poopsiebear

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1. CNOR Exam help please!!!!

   poopsiebear replied to richardsrl's topic in Operating Room

   I took the CNOR exam in 12/07 and the exam wasn't bad at all. You definitely need to read the AORN Standards, Alexander's, and Berry and Kohn's texts. I printed the Study Guide from the CNOR...

2. da vinci robot poll

   poopsiebear replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

   Positioning for a prostatectomy is definitely a team effort. We usually use 5 pieces of eggcrate foam for each case. We completely wrap each arm with foam from axilla to 2-3 inches pass the fingers...

3. da vinci robot poll

   poopsiebear replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

   We have the robot for 3+ years and we use it everyday in either urology or thoracic service. We average about 10 cases a week. In Urology, we do mostly prostatectomies and some pyeloplasties. Our...

4. Robotic assisted surgery

   poopsiebear replied to CIRQL8's topic in Operating Room

   We do have a designated staff for the robot because there's a lot of technical things to learn. The staff needs to know where to place the console, robot and the monitors depending on what procedure...

5. To Do, Or Not To Do???

   poopsiebear replied to SnoopyComeHome's topic in Operating Room

   I considered traveling nursing a while back and learned a lot from nurses who are traveling from this website: http://forums.delphiforums.com/travelnurses Good

6. Robotic assisted surgery

   poopsiebear replied to CIRQL8's topic in Operating Room

   I've been doing robotic cases for 1 1/2 years and it's been a great learning experience. We mainly do urology and thoracic cases with the robot and it's a lot to set up for those cases. I do mostly...

7. Anyone pregnant or have been preg in OR?

   poopsiebear replied to melnurse1's topic in Operating Room

   I've been in the OR for 5 years and had 2 boys since then. Like MissJoRN said, OR is physically demanding, but it certainly is doable. I am not trying to scare you, but I have only known a handful...

8. Surgeon's Preference Card

   poopsiebear replied to nubes's topic in Operating Room

   Where I work, our preference card is our charge sheet, and the preference list comes up with each case cart. It makes it easy for those who pick for the case and those who are in the room to know...

9. Re-sterilizing Off-pump CABG supplies

   poopsiebear posted a topic in Operating Room

   I'm working in a for-profit hospital and we are now saving the "octopus" and "starfish" after each off-pump CABG to be sent back to the manufacturer to be re-sterilized. How common is this practice?...

10. Intraoperative nursing and pregnancy

    poopsiebear replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in Operating Room

    I was pregnant 2 years ago with my son and I didn't have problems working in the OR. My manager was accommodating in putting me in non-flouro rooms and I was assigned 1st or 2nd lunch instead of 3rd...

11. One In Three Or Nurses Have Experienced A Surgeon Operate On The Wrong Side/site

    poopsiebear replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    WOW! That's a high number of nurses witnessing wrong site surgery. At my hospital, we have to do a "time out" before each surgery. Usually the surgeon states the patient's name, type of procedure...

12. Weekend/Night OR crews...

    poopsiebear replied to ShirleyM's topic in Operating Room

    I work in a level 1 trauma hospital and we have 2 RNs and 2 techs scheduled to work every night. On top of that, we usually have 2 RNs, 2 techs, 1 heart and 1 liver on call every

13. Exam Preparation

    poopsiebear replied to drmrnfla's topic in Operating Room

    The study guideline is on the certification website. I posted the link for you.

14. Bouffant Surgical Caps

    poopsiebear replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Operating Room

    Try http:http://www.scrubcaps4u.com There's a wide selection of choices and the prices are reasonable. This seller makes the scrub hats for the show "Scrubs" and she posted a few pictures of the...

15. Heart Call Pay

    poopsiebear replied to Galatea's topic in Operating Room

    I work in a teaching hospital in Philly, and the heart nurses/scrubs get paid $2 and hour for call and 1 1/2 when they get called in. We have enough heart RNs and scrubs that they take call about...