daVinciNurse

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  1. prep solution question

    daVinciNurse replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

    I dont' have the reference handy at this time, but there is a published study from a few yrs back saying Johnson's baby shampoo (NOT baby wash) diluted 50/50 in NS is an acceptable and effective vag...

  2. NPO before surgery is nonsense

    daVinciNurse replied to Guest219794's topic in Operating Room

    You're playing a risky game there. You might not think you will be intubated, but things can happen during a procedure, and no one knows for certain. Patients have BMs during procedures. It happens....

  3. Can't find a happy medium

    daVinciNurse replied to pink_monster's topic in Operating Room

    Next time you have someone questioning why a patient is not in the room on time, remind them you are the NURSE IN CHARGE OF YOUR OR, and you will bring your patient to the room when the room is READY...

  4. Chloraprep

    daVinciNurse replied to Mr. & Mrs. RN's topic in Operating Room

    get your infection control nurses in on the

  5. From Med/Surg to OR

    daVinciNurse replied to nursingismydream's topic in Operating Room

    I was a med/surg float for about 2 yrs before transferring to the OR. All i can is a bad day in the OR is still better than a good day in med/surg!! The other responses you've gotten here have been...

  6. Beginning Applying For OR Internships

    daVinciNurse replied to techraider77's topic in Operating Room

    Join AORN as a student member now (AORN - Association of periOperative Registered Nurses), its relatively inexpensive and you get a lot of great resources (monthly journal, tons of great resources at...

  7. Jacked Up Schedules in the OR

    daVinciNurse replied to tarheelrn2000's topic in Operating Room

    We do have a few staff who rotate shifts--but when the 4 week schedule is posted, they know what ONE week they will be working different hours. They are actually the staff assigned permanently to...

  8. Almost done my final focus in the OR. I think I might suck.

    daVinciNurse replied to cmars555's topic in Operating Room

    Don't be so hard on yourself! In my facility, the last service we orient new staff in is ortho because of the complexity of it!! New staff starts in general and gyn to learn their basics and then...

  9. New to the Operating Room

    daVinciNurse replied to Miniash's topic in Operating Room

    Speak up and ask for another preceptor. If you don't look out for yourself, no one else will. And if you don't speak up, no one will know the struggles you are dealing with daily. Of course, you...

  10. Vaginal Prep solutions

    daVinciNurse replied to chills07's topic in Operating Room

    we use Johnsons baby shampoo (NOT baby wash) diluted in NS, i cant find the article in my files right now, but will keep looking for it. I've also read that a saline soaked sponge stick can be an...

  11. Vent: The one thing I don't like about my job

    daVinciNurse replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Operating Room

    One more thought on the issue of the fingernails....perhaps a phone call to risk management (do they want to try to fend off a lawsuit for a surgical site infection caused by non-compliance with the...

  12. Vent: The one thing I don't like about my job

    daVinciNurse replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Operating Room

    YIKES! If OR nurses are "least versatile" and "cant do anything" then ask the floor/unit nurses to come work OR for the day! They will quickly learn that what we do may not be the type of nursing...

  13. q's- end of shift relief, meal/break relief timing, inservice relief

    daVinciNurse replied to scrubs12's topic in Operating Room

    I work in an OR with 8 and 10 hr shifts. We try to get everyone a 20min break in the morning. Lunches (30 min) start at 11am. It is not unusual to go on break at 10:30, report back to your room at...

  14. for those of you who work offshifts...

    daVinciNurse replied to Lasoniamacaroni's topic in Operating Room

    If I'm on call on the off shifts (11p-7a Mon-Fri, or after 3pm on Sat/Sun), our facility policy is to contact the nursing supervisor to coordinate things. I'll take the pt info/type of surgery, and...

  15. "Neutral" sharps passing zone

    daVinciNurse replied to fezzin's topic in Operating Room

    We use safety blades on about 50% of our cases, but of those, about 5% use them "correctly"--docs love to ask for an "open safety blade" and/or will just hand it back in the open position (totally...

  16. How to get experience in OR..?

    daVinciNurse replied to dmwRN's topic in Operating Room

    see if you can reach out to the director of the OR. In the OR I work in, we utilize "OR assistants"--they help with pt transport, positioning, running for supplies, delivering specimens, etc....we've...

  17. OR Interview tips

    daVinciNurse replied to kat von b's topic in Operating Room

    Congratulations on getting your dream job! I've been in the OR 11 yrs now, first year was the roughest, but I absolutely love working in the OR. Wishing you the bet of luck :) Just remember to...