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  1. need help!! cant find the evidence on airflow within the operating room

    fusionfire32 posted a topic in Operating Room

    hi all, i have looked everywhere but i cant find the answer. the other day i was circulating and one of the doctors (who was in his outside clothes) wanted to speak to the surgeon. so he popped his...

  2. why did you choose perioperative nursing?

    fusionfire32 replied to rncoco's topic in Operating Room

    lets see. i started off as a floor nurse in a medical ward. did not enjoy it at all because there was no real challenge for me just very repetitive. 2 months in and i was looking for something...

  3. circulator OR, new grad, too fast paced?

    fusionfire32 replied to dontcallmeamurse's topic in Operating Room

    id say to the surgeon wait a bit more because at the end of the day you dont want to harm the patient and learning new set of skills take a lot of time. be patient with yourself and hang in there....

  4. teaching project help specific to OR

    fusionfire32 replied to mrw322's topic in Operating Room

    spot on canes, most nurses know their clinical side of stuff but things constantly changing is the scope of practice.something that students can bring in especially if the nurse has qualified long...

  5. Which specialty in the OR?

    fusionfire32 replied to ruralgirl08's topic in Operating Room

    i very much like neuro but at out facility we do not do any cardiac surgery. i do vascular though. and i like both. i am hoping to learn cvor someday. i do scrub and circulate both. both are...

  6. Death in the OR vs. ICU

    fusionfire32 replied to straycat123's topic in Operating Room

    similar situation however, patient died on the table very sad for the family and very traumatic for

  7. Counting?

    fusionfire32 replied to mercys's topic in Operating Room

    i think it is very important to count all d and c instruments because we had an untoward incident at our hospital. surgeon was using dilator for holding the uterus antevert/retrovert for a lap case...

  8. Why are OR nurses frowned upon?

    fusionfire32 replied to hopefornursing's topic in Operating Room

    i used to be a medical ward nurse and i was feeling a bit bored with repetition and thought i need to have a change. so i spoke to my very close friend who happens to be an educator from the...

  9. Disorganized OR

    fusionfire32 replied to canesdukegirl's topic in Operating Room

    definitely helpful. we are starting this productive theatre programme in our theatres as well. everyone gives ideas so it is actually working because the ideas come from bottom up

  10. crisis of confidence

    fusionfire32 replied to PeanutintheOR's topic in Operating Room

    hi ya, i understand how you feel. i was in a situation where some senior nurse tried to teach me old ways when i was brand new in or. i was moved to a different speciality after my induction period...

  11. Has A Surgeon Ever Thrown An Instrument At You?

    fusionfire32 replied to TravelerAdvisor's topic in Operating Room

    here is my 2 cents. when i first joined the or, although i was scrubbing for some time then, this particular surgeon was having really bad temper and some people had hard time dealing with him....

  12. how to be an or preceptor

    fusionfire32 replied to fusionfire32's topic in Operating Room

    hi canesdukegirl, thanks a bunch. i want to work where there are good educational oppurtunities. however, i am scared that environment in us theatres/operating room is probably very different to...

  13. how to be an or preceptor

    fusionfire32 posted a topic in Operating Room

    hi, just wondering. what sort of educational course one has to do to be a clinical assessor/preceptor/mentor in usa. i have been working in or for nearly 2 years over here in uk and over here we...

  14. how to be an or preceptor

    fusionfire32 replied to fusionfire32's topic in Operating Room

    what sort of course is available over there? is it distance

  15. how to be an or preceptor

    fusionfire32 replied to fusionfire32's topic in Operating Room

    thanks for your reply. ya i totally agree that a preceptee should have mentors for different speciality but i would like to add some more to this. there should be an overall preceptor to whom the...

  16. making up hours

    fusionfire32 replied to babbyfresh's topic in International Nursing

    hi i have been there done it. dont bother with brighton uni as they only link up with o'grady peyton. and that agency is ****. i did not go through that route. and the route i went through is...

  17. differences between or nursing in usa and uk

    fusionfire32 posted a topic in Operating Room

    hi, i have been wondering what is so different in the two countries within the OR. firstly, i will tell you fantastic nurses my version of the uk. have you guys ever wondered what difference exists...

  18. differences between or nursing in usa and uk

    fusionfire32 replied to fusionfire32's topic in Operating Room

    fantastic start. the core techs as you call it, over here we have porters who help with positioning, bed fetching, transporting patient before surgery, and also they sort out our supplies received...

  19. why are OR's so cold

    fusionfire32 replied to brownbook's topic in Operating Room

    must admit that if surgeons work for their own comfort; then they really arent patient focused. temperature should be kept between 18-24 degrees celcius roughly 72 farenheit. to prevent infection...

  20. differences between or nursing in usa and uk

    fusionfire32 replied to fusionfire32's topic in Operating Room

    hi, that is true. odps do interchangably work as a scrub or as anaesthetics. and they are professionals in their own right. what can our american counterpart add to this

  21. Operating Theater nursing in UK vs US

    fusionfire32 replied to CranberryMuffin's topic in International Nursing

    Hi, I am currently working in OR in one of the NHS hospitals in London. I qualified in 2008 and got a six month experience within a medical/rehab ward in the same trust and then transferred to the...

  22. Anybody succeeded in making up hours for usa?

    fusionfire32 replied to TinaK's topic in International Nursing

    Hi everyone, Sorry I was gone for sometime but am back now. I ordered my transcripts and i have them with me. funny enough i do have more than enough clinical hours but i am lacking theory hours so...

  23. Anybody succeeded in making up hours for usa?

    fusionfire32 replied to TinaK's topic in International Nursing

    Hi MandaAnda, Thanks for the information. I am exploring all

  24. Anybody succeeded in making up hours for usa?

    fusionfire32 replied to TinaK's topic in International Nursing

    Hi dayo, Fantastic news. I wish you all the best from the bottom of my heart. as i said before if this works, i owe it to

  25. Anybody succeeded in making up hours for usa?

    fusionfire32 replied to TinaK's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Dayo, I have asked my university to send me transcripts. now did you do this process yourself? I am going to send that and an application to vermont state. did you ask them to verify or did you...