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  1. It's evidently too hard for others to help out.

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

    Stevierae, as usual you have put your finger on the pulse, social butterflies, my pet annoyance, the bosses favourites, the sickos ect ect. ARE WE ALL WORKING WITH THE SAME

  2. RN or Anesthesia responsibility?

    carcha replied to bsunbeam's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sunbeam, we had this problem with one particular md. She never did a pre op interview and ran into so many problems you wouldent believe it. As a team we discussed this problem and decided that for us...

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

    carcha replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    Shodobe, you and all the rest are a lot braver then I am. I am a nurse first and foremost and would under no circumstances wander out of what I consider nursing practice. Giving C.S. to me goes into...

  4. How many RN's scrub?

    carcha replied to Chrislynn2003's topic in Operating Room

    only when RNs stop being so politically correct and stand up for their rights as professionals and for the rights of the patients to be cared for by a registered nurse at all times will this whole...

  5. Surgeon mistakes in the OR

    carcha replied to MsHB's topic in Operating Room

    MsHB, I dont think any of us have worked in an OR where mistakes by either doctors or nurses dont happen. I know some surgeons appear to have worst luck then others but I think the thing to do then is...

  6. How many RN's scrub?

    carcha replied to Chrislynn2003's topic in Operating Room

    Here we go round again but as you all know I just love this topic. Again we have the non nursing personnel banging on and on. Do I have a problem with non nursing personnel in the OR, actually no I...

  7. Recovery Room Horror!

    carcha replied to z's playa's topic in Operating Room

    Z's Playa. Some years ago I myself was a patient in a hospital, vunerable like you were and came accross the night nurse from hell. I was left with a tiny chip in my tooth and a bruised hand. Like...

  8. Changes on Operative Consents

    carcha replied to TX_RN_CAPA's topic in Operating Room

    Yeah, TX, RN, we have this problem ALL the time. I just cannot understand how the medical personnel can make such a mess of such an important document. For the most part we ask the surgeon to correct...

  9. law and ethics degree, who runs it?

    carcha posted a topic in International Nursing

    Can any of you kind fellow brits tell me who runs a law and ethics degree course for nurses. I'm at my wits end trying to find out,

  10. Circulator out of room time during a case?

    carcha replied to druse's topic in Operating Room

    For me I guess I would have to say it would have to depend on what the circulator was getting. If for instance she was getting me an extra instrument I needed then I know she was going how long she...

  11. instrument count records

    carcha replied to Sherri53's topic in Operating Room

    We dont use a mayo stand for most cases, just the odd one or two. I guess we just adapt to the table we have. As for travellers in London, are you kidding me?. Just register with the NMC in Portland...

  12. instrument count records

    carcha replied to Sherri53's topic in Operating Room

    I cannot agree with you more about the mayo stand , however I find that with the shortage of OR staff, especially here in London, there is a HUGE turnover of experienced RN's as their so fed up with...

  13. instrument count records

    carcha replied to Sherri53's topic in Operating Room

    I feel your argument is not valid for todays litigious society and nursing practice. Like you I have worked in the OR for many many years, in every speciality, in many ORs, in different hospitals, in...

  14. medication administration in the OR

    carcha replied to bjsmsn's topic in Operating Room

    Can someone clarify all this for me?. We just have this huge pharmacy within the OR with wall to wall and floor to ceiling drugs from where we help ourselves whenever we need anything. Your systems...

  15. Who controls the certification of scrub techs?

    carcha replied to at your cervix's topic in Operating Room

    Your right Marie, what am I getting so worked up about. All those years of study, exams, assessments, worry, tears, re-dos, responsibility, payments of RN dues. I should have just grabbed a mop and...

  16. Bottles of saline and single use

    carcha posted a topic in Operating Room

    At my place of work whenever we open a new bottle of irrigating saline for the scrub we discard whatever is left, even if the scrub only uses a little of it. Recently a new member told us we could...

  17. Bottles of saline and single use

    carcha replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    I cannot believe I never thought of the "Single Use Only" Stevierae. Let me go bang my head on the wall until I pass out. How stupid am I .?

  18. On-Call Pay

    carcha replied to nellie_nurse812's topic in Operating Room

    yeah Stevierae, sorry, the money for being on call is hardly worth talking about!, about the same as the rest of you. And yes, yes yes, come to London, your needed!, and bring your

  19. On-Call Pay

    carcha replied to nellie_nurse812's topic in Operating Room

    I hate hate hate doing call but have to at the moment. My call pay and I have to roughly translate it into $ is about $60/$65 an hour week days and far more weekends but I would gladly give it up, I...

  20. Have you worked outside the OR?

    carcha replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room

    Staffed on a medical when I first graduated, did my midwifery, worked as a midwife, then the OR and have been there many years

  21. Who controls the certification of scrub techs?

    carcha replied to at your cervix's topic in Operating Room

    I cannot believe this thread, people who were hired as housekeepers scrubbing for cases?. Are you all kidding me or what?. What about the patients right to being cared for by a registered nurse at all...

  22. family members in the OR

    carcha replied to bjsmsn's topic in Operating Room

    Cant you go to your line manager and request advise at all. I would be very uncomfortable in this situation not to mention annoyed. one this person obviously dosent realize the tension her presence in...

  23. instrument count records

    carcha replied to Sherri53's topic in Operating Room

    I am really amazed that so many of you either dont do an instrument count, or dont agree with it. I know like all of you that their a pain in the behind but my question is simply, why not do a count?....

  24. What are important personal qualities needed in the OR?

    carcha replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room

    Did I really write A&P AND physiology TWICE, I'm so tired, I'm going to bed, nite

  25. What are important personal qualities needed in the OR?

    carcha replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room

    as usual I agree with the replies above although would like to start a thread on Stevierae's take on the surgeons, however thats for another time. I would have to also add and I know that this can...