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On occasion in the OR, when catheterizing a male patient, the pt becomes erect. My nurse manager says we cannot put a foley into an erection. All the surgeons and other nurses I work with say to continue with the catheterization and that the erection...

Hi there: I am an OR nurse and I am planning on moving to Portland. I realize that sometimes people do not want to leave thier opinions about their hospital in an open post. So, I am requesting that you PM or email me what you really think about the...

I love my patients and all my surgeons. The problem I have is with my co-workers. I am still relatively new to the OR (2 years), so I am still gung ho. I strive to do my job in an excellent way. This pays off with the co-workers that have the sam...

I have been in the OR for a little over two years. I left the first hospital OR I worked in for greener pastures. However, I have since ended up in a place that is just as bad as the first place. I learned at the last AORN convention that nurses d...

Surgical techs are used instead of scrub nurses because they are cheaper to pay. So, in that respect they took over an aspect that used to be nursing. STs now work under nursing and as part of nursing. Your question is very broad. Do you have any...

Bug juice is usually normal saline with just bacitracin in it or bacitracin and polymyxin B in it (depends on the surgeon). These are antibiotics (effective against bacteria aka bugs). Pulse lavage is a way to rinse the patient out with the bug jui...

Hand the instrument to the surgeon in such a way that he/she can use it in that position. They should not have to adjust the instrument. They should not even have to look at it. It would help you to watch how they use the instruments so you know w...

It is true we quit our managers, not our jobs.

Thanks for your response. I am happy you found a place that is good for you. If I could find such a place, I would probably not be looking at work outside of the OR. The problem is, how do you find those places? I have been to three hospitals and...

I am also interested in hearing more about this online BSN school.

Thank you!

I am looking to order some of these and I saw that you got a half size bigger than your regular shoe size. I was wondering if the sizing is off a half size and they fit you perfectly or if you wish you had gotten the size 8's. Thanks! I can't wait...

I know many times there is more than one viable way to do something. I was wondering if when tucking arms you tuck the sheet under the patient or under the mattress. Also, what is your rationale for doing it the way you do. Thanks!

We are going paperless. When being trained on the new computer system we were told that another nurse (giving us relief, break or lunch) that is also charting on our patient can erase or change our documentation, however, there is no trace of the ch...

That is what I am hoping for. We go live on July 1. Hoping to speak directly to the McKesson rep before then. Thanks

I am glad you haven't had any legal problems. Do you use orsos? I still think it is dangerous to have someone able to delete/change your charting. I would rather have keystrokes identified per user and not allow anyone to change someone else's cha...

I will definitely do this. The McKesson rep is on site sometimes, and I plan on asking her. Thanks again.

Yes. They have bought a system that is sunsetting called ORSOS. Perviously owned by per se and bought out by McKesson. I appreciate your advice.

We count all the needles in all eye surgeries

Well, no, it only shows who accessed the chart. It does not show who did what (see my earlier posts). I hope you are right that she does not know what she is talking about, but, humor me here, what if what she says is true? Who would I speak to abo...

Also... It will show who accessed the chart and "at some point the chart will be locked; to be determined at another time". Per the informatics nurse.

Our informatics person who is in charge of changing us over from paper to computer. I thought it was bizarre too. She said "it is the same exact thing as it is now". I said "no, it is not, if someone crosses out our charting now, it is still there...

There are states that require a circulating nurse to oversee more than one room at a time. Anyone can correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Minnesota and Connecticut are two examples. This practice is dangerous to the patient and there are people...

Our rule is if it is more than 2 hours or if they require it for some other reason.

I am wondering what you do in your hospital. If we do eye cases in my hospital; cataracts, etc. the circulator is supposed to circulate and monitor the patient's vitals throughout the procedure (there are no anesthesia personnel present). I remembe...