MamaCheese

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  1. Is an unmonitored sterile field considered sterile?

    MamaCheese replied to buck70's topic in Operating Room

    We do it by the book. If a sterile field cannot be monitered it must be broken down. We're lucky to have anough free staff on most days. There's always somebody kicking around that can sit in a...

  2. Scrub Caps/bonnets

    MamaCheese replied to openheartmary's topic in Operating Room

    The girls in my OR who sew hats have taken apart ones they liked and copied the pattern from that. Greenscrubs.com also has great hats in different styles if you decide to be lazy and buy them...

  3. OR Pet peeves

    MamaCheese replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

    One more: Surgeons who are completely annoyed by the concept of a time out. Get. over. it. It has to be done, why fight it? And secondary to that, the nurses who let them get away with it by...

  4. OR Pet peeves

    MamaCheese replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

    Med students and residents who don't introduce themselves or write their name on the board. They then proceed to scrub and look shocked and annoyed when you don't magically produce their gloves from...

  5. Anyone here from an Eye surgery dept?

    MamaCheese replied to yoo jin's topic in Operating Room

    I spend 2-3 days per week in eyes. Most days it's just cataracts. We also do scleral buckles, trabectomes, trabeculectomies, vitrectomies, and some other random procedures. We're starting corneal...

  6. Development of OR Orientation Prgram

    MamaCheese replied to n2prpl's topic in Operating Room

    We use AORN's periop 101 course. It was classroom based when I went through it but has since gone to the online version. When through with the AORN course we spend two weeks in each of our services...

  7. Pregnant Workers in the OR

    MamaCheese replied to babaz's topic in Operating Room

    Our OR director is very good about not assigning the preggies to x-ray rooms. We have enough services that there are always many rooms running that don't require flouro. Some of the girls will do mini...

  8. Quick OR question?

    MamaCheese replied to thegreatone28's topic in Operating Room

    We have several male OR nurses and they are all fantastic. I have not heard of any of them having issues with female

  9. Typical OR RN schedule?

    MamaCheese replied to Wicked Wahine's topic in Operating Room

    We have 8's 7a-3p, 10's 7a-5p, and 12's 7a-7p for days. We also have 8 & 12 hour shifts for evenings & nights. There are many different options where I work. Mostly 32 flex & 36/40 hour...

  10. Best shoes for OR??

    MamaCheese replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in Operating Room

    The traditional crocs (with holes) have been banned from our ORs. We can still wear the unholey ones. I am one of those people who cannot seem to walk in croc-like shoes without tripping in them. I've...

  11. any OR training at school.. help..

    MamaCheese replied to rosey77's topic in Operating Room

    There are colleges that offer perioperative nursing courses. Just do a Google search for a university in your area that offers it. They're not cheap. If you're lucky you'll find a hospital that...

  12. Circulating role

    MamaCheese replied to baygirl79's topic in Operating Room

    Same as the others. I stay by the patient's side during induction. If I truly need to be performing other duties I stay within close earshot of the CRNA and tell them to give me a shout if they need...

  13. Meds in the OR

    MamaCheese replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

    The RNs get the meds before each case from our Accudose (pyxis) machine. We tube a ticket down to pharmacy for the few items not stocked in the pyxis and they tube the meds back up to

  14. OR Internship

    MamaCheese replied to nessajune21's topic in Operating Room

    Many of the nurses I work with in the OR don't have their BSN. I started with a group of 4 other nurses a little over one year ago. Three were BSN's and two were ADN's. They're just looking for...

  15. ER to OR? Several questions - answers please!

    MamaCheese replied to alkaleidi's topic in Operating Room

    If it were me I'd take the surgicenter position for the hours/shifts alone. I love working my set schedule. I have to take a call shift & weekend shift about once every 6-8 weeks and I am loving...

  16. Question about OR system in USA

    MamaCheese replied to isabellao's topic in Operating Room

    We never transport our patients alone at our facility. Anesthesia brings the patient to the room while we're setting up and we transport with anesthesia back to PACU or same day surgery when the case...

  17. Count Sheet Questions...

    MamaCheese replied to EvaJ's topic in Operating Room

    Gotcha:) We call them Dr. Fog and we do count

  18. Count Sheet Questions...

    MamaCheese replied to EvaJ's topic in Operating Room

    We count hypos. I'm not sure what a Fred pad

  19. just got hired into the OR- any tips?

    MamaCheese replied to Cinnamongirl's topic in Operating Room

    Check out this thread: https://allnurses.com/forums/f39/circulating-222321.html Most of it won't make any sense to you yet but it has great basic advice for the OR. I just completed my 1st year in the...

  20. Patients say the funniest things...

    MamaCheese replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    I had a male patient ask me if I'd be inserting a foley after he went to sleep. When I told him yes he asked me to remember that it was very cold on the OR. He was worried about shrinkage Sienfeld...

  21. Taking an OR externship

    MamaCheese replied to XYnurse2B's topic in Operating Room

    Lucky you :yeah:What a wonderful opportunity. The thread brewerpaul linked to has lots of great information. I'm sure you'll be rather overwhelmed at first so stand back and take it all in for a bit....

  22. Call: how often?

    MamaCheese replied to bjlesm's topic in Operating Room

    We're staffed on weeknights at our facility so call for us is only from Fri night through Sun night. We also have a lot of RNs so I take call once about every 6 weeks. I have to sign up for one call...

  23. NICU to OR

    MamaCheese replied to NiteRocker's topic in Operating Room

    Congratulations It sounds like they were very lucky to get

  24. Counting Policy

    MamaCheese replied to kmh2000's topic in Operating Room

    We have preprinted 2-sided count sheets. One side has all the instruments and the other side has all the sharps and soft goods. These do not become part of the record where I work. The heart room...

  25. Need help creating policy for counting needles in eye surgery

    MamaCheese replied to sharon03031956's topic in Operating Room

    We also count all needles on eye