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  1. Bair Huggers Over Blankets?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Simple question, but this debate had come to my OR Can you put a Bair Hugger over a blanket ? Does this make it useless? There are those who swear you should only put them directly against the skin,...

  2. University of Tulsa Nurse Anesthetist Program

    mhy12784 replied to CowboyMedic's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Does your application not appear under your login too at this point? Eitherway that is

  3. University of Tulsa Nurse Anesthetist Program

    mhy12784 replied to CowboyMedic's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    So I had applied for this upcoming year and recently my completed application no longer appears under my account. Has this happened to anyone else? Does this mean anything? That I've been...

  4. Any way to set (regular) reminders in EPIC?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently started a new job which uses EPIC as its MAR. If I wanted to set regular reminders in my MAR (not patient specific, not something I'd have to set everyday) is there a way to do this? IE if...

  5. Any way to set (regular) reminders in EPIC?

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks I'll try this! I'm trying to picture this in my head, but not sure if I've seen it or not. I'm honestly leaning towards just getting a smart watch and setting up an app with that, as I'm sure...

  6. Leaving the OR/management for a major icu

    mhy12784 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've worked ONLY as an operating room nurse/coordinator/manager for 5 + years, never having done bedside nursing. Later this month I will be leaving the OR to take a job in a level 1 trauma center...

  7. Leaving the OR/management for a major icu

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in General Nursing

    Well the higher expectations wasn't really because I was a manager, I'm well aware that most are out of touch and clueless. I more anticipated higher expectations because I'm an experienced nurse...

  8. What chloraprep does everyone use?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

    My hospital uses mostly betadine still, but we're trying to get everybody to use chloraprep. Other than the regular sticks, does anyone use anything else chloraprep wise for general surgery preps? I...

  9. Best things to ask for in designing an OR room as a staff nurse?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Basically I have a fairly significant amount of influence in designing two new operating rooms in my OR, which will primarily be doing robotic/laparscopic cases. What are somethings I could ask for...

  10. Best things to ask for in designing an OR room as a staff nurse?

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    What's the justification for having surround speakers in a room? Is there anything other than just for staff

  11. What chloraprep does everyone use?

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    Well I didn't mean blotting towels even though I said it. More like towels to shove under the sides of the patient to catch drippage so it doesn't pool under the patient and be an extreme fire

  12. What chloraprep does everyone use?

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    Well we have the sticks as certain specialities use it. I was just wondering if there was any creative products out there for chloraprep not just sticks. Maybe a chloraprep kit similar to the betadine...

  13. Securing arms during steel reverse trendelenberd

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

    In the last few weeks my organization has two arm/ulnar injuries after cases where the patient was in very steep reverse trendelenberd. Our current process involves using velcro and wrapping the arms...

  14. Roller board vs slider

    mhy12784 replied to QueenElisaRocks's topic in Operating Room

    My hospitals roller boards don't support bariatric patients, but our slider boards do. So I don't think one or the other is preferable for heavier patients. I imagine they likely make both for larger...

  15. Securing arms during steel reverse trendelenberd

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    We never tuck at all Do you use eggcrate or foam when positioning any/most surgical cases? Or is that another bizarre habit of my facility, we use foam for

  16. Wire or cord management in the OR?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Does anyone have any creative products or solutions they could recommend for wire/cord/cable management? We had a nurse get injured the other day and I'm trying to improve the sloppy practices at my...

  17. Circulator Presence on Induction?

    mhy12784 replied to Dielsh's topic in Operating Room

    Ive never seen a circulator leave the room during induction (unless theyre asked to get a glidescope or something for anesthesia) But when a CRNA is inducing there is always an anesthesiologist next...

  18. Robotics or Cardiothoracic

    mhy12784 replied to countrygirl1234's topic in Operating Room

    I do a ton of robotics and thoracic (just thoracic we don't have open heart ). My personal favorite is thoracic robots though,, they're awesome cases to learn and participate in. My hospital actually...

  19. Wire or cord management in the OR?

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    We have those as well. But the issue with them (according to management) is you have to rip them up and change them out after every case. So if you're in a room with several cases it ends up being a...

  20. Wanna ask for a promotion in the OR, but dont know what to ?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Basically I love the hospital I work at and would "prefer" to stay there. I am technically an ANM/Coordinator, and got a job offer elsewhere as OR manager. We are entrenched at the position so im...

  21. Mather Hospital?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in New York Nursing

    New grad, trying to get into Mather Hospital (port jeff) Have an interview for the new graduate program, any advice ? This is BY FAR my first choice, didnt expect an interview, want to do absolutely...

  22. Non Clinical DNP degree ?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was hoping somebody could help me figure this out. One of of the colleges I previously offered has a DNP nursing leadership. It doesn't have any of the typical nurse practitioner classes that that...

  23. New to the OR, culture challenges

    mhy12784 replied to chocolateistheanswer's topic in Operating Room

    1. I realize the OR is a place of multiple personalities and backgrounds working together, but is it normal for staff to gossip about each other constantly?? I am a no-drama kind of person and in my...

  24. Help asap circulating nurses

    mhy12784 replied to danielle.scott3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    AA's are borderline non existent CRNAs are out there

  25. How is skin assessed prior to OR arrival ?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

    At my hospital we have had recent debate about the process for skin assessment on patients in the periop period. This last month we had 2 AMBULATORY patients come into the OR with undocumented...