ORMurse

Thank you

I know what you mean LAM2010 I just got hired as a new grad into the OR in April and I only had three months orientation before getting thrown in cases by myself. In my case they did tell me that I should call out to the desk if I had any questions about a case, but most of the staff are really helping me get my confidence up. What I have been doing is taking advantage of the more experienced staff to pick brains when I have time before a case. I also like to ask the doc if there is any question about what they need for a case or med or anything like that.

One question, I am a OR nurse with only five months experience and I recently was told not to put the dispersive pad over tattoo's. Not arguing here as AORN says not to, but why only older tattoo's have the metal in them to cause harm right? No reported incidents ever with this so why do we have to do it? If no harm and no reason of harm then why why why do we do this it just does not make sense to me. I though only prison tats and old old tats had any possiblity of metal in them. Just wondering????