mtnrunnerRN

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1. OR Nurses that Make $$$$$

   mtnrunnerRN replied to Hawaii2LasVegas's topic in Operating Room

   hmmm- how interesting to be considered an "experienced" nurse with only 8 months on the floor. i essentially considered myself a new grad heading into the or, with a only little bit of knowledge of another area. no, it's not in any way mandatory to h...

2. OR Nurses that Make $$$$$

   mtnrunnerRN replied to Hawaii2LasVegas's topic in Operating Room

   it's helpful to have some med/surg & tele experience -- besides the clinical & assesment reasons, when you understand the "flow" of how the whole hospital works, and not just how the or works, it makes your job & other nurse's jobs on the...

3. Abd Hyst Preps?

   mtnrunnerRN replied to Snowshooz's topic in Operating Room

   here's aorn's position verbatim: question: there is disagreement in our or about the correct sequence for performing abdominal-perineal preps, particularly for patients undergoing laparoscopic-assisted vaginal procedures. what is the correct procedur...

4. Right Personality for OR?

   mtnrunnerRN replied to DM74LA's topic in Operating Room

   Hi Wade - I agree with Marie's post about shadowing with an OR nurse for a few days. It's difficult to explain everything an OR nurse does, so observing is a great way to get the full picture. I too had a technology background before going into nurs...

5. considering OR traveling

   mtnrunnerRN posted a topic in Operating Room

   Asking advice from any of you seasoned OR RN travelers -- I'm a circulating RN, have not scrubbed in my OR career. I've worked for 2 different hospitals in the OR for 5 yrs and am getting the urge to travel. A few ?'s: - Is it difficult to find trav...