CIRQL8

CIRQL8

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  1. Work Under Pressure

    CIRQL8 replied to jemrose saycon's topic in Operating Room

    Thank you for saying that. It burns me every time that I hear someone say that OR nursing is a technician's job, a monkey could do it, or you don't use your nursing skills. I would love to see a floor...

  2. Coming home (aka) returning to OR

    CIRQL8 replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Operating Room

    Easier? I don't know. I've never done anything but peri operative nursing. I think what's easy is what you enjoy doing the most. All in the frame of mind. Away form my al home, my work home is the...

  3. OR enviornment

    CIRQL8 replied to LovedRN's topic in Operating Room

    Wow, CheesePotato. Great post. Couldn't have said it better. If I understand correctly, the tech did the surgery and not the surgeon? That would be complete and utter malpractice on the surgeons part...

  4. What is it like being a scrub nurse?

    CIRQL8 replied to Joshinson's topic in Operating Room

    I don't know what sort of information that you really want. Nor do I know if you are a nurse in another department or if you are not even in the medical field. One doesn't have to be a nurse to be a...

  5. Afraid to lose skills

    CIRQL8 replied to Successfulalways's topic in Operating Room

    VERY well said. Sent from my iPad (so excuse any typos and autocorrects!!) using

  6. Call pay

    CIRQL8 replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Operating Room

    Many days I wish we were union. Sent from my iPad (so excuse any typos and autocorrects!!) using

  7. New OR nurse needs some advice

    CIRQL8 replied to smiggers's topic in Operating Room

    Hey, Smiggers! Sorry for your less than optimal experience. Others have written valuable advice. But know this: the learning really never ends. I've been in the OR for15 years and new things are...

  8. Can a new grad get hired in the OR and other questions?

    CIRQL8 replied to NenaRK's topic in Operating Room

    I got hired into the OR right out of nursing school. It can happen, but it's not the norm. Some hospitals offer PeriOp-101 as part of the orientation to the OR. We do not have a periop courses at any...

  9. Call pay

    CIRQL8 replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Operating Room

    Springfield, IL. $2.25/hr while on call. Add time and one-half to base pay if actually punched in as "on call" and

  10. Are you a First Assistant?

    CIRQL8 replied to Devon Rex's topic in Operating Room

    There are several ways to become a first assist. There are several companies that train Nurses and STs to be certified first assists. Perhaps the best known for nurses is the CRNFA program through...

  11. Where to go from Circulating?

    CIRQL8 replied to Jgruber215's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with jeckrn. Working smarter. But periop or some other area of nursing; it is likely that one may want to move onward. I've thought of interventional radiology. Maybe. Not for several years....

  12. Scrub tops on men

    CIRQL8 replied to Nolander's topic in Men in Nursing

    I tuck my shirt, but I work in the OR, and can't risk my shirt floating around and contaminating a sterile

  13. Incorrect counts at shift change

    CIRQL8 replied to lisa203's topic in Operating Room

    I concur that reconciliation against wrappers is a bad idea. I did not mean to say the fiscal responsibility thing is a VALID reason to leave, just a reason management uses to enforce time usage....

  14. Incorrect counts at shift change

    CIRQL8 replied to lisa203's topic in Operating Room

    Lisa, I must say that I think that you did the right thing. In this day and age of "fiscal responsibility," any overtime is discouraged and maybe even penalized. Even for a good reason, like staying...

  15. Malpractice Insurance?

    CIRQL8 replied to s.d.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't agree enough with comments 1 and 3. You having your own malpractice insurance, I believe, is not discoverable. Never trust your employer to look out for your best interests especially if it...

  16. CNOR cert; ACLS/PALS cert

    CIRQL8 replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    I have my CNOR. The hospital did not pay for any of the testing or books, but the certification counts as points on my professional career ladder. That is a program that provides an annual bonus...

  17. tell me about your brainless moments

    CIRQL8 replied to goats'r'us's topic in Operating Room

    I have had many brainless moments. Went to lunch. Didn't realize mask was still on until I tried to eat. Entered the OR many times with no mask without realizing it. Left room to get something the...

  18. New OR Nurse Here

    CIRQL8 replied to betty67's topic in Operating Room

    Congratulations!! I hope that you love it as much as I do. I would advise you of the following: Do not hold yourself to a high standard right out of the gate. There is a reason why the orientation...

  19. How does one get an OR job without experience?

    CIRQL8 replied to alusik17's topic in Operating Room

    Oh yes. Completely depends on the individual's institution and the managers doing the hiring! Even if the ad states experience is required, try to get an interview. It is not always the answers that...

  20. Double gloving?

    CIRQL8 replied to NursePaul70's topic in Operating Room

    Many valid points regarding double gloving. All are quite valid. However, evidenced based practices are advocating double gloving. Mostly, I circulate. I do scrub from time to time. I am trying (wish...

  21. What else do you do at camp besides be a nurse?

    CIRQL8 replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp

    Many years ago I was a camp counselor (before nursing school). Our evenings off and days off were spent lounging and laundry during the day and drinking at night. But alas. I drink no more. Camp was...

  22. Went to a Job Fair today :)

    CIRQL8 replied to michele742's topic in Operating Room

    Step one is having a goal. I, too, had a five year goal (at the time of my initial interview) to get into the OR or the ER. I fell in love with the OR during my 3-week OR rotation in nursing school....

  23. "Really...all I need is a bovie and a hemostat"

    CIRQL8 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    Love the stories. So typical. If I had a dollar for every "just a quickie" comment, I'd be able to retire vey comfortably right

  24. landing a job in an OR..

    CIRQL8 replied to libra.rn's topic in Operating Room

    I was hired right out of nursing school. Been in the OR my entire career. I love it and I'd have it no other way. As said before: it depends on the institution and the circumstance of the day! Many...

  25. is there something wrong with this picture?

    CIRQL8 replied to Carlene1969's topic in Operating Room

    You sound understaffed. What about call-ins. What about vacation? How about those large and complicated procedures that require a third person to assist. Already been asked: what about lunches and...