NewOR-RN

Thank you for the reply. Was risk management called? Is this not considered to be a sentinel event, in general? At my facility it is, even though the instrument was accounted for after the close. At the time of close, the count was incorrect and he completed anyway.

Has anyone experienced a surgeon continuing to close, and actually completing the last stitch (instead of waiting) after an incorrect count had been announced and a recount between the circulator and tech was in process? X-ray taken, patient is fine. Surgeon acting oblivious, stated that he was unaware count was not correct.

I have an associates degree, and no experience and I am going through the OR training class right now, and orientation in the OR. They will place me after I complete the class into the next open position. There are two other RN's I know of that are in OR with associate degrees. We currently have a shortage at my hospital in the OR. It's a large OR with 25 rooms. My hospital is magnet, so I think it does help if you have your BSN. I have enrolled into my RN-BSN bridge at our local university, which was a nice factor that probably helped me get in. Good luck to you!

Hi, I am currently orientating in the OR. They asked me why I wanted to be in OR...how I would deal with a difficult surgeon, if I could handle criticism or a difficult situation (asked for examples of how I have handled these type of situations in the past) apparently the surgeons can be very needy/difficult and downright mean sometimes. Also they asked me to describe my perception of what an OR nurse does on a day to day basis. Hope this helps...good luck!