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  1. Miralax

    heather42r posted a topic in Camp

    What does your camp do with miralax? Bottle says for ages 17 and up; 16 and under see physician. Orders from county health say that OTC meds can be administered per bottle directions". Parents have it...

  2. Miralax

    heather42r replied to heather42r's topic in Camp

    Thank you so much for this. They won't give me a standing order for anything other than "follow bottle instructions". I've

  3. Miralax

    heather42r replied to heather42r's topic in Camp

    Thanks, I don't think I was clear. It's not for a specific kid .. it's in our OTC stock meds. I would absolutely follow a Dr. note for it if one came in, but I was thinking for the kids that come...

  4. Lunch relief by a scrub tech?

    heather42r posted a topic in Operating Room

    I work in a float pool for a couple surgery centers. A new place I went to is super super short staffed and had 7 cases today; one OR. I was expecting no lunch due to schedule. Fine, whatever....

  5. Lunch relief by a scrub tech?

    heather42r replied to heather42r's topic in Operating Room

    GREAT information, thank you so much!! Looks like I'm in the clear. I'm in a "room for improvement"

  6. Late career switch to OR nurse?

    heather42r replied to RNandMBA's topic in Operating Room

    What have you got to lose if you don't try? You are not nuts. Edited to add. I am also a single mom of a 10 year old girl and just be warned, the schedule can be brutal. Make sure you...

  7. Lefthanded in the OR??

    heather42r replied to Lusashi's topic in Operating Room

    I did get in trouble during orientation for a left handed moment. The anesthesiologist made a complaint that I was standing on the left side of the patient during intubation so my manager put me on an...

  8. On-Call

    heather42r replied to Bdub3355's topic in Operating Room

    Our call shifts are 1715 - 2345 and 2345 - 0645 M-F. Sat/Sun they are 0700 - 1900 and 1900 - 0645. They take as much call as needed to cover all shifts. Extremely short staffed right now so I think...

  9. Shoes to buy for the OR

    heather42r replied to Ready4theOR's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Shoes are one thing but get yourself some compression socks for whatever shoes you end up with. I like the sockwell socks (amazon, sockwell, some actual stores) and wear the 20-30mmHg compression. My...

  10. Is seeing a pt in Preop really a must for OR nurses??

    heather42r replied to Guest 1170770's topic in Operating Room

    I always get my own patients. We have to verify name/DOB, the consent, allergies, etc...I would be very uncomfortable getting a patient without a trip to pre-op. I have had anesthesiologists try to...

  11. New to the Operating Room (OR) Team: Who the Heck are All These People in My OR?

    heather42r replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    Great article! I was racking my brain trying to think of anybody else and all I could come up with was neuromonitoring for some of our spine cases! It's crowded in there sometimes isn't

  12. The rest of the year

    heather42r posted a topic in Camp

    What job do you guys work that allows you to have summers off? I think camp nursing sounds awesome but I can not figure out what jobs either give that much pto for weeks off in summer or are you all...

  13. OR Travelers

    heather42r posted a topic in Travel

    Hi, I'm an OR nurse and been working about 2.5 years now. My hospital does not allow RNs to scrub so I have zero experience in that. I'm looking into traveling as well as other things but have a few...

  14. OR Travelers

    heather42r replied to heather42r's topic in Travel

    Thanks for everything! I've done general, urology, c-sections, gynecology, spines, ortho, podiatry, ENT, eyes, bariatric plastics, wounds, dental and minimal neuro. We have a special neuro team, as...

  15. Job with summers off

    heather42r posted a topic in General Nursing

    Are there any jobs that would allow for time off in the summers? I'm a single mom and child care in the summers is crazy so I was wondering if any type of job other than school nursing is really...

  16. Resource Nurse

    heather42r replied to kahqgc's topic in Operating Room

    I think I get what you meant - we have a nurse who is famous for coming into your room during your case and moving EVERYTHING around, or putting all the pieces of paper at a 90 degree angle or...

  17. Job with summers off

    heather42r replied to heather42r's topic in General Nursing

    Haha

  18. Job with summers off

    heather42r replied to heather42r's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not ruling school nursing out - I was just meant I already knew that was a choice. Just wondering if there were any other alternatives! people that do camp nursing all summer...what do they do all...

  19. Grade of compression stockings

    heather42r posted a topic in Operating Room

    Does anyone wear these? My knees/legs hurt/feel heavy by the end of my shifts and a co-worker surgical tech told me to wear compression stockings. She says nothing less than a thigh high 30-40 mmHg...

  20. Grade of compression stockings

    heather42r replied to heather42r's topic in Operating Room

    Heh I'm kind of a shorty so they are perfect for me. I tried another kind and they roll down right into that crease your knee makes and they are too tight at the very top so they are very painful. I...

  21. Grade of compression stockings

    heather42r replied to heather42r's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for all your feedback. I've since purchased a few pairs but I can honestly say the ones I like best are the ones they put on patients in pre-surg. A family member had surgery and saved me their...

  22. Warm up jackets mandatory

    heather42r replied to Junebug59's topic in Operating Room

    We do this too. The techs have to wear the jackets to open the room, then take them off to scrub and then put them back on before they touch a patient to help move them off OR table. We are supposed...

  23. Over time limit call coverage.

    heather42r replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    I work my shift (0700-1530) and am on call from 1530-0700 the next morning. If you can work only 16 hours how do you staff weekend call? We do 24 hours, and last weekend I did 48 hours. We are often...

  24. What's your on-call schedule?

    heather42r replied to buckmarko's topic in Operating Room

    Ours is M-F 1530-0700 the next morning and 0700-0700 Sat/Sun. Heart is staffed separately and they do their own scheduling. We also cover OB call on a separate call schedule because L&D "doesn't...

  25. Advanced Degrees for O.R. Nurses

    heather42r replied to qxvu85's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks. I had not known this was possible and it sounds like a nice blend of things. I'm new to the OR so I'm making no plans yet to do anything! Just learning learning learning right