wartthree

wartthree has 5 years experience and specializes in OR.

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1. HELP!! Trying to decide if I should change fields...

   wartthree posted a topic in Operating Room

   I work in OR and have for the past 6 years as an RN, 11 years before that as a tech. Did 1 yr on m/s floor right out of nursing school then went back to OR b/c was missing the adrenaline. I work at a...

2. New OR Nurse and feeling overwhelmed...

   wartthree replied to astrn's topic in Operating Room

   When you tie her up, if your gowns has velcro near the neck, take a lil bit of her hair net and stick it to the velcro. I had a tech that was always making me run for stuff than giggle about it. Her...

3. turnover times in a small or

   wartthree replied to tiny1's topic in Operating Room

   How much are you opening? I worked at one hospital that had their packs made so all they opened were gloves and suture. Everything else was in the pack. I know it costs quite a bit to do pack...

4. Pulling Meds Early

   wartthree replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

   We use to, then Joint came thru and put a stop to it. All meds are to be supervised as I understand it. So now only our 0730 cases are not pulled because we dont have anyone in central core...

5. Funny things said by ortho surgeons in the OR

   wartthree replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

   12. "Suck beans until they get hard." (I think this surgeon just likes to say this. He could just say that he is ready for the bean bag to be suctioned.) OMG...Cant wait to tell my docs this!!!! Who...

6. "Why are my cases backed up?!?!"

   wartthree replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

   Yes, I know it will only take YOU 20 minutes to do the procedure, but we do have standards and those take us XXX minutes so we are ready to provide good, safe surgery for your

7. Were You Born With A Strong Stomache?

   wartthree replied to cakegirl's topic in Operating Room

   I always tell any students, gaurds or anyone else that if they feel faint or wierd at anytime..just sit down!! Its much less embarrasing then having to be picked up from the floor. At some point in...

8. Passing ties to surgeon

   wartthree replied to tiny1's topic in Operating Room

   If its a free tie: Hold the tie with both hands, keeping the tie taut at all times, then allowing the surgeon to grab it in the middle. If surgeon just holds out thier hand you place it in thier hand...