Hello, I need advices from other OR nurses that may have encountered this situation or seen it occur. I have a dear friend who is scheduled for a 16-hr dual open-heart (valve repair) and En bloc esophagectomy. He will literally be split open from ...
orscrubcutie1 replied to orscrubcutie1's topic in Operating Room
I was hesitant to bring up this topic as it normally gets people upset and sometimes even angry. It's certainly not my intent. I find the different perspectives to be both helpful and refreshing. I think we all have our ideas about what is right and...
orscrubcutie1 replied to orscrubcutie1's topic in Operating Room
Just to make it clear. We do not force prayer on any patient or surgical team member. It is at-will and only done pre time-out if the patient has formally consented. I just wanted to gauge the temperature of such a practice as I find it a refreshing ...
I work in a religiously-affiliated hospital institution and I really like that we say a prayer as a surgical team and invite the patient to participate (if so desired). I really like this small, but meaningful part of our pre-timeout processes, espec...