT,Emergency, Flight, OR Nursing

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    Self-Employed APRN First Assist - A Realist Career Path?

    RickyRescueRN replied to Andrew_aBSN-Student's topic in Operating Room

    Hey there, maybe you are jumping the gun a bit here. You are in the very very early stages of becoming a RN and yet you are already talking about making"very good money". Are you sure that nursing is...
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    INPUT please - ON CALL GUIDELINES

    RickyRescueRN replied to Bell13's topic in Operating Room

    If you are being paid "on call" pay during the time that they call you, you are on the clock and that is the nature of being on call. That being said, I do think its VERY unreasonable to be called at...
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    On Call Pay Rate

    RickyRescueRN replied to Steph T's topic in Operating Room

    California Bay Area RN here at a Unionized Hospital. We get half our base pay rate to be "on call" ($40-$60/hr) then time and a half from the time we come in. You can then stay up to 2 hours even if...
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    Trauma ICU to OR or PACU??

    RickyRescueRN replied to Nudp's topic in Operating Room

    I agree, the last place you want to be is the OR if you are stressed out mentally in the SICU. It definitely takes a certain personality type to work and thrive in acute environments such as ICU, OR,...
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    Pro/Con: ER vs OR as a new grad

    RickyRescueRN replied to mkatmuncy's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with Rose Queen wholeheartedly. If its surgical nursing (OR) that you want to do , then forget the ER. Go straight to the OR. You will learn So much in the OR and still be able to practice...
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    Advice Please: Seeking Operating Room Job

    RickyRescueRN replied to Famturn's topic in Operating Room

    Sounds like you are well on the correct track to getting an OR job when you graduate. I agree with all the sound advice our colleagues have given above. I would also highly encourage you to get into a...
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    Double Time Pay

    RickyRescueRN replied to Elleteedee226's topic in Operating Room

    Geez, that is NOT OK. That is exploitation pure and simple. In this day and age you can get a job anywhere so you need to decide whether you want to work for a lousy employer like that who takes...
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    Blood Forgotten in Coolers After Case Completion

    RickyRescueRN replied to NurseBots's topic in Operating Room

    Where I work, you need to check in blood to the room on Epic and then as part of your Debrief as surgery ends you need to document what happens with the unused blood products. Typically just before...
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    Stanford New Grad March 2022

    RickyRescueRN replied to pearjuice0101's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    Just want to make sure that ALL New Grads employed now at Stanford go and cast your union vote today , either by Proxy or in person . Every benefit that we enjoy as RNs at Stanford and Lucile Packard...
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    Stanford

    RickyRescueRN replied to dpop89's topic in Operating Room

    No at Stanford , you get trained to scrub as part of your orientation. It is required that if you accept the offer of employment, you are either , able to scrub, or are willing to be trained. If you...
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    Stanford

    RickyRescueRN replied to dpop89's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah generally speaking , staff turnover is low. One of our service lines (CVT OR) has had a very high turnover , but they are pretty separate from the rest of the services. On campus , we actually...
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    Stanford

    RickyRescueRN replied to dpop89's topic in Operating Room

    I think Stanford and the Bay Area in general is generally a better place to work in terms of workplace culture. Rudeness, impoliteness, and bullying are NOT tolerated at all from either staff or...
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    Stanford

    RickyRescueRN replied to dpop89's topic in Operating Room

    Hi there, I am a scrub RN & circulator at Stanford . Ask
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    new circulator, but want to scrub too

    RickyRescueRN replied to Queenofthesouth24's topic in Operating Room

    To the best of my knowledge , a RN has to be a certified RNFA in order to manipulate , cauterize and otherwise handle tissue, including suturing. I believe a lot lies with the state that you practice...
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    Looking into Legal Nurse Consulting

    RickyRescueRN replied to RehabNurse 2016's topic in Legal

    I started 7-8 years ago after being approached by an attorney who contacted the Specialty Nursing Association that I was a Board member, and later president of. I do it on the side and keep my full...
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    Experience for LNC??

    RickyRescueRN replied to gmart's topic in Legal

    While its great that you have actual Legal experience (as a prior para-legal) , what the law firms are hiring for is Experience and Clinical experience at that, which is current and extensive. As a...
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    When Surgery Becomes Futile...

    RickyRescueRN replied to justine_ferren_cnor_crnfa's topic in Operating Room

    I think this happens a lot at academic/ teaching hospitals , especially at the 'prestigious' ones. A lot of it has to do with ego in my opinion as well as a "good teaching case" . As a scrub RN and...
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    OR Circulator 1 year experience wanting PRN position

    RickyRescueRN replied to courtbourt3's topic in Operating Room

    I'd say see if you could get open shifts in your own hospital in other service lines to get a more rounded experience. Also working nights and weekends occasionally gives you great exposure to other...
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    Best practices - Intraop Chest Compressions

    RickyRescueRN replied to Aortic_Surgery_RNFA's topic in Operating Room

    When there is a code in our OR complex, there are a large number of OR Assistants (ORA's) who respond to the room. Their job is primarily CPR/ Compressions. We also put additional residents to work as...
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    RPN/LPN role during Intubation

    RickyRescueRN replied to StaceyPaigee's topic in Operating Room

    In terms of AORN standards, it is an expectation that the perioperative RN has knowledge of and experience with assisting the anesthesia provider with induction and assisting with securing the airway....
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    Minilaparotomy and Counts

    RickyRescueRN replied to NewNursy20's topic in Operating Room

    If an incision is any bigger than a trocar /port size, then a full count of instruments is done at the prior to start and the end (First and final). All sharps, soft items, sutures etc are counted...
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    Flash Sterilizers!

    RickyRescueRN replied to StaceyPaigee's topic in Operating Room

    I know ours are all vacuum displacement autoclaves. Those seem to be be the most efficient these
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    Best way to learn surgical equipment

    RickyRescueRN replied to JeLi's topic in Operating Room

    There is absolutely no way you can learn to scrub anything in two days. They (the program educators ) need to clarify that for you. An introduction to scrubbing in the periop 101 course could...
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    Stanford New Grad March 2022

    RickyRescueRN replied to pearjuice0101's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    I'm an OR RN at Stanford and that will be an AAU (Acuity adaptable unit) not
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    Flipping the sterile stuff

    RickyRescueRN replied to StaceyPaigee's topic in Operating Room

    The ideal is to have as much included in your custom pack that you don't have to flip much at all. That requires working with your pack vendors on a regular basis to keep them updated and also to...