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  1. Advice needed for OR clinical: Large teaching or small community hospital?

    daVinciNurse replied to ruralgirl08's topic in Operating Room

    I spent my first 10 years or so in a community hospital then transferred to a teaching/trauma facility.....it took a little getting used to (I got about 14 wks of orientation) , but really once you...

  2. Any OR Managers Hiring New Grads Out There?

    daVinciNurse replied to redraider1977's topic in Operating Room

    I don't think you can join AORN as a student nurses if you are licensed....but there should be plenty of information at http://www.aorn.org. You can join as a standard member and still get all the...

  3. Circulating Rn expected to admit and recover patients.

    daVinciNurse replied to nycrncares's topic in Operating Room

    i would NOT work under those circumstances. Can't document what you didn't see/do. I'm sure the surgeon sees it as a HUGE cost savings, but no one else is going to protect the nurse's license. "The...

  4. Adjusting to the OR

    daVinciNurse replied to Ilovethe80s's topic in Operating Room

    I would agree with focusing on one area at a time. Once you get a good feel for all the pieces of the puzzle, then you can begin putting it all together. Is there an educator in the dept? Do you...

  5. OR intern program

    daVinciNurse replied to finallyRN7's topic in Operating Room

    I did a hospital based "train our own OR nurse" program a little over 10 yrs ago. I was hired full time, full benefits after 3 months (just like any other nurse hired in the hospital). And I was "in...

  6. Anesthesia leaves room, normal??

    daVinciNurse replied to IVyPush-her's topic in Operating Room

    Not the OP, but I've worked in a few facilities. The first OR I worked in, anesthesia routinely left the room (not all, but the same 5-6 anesthesiologists in a group of 17, with 4 CRNAs--who NEVER...

  7. Any OR Managers Hiring New Grads Out There?

    daVinciNurse replied to redraider1977's topic in Operating Room

    I'm sure there are many ORs willing to hire new grads. Just make certain they have a plan in place for your orientation. A full time OR Nurse Educator is a MUST!! You need this resource in any OR,...

  8. OR nurse or PACU?

    daVinciNurse replied to agape76's topic in Operating Room

    The ORs I have worked in have hired "international travelers" in the past to fill short term needs through an agency. The nurses were fully licensed in the state they worked in while in the US, but...

  9. Health promotion question

    daVinciNurse replied to Karis's topic in Operating Room

    When I see a pt pre op, I usually make mention of the importance of incentive spirometry and/or deep breathing post-op, as well as the reasons why we put intermittent compression stockings on and that...

  10. Foley Irrigation in the OR

    daVinciNurse replied to L&DRNC's topic in Operating Room

    Ask your facility's library to get a copy of the AORN Journal from October 2006. This question is addressed in the clinical issues column of the Journal. Doesn't give a cut and dry answer, but...

  11. Best way to study for CNOR exam

    daVinciNurse replied to mol42's topic in Operating Room

    I used the CNOR Review book sold by CCI, and also bought a copy of standards with the self study contact hr kit. I DID NOT read the standards, but I did the self study packet and looked things up...

  12. Bad Day as a New Grad in OR

    daVinciNurse replied to ORNurse33's topic in Operating Room

    Can you choose what your assignment will be each day? If so, try to pick the cases where you will be with the staff you know enjoy teaching. That's what I did when I had started a new job......the...

  13. What is the best shoes for the OR?

    daVinciNurse replied to ShannonRN2010's topic in Operating Room

    something you find very comfortable! i keep a pair of open back "slides" in my locker as well as sneakers....some days my feet do better in one pair over another, some days I change at lunch time....

  14. Jersey Shore Medical Center or Kimball Hospital

    daVinciNurse replied to NJprettynewgrad_Rn's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    you will likely see a more varied pt population at JS than at K. Either would be good experience, guess you have to look at the type of unit you were offered a position on as well as shift/weekend...

  15. Liability Insurane for the OR RN

    daVinciNurse replied to CaliLvr000's topic in Operating Room

    Its the best $100 or so dollars per year I spend for peace of mind. You don't have to go around telling the world you have your own. And while your facility has a policy that likely covers you, just...

  16. disposable instruments in autoclave?

    daVinciNurse replied to shuubie's topic in Operating Room

    Generally speaking, a disposable item is labeled for single patient use and should NOT be re-sterilized. If your facility chooses to do so and something goes wrong with the use of the instrument, the...

  17. Disorganized OR

    daVinciNurse replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    OMG, too funny, i think you must work with me! only solution i can think of is to have our own suitcase on wheels with everything in it! we did solve the missing alvarado knee plate issue by asking...

  18. Operating Room Scrubs Sizes

    daVinciNurse replied to bmorgan226's topic in Operating Room

    my OR stocks XS to 4X. unfortunately, i would fit best in a small top/med pant, but they only package same sizes together. And they usually are out of med, so I wind up in larges. another place i...

  19. differences between main OR and others?

    daVinciNurse replied to shuubie's topic in Operating Room

    its usually facility specific. where I am now, there is the "main OR" as well an ambulatory surgery center OR in the same building--outpatients are generally done there. The main handles pts who...

  20. So confused! Help?

    daVinciNurse replied to Kenzer's topic in Operating Room

    Of course your fellow co-workers think you are more beneficial on the floor--they don't want to lose you working alongside of them!! But you have to follow your dreams, not theirs! Finding a...

  21. Statements taken completely out of context...and are FUNNY!

    daVinciNurse replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    I, for one, was not offended. I know I've said or heard similar things...just can't recall them at this

  22. Why are OR nurses frowned upon?

    daVinciNurse replied to hopefornursing's topic in Operating Room

    Becoming an OR nurse does not mean "wasting your skills"....but it does mean learning and then fine-tunig a whole new set of skills while building from all the skills you've developed as a med/surg...

  23. So confused! Help?

    daVinciNurse replied to Kenzer's topic in Operating Room

    Go for it! The worst case scenario is they tell you no. Best case, you get to do it and find a good fit for where to work! My facility actually encourages staff to shadow another employee as part...

  24. Can LPN's Be a Scrub Nurse???

    daVinciNurse replied to ORNurse2B's topic in Operating Room

    I have worked in a facility that actually had more LPNs than CSTs in the "scrub tech" role. Scrubbing is NOT part of LPN school though. (At least not that I know of!) Some of the LPNs had come from...

  25. Disorganized OR

    daVinciNurse replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    Ask the manager to get a label-maker unit....then form a team to label shelves/walls/carts/etc so there is no question as to where items should be returned after use. Also, if there is room in a...