RickyRescueRN BSN, RN

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

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    CSFA to RN to Registered Nurse First Assistant (RNFA)

    RickyRescueRN replied to brown23455's topic in Operating Room

    You would need to get a RN job first. Hopefully you can find a hospital that will take you into the OR as a new grad and do their periop 101 program (where I work , it is still required of you, even...
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    Problems in the OR

    RickyRescueRN replied to Norfin's topic in Operating Room

    I think my pet peeve is colleagues not tidying up after themselves when their cases for the day are done . Frequently I come in the next morning and find drawers stashed with items that were pulled...
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    Medication machine

    RickyRescueRN replied to Cookiepie68's topic in Operating Room

    I think you are very much within your legal rights to NOT agree to do the job of a pharmacist , especially when it comes to restocking narcotics and other anesthetic agents . From the sounds of...
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    Team Member Introduction Order

    RickyRescueRN replied to Tristen Hafner-Eaton's topic in Operating Room

    There is not any order in introductions where I work. The surgeon (Resident, Fellow or Attending ) usually leads the time out so they might introduce themselves first, then it typically goes around...
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    Operating room call to cover staff on leave

    RickyRescueRN replied to ORRN1020's topic in Operating Room

    At my hospital, when call opens up for all the service lines, it is picked up by most staff. Any slots that are not taken, are then mandated to those who didn't pick up any call and then in reverse...
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    Fluid Management During shortage

    RickyRescueRN replied to MCHRN13's topic in Operating Room

    Only be guided and practice according to your specific institutions policies and not by what agency staff are telling you is being done elsewhere. Your license is at stake, not to mention the life of...
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    RN looking to do OR nursing

    RickyRescueRN replied to Grande_latte04's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with Rose_queen. There is no way a RN without any OR /surgical nursing background can survive and be safe after an 8 week training period. Most training programs are 6months to a year for...
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    Anything I can do while I'm studying for the NCLEX to make myself “OR ready”? I was an OR nurse in Australia for one year but felt like I've forgotten everything.

    RickyRescueRN replied to lilstudentnurse19's topic in Operating Room

    The theaters at most large hospitals usually start at 06:30am with day shift. Then round 9am and again at 11am additional nurses start in order to give morning and lunch breaks (at least that is how...
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    Anything I can do while I'm studying for the NCLEX to make myself “OR ready”? I was an OR nurse in Australia for one year but felt like I've forgotten everything.

    RickyRescueRN replied to lilstudentnurse19's topic in Operating Room

    Hi there! I trained as a RN in South Africa back 32 yrs ago and after having worked in. the US in Flight and Critical Care Transport nursing , I joined the OR/ Theatre at my hospital 5 yrs ago. You...
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    Legal nurse consultants

    RickyRescueRN replied to Beachbum81's topic in Legal

    See my latest response to another poster asking the same question. Lots of advice I posted
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    Legal nurse consulting

    RickyRescueRN replied to erinbrooke79's topic in Legal

    Let me just say that taking these expensive courses DO NOT guarantee you a job. I have been a LNC for the past 9years and never took the courses or certification exams and always have had a steady...
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    Anyone ever feel bored?

    RickyRescueRN replied to hs2005's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, I do sometimes feel bored when I circulate long (8-14hrs) cases , but that is why I switch it up scrubbing on cases during the week ( usually scrub 1-2 shifts and circulate 1 shift). I definitely...
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    Bombshell Article by Bloomberg Businessweek

    RickyRescueRN replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As a RN with 32yrs of experience in Critical Care, Emergency & Trauma Nursing, Flight and Transport Nursing and now OR nursing ; it astounds me that someone can walk in with no medical experience,...
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    Tips/Advice for New OR Nurse

    RickyRescueRN replied to BlueberryNurse1's topic in Operating Room

    YouTube is a great resource when wanting to learn the nature of the surgeries that you will be circulating/ scrubbing. Lots of great material there. Surgical Tech Tips was my go to years ago when...
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    HIPAA Violation?

    RickyRescueRN replied to IreneTouTheou's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    No you did not commit a HIPPA violation as your co worker was not a patient there; you did not ask what treatment they were undergoing and most importantly , you did not look them up in your EMR which...
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    Absent Nurse Manager/Perianesthsia Director

    RickyRescueRN replied to CoffeeScrubsAndRubberGloves's topic in PACU

    If you and your colleagues are that demoralized and sick and tired of being worked to the bone with zero support from your manager and upper administration, then vote with your feet and walk! Plenty...
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    HCA Healthcare staRN new grad program April 2024 Regional Medical Center of San Jose

    RickyRescueRN replied to babynurs's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This hospital is cutting their Trauma Program (will no longer be a Trauma center) in addition to cutting their STEMI and Stroke programs as well. No longer a STEMI or Stroke receiving center. Given...
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    help! Australia nurse to Nevada, OB requirement

    RickyRescueRN replied to vivi123's topic in General Nursing

    I was just reading another post on this where it stated that Australian trained RNs are generally short on didactic and clinical hours for Maternal Health / OB and pediatrics and that is a huge...
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    Am I getting into nursing for the right reason?

    RickyRescueRN replied to ZombieMedic123's topic in Men in Nursing

    As a nurse with 32yrs experience who has worked in ICU, ER/Trauma , Flight nursing for 19yrs and now the OR, Do Not pursue nursing if your heart is not in it. Right now the drop out rate for new grads...
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    Precepting in the OR

    RickyRescueRN replied to hl111's topic in Operating Room

    If you have concerns are you escalating these to your dept clinical educator as well as to the service line manager ? They need to be aware of the issues from your evaluation of the preceptee. Do you...
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    OR Circulating nurses. What is your call schedule like?

    RickyRescueRN replied to CAM3111's topic in Operating Room

    If you're not at a Union (CBA) hospital , then technically the hospital can do what they like in terms of scheduling you and mandating call. I agree with Rose Queen in that larger academic hospitals...
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    Q re: scrub nurses/tech call

    RickyRescueRN replied to blytheny's topic in Operating Room

    At my hospital , nurses are required to be trained to scrub and to scrub the days that they are assigned . As far as scrub call is concerned, nurses primarily sign up for Circ call and typically, if...
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    New Grad in ICU

    RickyRescueRN replied to wmarty8008's topic in Critical Care

    Many of the larger university hospitals have New grad residencies which last 10month to a year. I would recommend seeing if you can arrange a job shadow at the place you would like to work after you...
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    Australian nurse wanting to work in America

    RickyRescueRN replied to Aussienurse123's topic in Immigration Advice

    If you check the states Board of Registered Nursing website, it will clearly state what is required for nurses who did their training internationally who are seeking registration / licensing in that...
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    On call

    RickyRescueRN replied to Nurse deba's topic in Operating Room

    In the Bay Area ( Northern CA) here and everyone here wants to work extra as the Call back/ Overtime pay is insanely high so if a staff member who is on call, calls out, a text message goes out to...