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    Be sure to know your call schedule!

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    HAHAHA!!! I had a nice chuckle to that statement... But you know what they say... It's five o'clock
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    Cath lab to OR?

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to OUxPhys's topic in Operating Room

    Registered Cardiovascular Invasive
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    Orthopedic OR or cardiac?

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to Greenhouse's topic in Operating Room

    I'm sure this question will have varying answers, all because of "where" the person answering might be, e.g. hospital, state, etc. I'm in Texas and work in a hospital setting. I am not "specialized"...
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    Relief Count Disagreement--Please Help

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to Emily Suzanne's topic in Operating Room

    Well, in my facility our policy states that counts are done at specific instances AND whenever someone asks for a count, whether REQUIRED or not. The relief count is one of those specific instances...
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    Shadowing

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to mamagui's topic in Operating Room

    Honestly, whether you are a new grad or a seasoned nurse from the med-surg floor, the same holds true... Be yourself... The OR is less about what work experiences you have and more about your...
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    Dealing with mean docs

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to MillyPeets1234's topic in Operating Room

    I'm sorry to hear that this is happening. I agree that you shouldn't have to be treated that way, and there's no excuse. The only advise I can say is to: 1) notify your leadership as planned; 2) see...
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    Etiquette in the OR?

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to trauma_lama's topic in Operating Room

    I hate to make overly broad generalizations, but in my experience in a couple different hospitals I have not seen a culture of nurses, ACPs, surgical technologists, and surgeons who participate in the...
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    Ask an OR nurse (Questions about what we do or how to become one of us)

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Rose_Queen, That's an incredibly detailed explanation of your day. Even though I don't work in Cardiac, it helped me to see what a day with you might be like. That said, i got a little chuckle when I...
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    Surgical Assistants with more attitude than skill

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to andimcki's topic in Operating Room

    In my facility, the FA's that are employees of the hospital do pull cases, open for the case, get the room ready, etc. They are awesome. However, some of the surgeons bring in FA's that are NOT...
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    Consent issue

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to TurismoDreamin's topic in Operating Room

    Same
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    How is your OR staffed

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to egien's topic in Operating Room

    I work in a hospital that isn't staffed 24 hours a day. We do perform transplants, so the night call nurses are regularly being called back in for these. Don't ask me about weekend call... Holy...
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    General refresher or OR refresher? Needed?

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Canada

    Are you in the US? I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. In my hospital, we have new grads and new to OR nurses go through a PeriOp 101 course that is provided by the hospital. They don't...
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    How is your OR staffed

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to egien's topic in Operating Room

    What are these mythical things you refer to as "breaks?" In all seriousness, it sounds as if you need more personnel. Did they explain why your nurse staffing went from 5 to 4 on evenings? Has anyone...
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    Let's Learn About Sutures!

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to CheesePotato's topic in Operating Room

    All other things being equal, it depends on surgeon preference on whether they want the suture visible (inside the abdominal cavity during a laparoscopic case) or if it's in a spot like the face (e.g....
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    New grad interested in operating room nursing

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to Nicole018's topic in Operating Room

    As others have stated, it depends on the facility. At my last 2 hospitals, they both had internship/residency programs that even newly graduated RN's could apply for. I am one of those who started...
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    Mean girls....OR Bullying

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to DoingGodsWork's topic in Operating Room

    I'll present the flip side to that coin, just for argument's sake... Lord knows that I have my "off" days where I'm just not "with it" like I am normally. Maybe it's lack of sleep, or maybe it's...
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    Don't like assignment

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to bluedragonfly13's topic in Operating Room

    I guess my main question is were you hired on as a circulating nurse and just happen to be a scrubbed in nurse or were you hired as a surgical tech? As a graduate nurse, are you in a residency or...
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    help with steps/routine

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to brighidh's topic in Operating Room

    Kudos to you for thinking ahead and wanting a way to organize your tasks... you're recognizing that every nurse preceptor you get is different and I think this is where you start to really develop...
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    Operating Room Nurse: Roles

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    Different places have different ways of doing things.. At my hospital, the only time I'm NOT touching the patient is during the surgery, and even then, there are times I have to, but that's when I...
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    Attn: Nurses hired into the OR within the last 6 months to a year!

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Operating Room

    Congrats on the interview. Hopefully you'll get the position. I will say that unless you'll be at a Level 1 Trauma center, chances are that you will find that there is quite a bit of normalcy in our...
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    Bone cement while pregnant

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to jen029's topic in Operating Room

    Does your bone cement contain methyl methacrylate or need to be mixed with this to be used? I think that's the big issue here, not that it's "bone cement" exclusively, but rather the use of this...
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    Travel Nursing

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to fisdrunner1's topic in Travel

    I haven't traveled, but don't most travelers work through an agency? I would think they would have a list of all the available travel assignments and can tell you what hospitals in Austin are looking...
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    Feeling Discouraged: Am I a hopeless case

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    What areas of nursing have you been looking into? Have you applied to any OR internships? Your chances of ending up on day shift might be slightly better than if you were med-surg. Take this time to...
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    How to get into a service you like ?

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    I'm not sure how it is in your hospital, but I work in a children's hospital, so i get exposure to all of the various services, but was asked by my charge nurse what 3 services I enjoyed the most......
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    New procedures without training: Irresponsible or unavoidable?

    WhoDatWhoDare replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    This sounds like a sticky/uncomfortable situation. Did the operator's manual come with the equipment or had the surgeon been trained or used it previously? Does your facility use a service such as...