emergenceRN17 replied to Nursegal2020's topic in Operating Room
Hi there!
I work at a community hospital as a circulator. I love it. Day surgery, endo, and pain clinic. Anesthesia is always there should a situation arise. Which part of the country are you...
emergenceRN17 replied to RatherBHiking's topic in Operating Room
It's all in what you want... it took me over a year to enjoy and appreciate being a circulator. It's not for everybody you have to decide what you want to do bc it's different from floor nursing .....
emergenceRN17 replied to bdemismi's topic in Operating Room
Definitely keep your eye out for OR residency programs, Also, look into any schools that offer the PeriOp101 program. Some do, you will have to pay out of your pocket, but once clinical/final exam is...
emergenceRN17 replied to Brownie76's topic in Operating Room
When I work in the pain clinic side as opposed to being assigned an OR, that is exactly what we do. We will se an upwards of 24 pts per day and will fill a dedicated linen bin. If I am in an OR, the...
emergenceRN17 replied to Nurse deba's topic in Operating Room
If there is a call out for an on call shift, a text goes out for a voluntary pick up of the shift. If nobody picks it up, it will then go to the person who is working that day with the least...
emergenceRN17 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing
No. I do not believe that she should have it reinstated. She violated the very basics we learn in nursing school. (Rights of medication administration) 1. She overrode the pyxis (she should have...
emergenceRN17 replied to Miss_Rose's topic in Operating Room
It really depends on what you like. OR is a different kind of nursing than floor nursing. If you're worried about burnout, I feel like floor nursing is a quicker burnout than OR (IMHO) only because...