staceyp413

staceyp413

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  1. Pacemakers and AICDs in patients coming to surgery

    staceyp413 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I've been going round and round with this so am HOPEFUL that I can utilize your experiences on what your OR's do. We presently have a policy that when a case is scheduled we have the MD tell us...

  2. Does your OR have an educator?

    staceyp413 replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Our educator is presently working on her Masters and works 4 ten hour shifts a week from 0500-1500 but I think that may change to be around 6 or 7 and then be available til the or 1700 mark and...

  3. Poll: Does your O.R. have RN's working 11pm-7am?

    staceyp413 replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    We staff our night shift with a Surgery Aide (PCA/nursing assistant) and have 2 call teams of a RN and ST and a call team for neuro and call team for CV (4 call teams

  4. OR Policy Help............

    staceyp413 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi all- Before I reinvent the wheel and start from scratch I was wondering if you had a hospital policy you could share or even some information on: ***joint hardware removed in the OR ***Allowable...

  5. Advice for new charge nurse??(Long post!)

    staceyp413 replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Operating Room

    Of my 12 years in the OR I have been "in charge" for about 5-6 of them. My advice is to set limits and protocols, even though you may be doing most of it from scratch. Get info when you can from you...

  6. Holiday gifts for staff

    staceyp413 replied to nicolentony's topic in Nurse Management

    I started last year to do a collection (leadership) from myself as an asst. director, my dept director, and my division director for a 60+ staff unit. With that money I give it to the local food...

  7. Pulling Medications

    staceyp413 posted a topic in Operating Room

    We have 8 OR's and for each case we go to our "core" area to a locked med cart before the case and pull medications such as (local, heparin, Dextran, Bacitracin Ointment, etc). I find this to be time...

  8. Management Structure

    staceyp413 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Wondering the set up of management where you work please!!! Charge nurse/board runner/periop coordinator? Managers & Supervisors? Lead RN/ST's? Looking for any information on a system that is in...

  9. Building a new OR PLEASE HELP!

    staceyp413 replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

    We moved into the new OR 3 years ago and the prev. manager had chosen Skytron booms. The hardest thing w/the booms is that it is difficult to get them into the right position for left/right cases...

  10. Smoke Evacuator

    staceyp413 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Looking for suggestions on a way to improve our system. Our smoke evacuation system is from Skytron and works well from the boom unit but is almost useless when the connection is made up to the...

  11. Internal Vag Preps

    staceyp413 replied to CIRQL8's topic in Operating Room

    We're having this same debate right now where I work and am awaiting an answer from legal. It's taking a while so I'm not so sure that there is a right answer or we'd have had it immediately. What I...

  12. 2007 Meetings/Conferences

    staceyp413 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    If anyone has any suggestions on a great conference or meeting in 2007 please let me know. I've been granted the opportunity to start looking into this and want to take advantage of this great...

  13. DaVinci Robot Assisted Surgery

    staceyp413 posted a topic in Operating Room

    We're very excited to say that our OR just got the robot with a huge investment from the facility. I have 4 staff (2 RN's and 2 ST's) who are getting the initial and full training. We are starting...

  14. no management support

    staceyp413 replied to callbabe's topic in Operating Room

    We are in a nursing crunch but have the support to fill in w/agency staffing until our 3 RN's on orientation are ready to fill in. When our staffing numbers are to par (RN's) we will be at call every...

  15. Questions Questions and More Questions

    staceyp413 replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    I also kept a notebook like you and I kept it when I first started in the OR, when I learned to scrub, when I took a charge position, and again when I took a new job as a Asst. Director/Charge in a...

  16. The room is open........

    staceyp413 posted a topic in Operating Room

    How are things done at your hospital? I do realize that there is normally a policy in place, but I want to know what staff do in practice as well as what is written. After the OR suite is opened and...

  17. worth it?

    staceyp413 replied to dragonflyRN's topic in Nurse Management

    PLEASE NOTE, while you want to have a comperable salary, no matter what the amount is, your wages will never equal the amount of time and some days headaches that management can involve. You...

  18. I need some guidance please........

    staceyp413 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    There is a MD that I've gone round & round with. He is very difficult to work with from a staff standpoint due to his outbursts and sarcasm. I am the charge nurse daily as well as have a...

  19. I Circulated my first case by myself!

    staceyp413 replied to tessa_RN's topic in Operating Room

    Congratulations and great

  20. Surgeons "go ahead" problem ?

    staceyp413 replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

    I've worked in 3 different hospital OR's. In all 3 we waited to go back until the surgeon was in the building. They could not be "on there way or close" to the facility. In each facility we had the...

  21. ST and RN Advice Please

    staceyp413 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am a 10 yr OR nurse and have scrubbed, circulated, and am back in management. This is the second OR I've worked in since I began my nursing career. I am trying to work on the TEAM concept and want...

  22. Question about jewelry and ESU

    staceyp413 replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    All hospitals should have a policy specifically outlining this. I've never seen a burn in person (have seen pics) but I will not bring a person back who refuses to remove the jewelry. Also, just a...

  23. Robotic assisted surgery

    staceyp413 replied to CIRQL8's topic in Operating Room

    To add another ? to the post: The hospital I'm working for is looking to obtain this for our OR. We have 8 OR suites so while we're getting quite busy, it isn't a "huge" facility nor are our staffing...

  24. ST and RN Advice Please

    staceyp413 replied to staceyp413's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for the helpful comments. I too mop floors, count, help lift and transfer whenever I can get away from the board and surgeon's issues that they need to share..........I'm not sure of my title...

  25. scheduling call help

    staceyp413 replied to livingintheor's topic in Operating Room

    When you are on call for those 48 hours do you get time off before or after and/or in those 48 hours do you have any in-house/restrictive call type shifts (meaning you work if there are cases but once...