emergenceRN17

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 looking at? best k

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 .. wishing you the best!

I did not. I ended up taking an OR position in 2022 but still interested in Aesthetics

I work in the OR and I love love love it .. best job ever!!

I love the OR. I'm responsible for one patient at a time. Love love love

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 completed you will have an easier time.

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 linen goes down after each case.

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 seniority. Then the person who got mandated goes to the bottom of the list.

I was also coming here to say Alexanders. I might have an extra copy, let me check for you.

I'm realizing this now. I apologize,

Except this did not warrant access to an emergency med. This situation was not even close. A med like vecuronium should not have the ability to be overridden.

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 asked someone when she couldn't find it) 2. She didn't read the vial prior to administration In the two years she had her license prior to this incident, I am sure she gave versed on more than one occasion. She should have recognized that she never reconstituted it before, it didn't have a visible warning label on it, and of all things.... it is a sedative which means she should have been monitored in some way. I don't believe that she should have had criminal charges brought against her but she should not be reinstated.

I couldn't agree more! I love it so much that I plan on getting my NP at some point to work better with surgeons. ?

Couldn't agree with this more!! ?

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 you are caring for multiple patients at a time. The OR you are caring for one. But everyone is different and wants different things in their career. I would try to shadow each. Then you'd really see where your heart lies. wishing you the best!

That's wonderful. I am a circulator but can definitely say that had I learned to scrub first, it would have made the understanding of circulating a bit easier. Try to do both if you can. You will be more marketable and it will help everything come together too.

Will you be both scrubbing and circulating?

I am sure that it is different depending on the hospital system. In the field, medics can give almost 125 medications independently and do a few interventions that even us RN's can't do such as intubation, king tubes, cardiovert, pace. Medics do those interventions given their own assessments so I'm not sure the big deal of not having an RN assessment/input. Medics have specific criteria regarding administering meds just as we do, ie: not giving a med under a certain pressure, etc..... BUT... there are certain meds that are not within a medics guidelines so that could be an issue if it's being done...

In my state, Police, Fire, and EMS usually show up together.

I found these to have OR nurse residency programs: -Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center. -Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center. -Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

I totally agree with Rose_Queen. See if you can find an OR Residency program once you graduate. Not sure what state you are in but there are several in mine (MA). Or you can also take Perioperative 101 by the AORN, it is offered at some nursing schools. Best of luck!

I am an nurse and hubby is a medic. We are both gone for long hours but all 3 of our fur babies are litter trained, have tons of food, water, and toys to keep themselves occupied until one of us gets home. That can be really daunting for a new puppy though. It also can cause serious separation anxiety as well (not sure of your breed) Hope you can figure it out... there is nothing more satisfying than to come home to 3 smiles and wagging tales ❤️

I believe it.. ?

I have no words.. yikes

Most I know go through a longer more specialized residency. This is the link to the program: https://www.mass.gov/doc/post-graduate-transitional-year-program/download After doing this 1 year program, it looks like he then served as a flight surgeon in the Air Force.