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  1. surgical assistant OR surgical housekeeper??

    carcha replied to Lonman's topic in Operating Room

    Here in London we call them

  2. Do or nurses do pacu after hours?

    carcha replied to emmijay's topic in PACU

    Yeah, I work in a huge London hospital and we do PACU after hours. I dont mind it at all actually but would be happier even if one PACU nurse was around if I need to know something . However I have...

  3. Time-Out/Surgical site marking....

    carcha replied to ShirleyM's topic in Operating Room

    This sounds great!. Can anyone explain the time out ect to me

  4. How can we all work together?

    carcha posted a topic in Operating Room

    I find a lot of disagreements take place on this forum on the roles and responsibilities of non Registered Nurses who work in the O.R.. Just about everyone knows my opinion on the subject but I'm...

  5. RN's in the scrub role

    carcha replied to maryBSN2005's topic in Operating Room

    Leyona, I can truthfully say that you and I would not work well together. Your attitude is just awful. Your negative attitude toward Registered Nurses reeks of either bitterness or jealosy. All I can...

  6. A Tech Made Me So Angry, I was ready to choke the tech (rant)

    carcha replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Operating Room

    Marie, you use the term lowly, I would certaintly not use that term. I simply get fed up of the nursing profession being used when there is a medical shortage. Their duties get extended in the name of...

  7. Confidentiality

    carcha replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    I too agree with JWK. I feel safety is the primary issue here. However it depends on who I am discussing the patient with. The PACU is the only area in which I address the patient by their given name....

  8. Help - Blanket Warmers

    carcha replied to sgagnard's topic in Operating Room

    cant help you on the blankets, we use disposable blankets through which we circulate hot air and bin them after each patient. as for the fluid warmer cant remember which one but will look on monday,...

  9. Post Op. Nurse Escorts.

    carcha replied to clare lewis's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Clare, we have two systems. At designated times of the day when we know the wards are not too bad, after report, etc, etc, we have the ward nurses come to theatre. Then when we know that could pose...

  10. First Names & "Professionalism"

    carcha replied to porsch65's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah I agree Dr or as we call them Mr or Ms at work and first names outside. I prefer it as when we have a disagreement about over runs, attitude ,etc ,etc , it allows us to treat each other as co...

  11. Pre-op assessment and testing

    carcha replied to nellie_nurse812's topic in Operating Room

    sorry ,queens english, and yes medical

  12. Intraoperative nursing and pregnancy

    carcha replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in Operating Room

    Nellie, neither myself or my friends who work in the or have had any problems at all. You just have to be aware of which specialities you need to be cautious of . good

  13. A Tech Made Me So Angry, I was ready to choke the tech (rant)

    carcha replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Operating Room

    I'm truly dumbfounded on this one imagining the whole scenario. Two adults fighting over who holds a retractor. Here only the junior doctor whose name no one knows performs that "vital duty", because...

  14. RN's in the scrub role

    carcha replied to maryBSN2005's topic in Operating Room

    Mary, for my part the answer is simple. I am a perioperative nurse. Basically this means I apply theory and practice in all aspects of OR care. I am as competent in scrubbing for an AAA, as I am in...

  15. OJT for surgical techs?

    carcha replied to Lonman's topic in Operating Room

    Some time ago a similar topic was raised here in my or. Every RN voted to walk off the job, the subject was never raised again. How much more crap must RNs there take before they stand up for...

  16. Surgeon's hand-picking favorite nurses

    carcha replied to jpellegrino, RN's topic in Operating Room

    yeah, Shodobe, I remember the good old days when nurse a only scrubbed for surgeon b, to ensure a happy atmosphere. I also remember when nurse a was on vacation and the rest of us had to put up with...

  17. RNFA 'S

    carcha replied to CATHY RNFA's topic in Operating Room

    This thread has really got me thinking. Thank you OR1stRN for listing some of your duties but and I dont mean to be insulting, what do you do that an RN dosent. We organize the list at the start of...

  18. RNFA 'S

    carcha replied to CATHY RNFA's topic in Operating Room

    This thread has really got me thinking. Thank you OR1stRN for listing some of your duties but and I dont mean to be insulting, what do you do that an RN dosent. We organize the list at the start of...

  19. One In Three Or Nurses Have Experienced A Surgeon Operate On The Wrong Side/site

    carcha posted a topic in Operating Room

    At our recent NATN conference a poll suggested one in three or nurses was present when a surgeon operated on the wrong side or site. Do any of you believe this?, have any of you out there experienced...

  20. One In Three Or Nurses Have Experienced A Surgeon Operate On The Wrong Side/site

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah, by the sound of it that number is far fetched to say the least. And yes the poll was done in one location. I guess you cant believe everything you read. Glad its not true

  21. H.C.A.s now scrubbing in UK ORs

    carcha posted a topic in Operating Room

    :angryfire I am so disheartened. I have just read in our nursing times that due to staff shortages some hospitals are employing HCA's to scrub. What the hell is going on here. Why did I ever train as...

  22. Blood transfusions

    carcha replied to Lulu_camel's topic in Operating Room

    Also as an aside, if a trauma case is out of PACU hours we recover the patient. When I am hanging fluids monitoring gasses ect, ect I have a better "feel" for the patient during the recovery period so...

  23. Family Visitation in the PACU

    carcha replied to smidgen21's topic in PACU

    It makes a change for me to disagree with so many of you but we have an open visiting policy on our PACU and its no bother at all. We accept the patient from the OR, get our patient settled ect and...

  24. Blood transfusions

    carcha replied to Lulu_camel's topic in Operating Room

    I think Shodobe is really one of my work colleagues here in London. We do exactly the same as you. Hang and give blood, fluids, platelets, ffp's, gelo, we monitor urine output, do blood gases, prepare...

  25. OR Nurses Giving Conscious Sedation--WHY SHOULD WE?

    carcha replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    Cecumseeker, I dont know if you noticed but in one of your last threads, changes in perioperative nursing you speak of "we" doing lap chole's, appys, changes in anaesthetic gases. I dont know what...