Robbone

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1. RN in the OR?

   Robbone replied to 2bDocOc's topic in Operating Room

   Couldn't have said it better myself, canesdukegirl! It is the critical thinking process using all the eclectic knowledge you have gained and the responsibility you have accepted that sets the OR RN apart. No, you don't HAVE to be an RN to be a pati...

2. Where have you found missing countable items?

   Robbone replied to IdahoGrad's topic in Operating Room

   No way!! Why a lap I wonder? Hoping to sue????? You win for the most bizzare story!

3. cloth scrub hats in the OR

   Robbone replied to luv2scrub's topic in Operating Room

   I get flaky scalp from the disposables, too! Must be one of the chemicals used in the manufacturing or something. I misspoke about the cover-ups......put those ON and take your hats OFF when you leave the hospital. Patients LOVE colorful hats espe...

4. cloth scrub hats in the OR

   Robbone replied to luv2scrub's topic in Operating Room

   OK, nowhere in the AORN Recommended Standards of Practice do they directly address cloth OR hats. I say as long as your cloth hats are clean, carried in a protective cover and donned in the locker room, it covers ALL of your hair (b/c that is WHY yo...

5. Got an OR internship..now what?

   Robbone replied to DLuxe's topic in Operating Room

   OK, first off, don't fall for the Otis elevator trick. Orthopedic surgeons think that is hilarious. Second, there is only ONE kind of sterile sleeve no L or R residents think this is hilarious...whatever. Now, I hope you get to scrub as well as ci...

6. Back to the floor

   Robbone replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Operating Room

   Once an OR nurse always an OR nurse. It gets in your blood, ya know. I had a love/hate relationship with the OR for years. It is just that way with us. There's politics on the floor, too. Take a break, learn something new but you'll be back! Ye...

7. Where have you found missing countable items?

   Robbone replied to IdahoGrad's topic in Operating Room

   Ahhh the joys of searching for missing countables. The cuff of the mayo stand drape is notorious for harboring all sorts of items. Best practice is to unfold that cuff........

8. RN in the OR?

   Robbone replied to 2bDocOc's topic in Operating Room

   You bring up a good point. I have been in the OR for almost 30 yrs. I started as a scrub tech but I felt I always THOUGHT like a nurse. So, I became one. As a tech, I didn't just focus on the sterile field, I would challenge myself by also thinkin...