Carlene1969

we have surgical tech who have the same problem. she requested a different scrub solution for her that has emollient in it.

housekeeping have been outsourced to save money from benefits, and we have been requesting for another one for years. we are lucky if we get a lunch break... sometimes we eat and run...lol. some surgeons will pause for a short lunch.

i am currently working in a 112 beds community hospital with a 3 OR suites. we do general surgeries, ent, vascular (av fistulas), ob/gyn, cataracts, basic ortho cases, and now starting to da vinci robotic prostate surgeries (so far once a month). Our whole OR staff comprises of 6 rn's, 4 full time OR tech's, 3 per Diem techs, and a clinical coordinator. out of the 6 nurses 1 will be the charge nurse (no room assignment), 1 nurse will be off everyday (we work 10 hours) that leaves 4 nurses for the 3 rooms. there's 1 day that 2 nurses will be off leaving us 3 nurses for three rooms. 1 of the full time tech's work's 8 hour shift. rn's take call 1 day/week and 1 weekend every 5 weeks.for the tech's only 4 of them take turns taking call. btw we only have 1 housekeeper so sometimes we put our housekeeping hats and helped our housekeeper when she is busy to turnover the room....oh did i mention surgeons and anesthesiologist complaining of slow turnover time? i apologize if i sound like a whinny baby..