drums326 replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room
I would say yes. Mostly, it allows you to be aware of the paperwork/preparation that is expected of the patient when they are coming FROM the surgical floor. At our hospital they have a packet and a check list of things they need to do on the surgic...
drums326 replied to northmississippi's topic in Operating Room
In the Army I rarely have to scrub, but we were trained how to scrub. We usually have two circulators in the room and sometimes they need someone else to scrub in and help out if there aren't enough residents/med-students. I know in the Navy they hav...
drums326 replied to Java_Wench's topic in Operating Room
We require everyone to wear hospital scrubs in the OR. Our OR is on the 4th floor, and if we leave that floor we have to wear a linen or disposable jacket and remove all of our PPE (scrub caps, shoe covers, and no face masks down around your neck!). ...
drums326 replied to Java_Wench's topic in Operating Room
Gotta do what ya gotta do as long as you are always keeping in mind the patient's best interest! That being said, a little goes a long way. A lot of times the surgeons are nervous or don't feel comfortable with you yet...so try to make nice and intro...
Yeah, it's def. one of those annoying situations that we nurses are put in...when we know "what works," and institutions/organizations have to come up with some kind of policy when the issue is addressed. You probably know what's going to work best f...
Our anesthesia providers place all of their leads themselves. Any preoperative EKG's are done in the clinic/wards during their initial preoperative phase. If there is a problem with how your pre-op people are doing things, why not walk over there and...
drums326 replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in Operating Room
I like to keep it simple, basic New Balance shoes. My sister is also an OR nurse and she told me she regretted spending so much on Dansko's, saying they are better for standing in place than circulating, and where I work (being an Army nurse) we only...
It will depend on your individual resiliency. OR is stressful but I like the simple things like knowing I will get a break/lunch no matter how crazy things are. It's a much better lifestyle overall, I would never go back to the floor!
I will offer two comments, 1. I went to nursing school with some scrub techs, and their clinical experience was not recognized very much. They were frustrated they still had to "shadow," a circulator during a few clinical rotations in the same OR's t...
That's pretty wild about having the patient come in the room with all that commotion. Our anesthesia providers like it completely quiet with as little movement possible from when the patient arrives to when they are induced. The rational they use is ...
drums326 replied to SoldierNurse22's topic in Government
Yes the drive can be very bad from VA. But if you are a nurse at WRAMC on day shift, you can only get parking if you arrive NLT 0600, and there is very little traffic during that window. I can make it from my friend's house in Falls Church to WRAMC i...
drums326 replied to Mommy of 2's topic in Government
Meeting with the "Chief Nurse" is more of an internal issue that you wouldn't deal with until you are already working at a military facility. Their involvement with your day to day work life would vary depending on where you work, but if it's a large...
drums326 replied to armynursingstudent's topic in Government
In regards to ROTC: You should find out if the school you are interested in is a PNE (partner in nursing education). If this is the case, you will apply directly for a nursing scholarship, and be in a seperate pool from the other cadets who are compe...
drums326 replied to SoldierNurse22's topic in Government
Some of the staff are going to Ft. Belvoir and some of the staff are going to NNMC when WRAMC closes late 2011. You will not know where you will be going yet, which is frustrating when it comes to finding a place to move. Silver Spring is a decent ch...